Competition for the Santa Clara County District 1 board supervisor position is heating up.
San Jose City Councilmember Sylvia Arenas announced Jan. 6 she intends to run for the seat. Meanwhile, candidate Johnny Khamis moved into a southern San Jose condo to return to the district and get back into the race.
Read MoreMorgan Hill Life sent Sylvia Arenas, a San Jose City Councilmember, a set of three questions when she announced Jan. 6 that she was running for the Santa Clara County District 1 Supervisor position. (Current Supervisor Mike Wasserman who will be termed out in November.) Here are her answers:
Read MoreSan Jose City Councilmember Sylvia Arenas today declared her candidacy for the District 1 seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
“Since the day I took office, I have been a tireless advocate for making the needs of children and families the priority at San Jose City Hall. Together we have achieved real results,” Arenas said in a statement. “However, there is so much more that can only be done by the county and their health and social services agencies.”
Read MoreSan Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas is running for Santa Clara County District 1 supervisor, campaign filings show.
The newly drawn District 1 expanded during a contentious redistricting process to include San Jose neighborhoods like Evergreen and Silver Creek—the area Arenas currently represents on the City Council—allowing her to throw her hat into the race. District 1 no longer encompasses Almaden Valley or Los Gatos, but still maintains the cities of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.
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Read MoreOn Tuesday, the San Jose City Council will face a difficult choice. With limited funds remaining, the council will consider whether to invest federal COVID-19 relief funds in children’s programs now, or to hold off on this funding for another year.
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