UPDATED 11/4/20: The spending is finally over. It’s been an interesting election season. Thanks for following along!
This post is to track the Independent Expenditure Spend in San Jose, California’s City Council Race Spend. The goal of this article is for transparency into in San Jose’s local politics and to understand where all the campaign money is coming from.
Regardless of your stance on these four candidates, I believe it’s important for all citizens and voters in the city of San Jose to not only see political donations to each of the candidates, but also from so-called Independent Expenditures. …
To give some context, Mayor Liccardo is his final mayoral term in San Jose. He is currently the deciding vote on a 6–5 Business/Labor majority on the San Jose City Council.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s stances on the environment, bridging the digital divide, advocating for police accountability and more, are all things that all of his constituents can be proud of. However, one issue that Liccardo has had to deal with during his tenure is the high rent burdens and record breaking housing shortages in the South Bay Area city. …
