With the first campaign financial reports in, Mayor candidate Lisa Gillmor leads with a campaign treasury of $16,955. Second is City Council candidate Nancy Biagini with $14,220. City Clerk candidate Hosam Haggag is next with $12,412, and City Council candidate Raj Chahal is close behind at $12,247. All other candidates currently have $5,100 or less. … Read more
We’re down to the wire. The deadline for candidates for the November election is today at 5 p.m. — However, if District 3 incumbent Pat Kolstad doesn’t file, the deadline for that district is Aug. 15. Here’s the line-up as of press time: The contest for Mayor will be battled by appointed incumbent Lisa M. … Read more
It’s getting down to the wire for candidates to file run in November’s election. The deadline is Friday, Aug. 10, with the exception of District 3, which will have an extended deadline to Aug. 15 if incumbent Pat Kolstad doesn’t file to run. Here’s the line-up: The sole filer for City Clerk is Thomas McDevitt. … Read more
Corruption in Santa Clara politics — not a racial divide — is the main problem with elections in the City, a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee said. At a meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee Monday night, Kevin Park told a group of 13 people who met at the Women’s Club Adobe that the … Read more