Recall efforts from former Santa Clara city council candidate David Kertes against Councilmember Suds Jain fell on deaf ears after Kertes missed the Oct. 6 deadline to make good on his threats.
“As of close of business Monday, the proponents had not filed the above-mentioned documents,” said a letter signed by City of Santa Clara Clerk Bob O’Keefe. “The City Clerk/Elections Official has no discretion in accepting nor shall accept any late mandatory filings.”
Kertes’ campaign, launched Sept. 16, failed to turn in paper work showing at least 2,055 unique signatures from the more than 10,000 registered voters in District 5 needed for a recall effort on a special election ballot.
Kertes, who ran an unsuccessful campaign against then-incumbent District 5 Councilmember Jain, describes himself as a sales and marketing veteran. He said he is vice president of sales and marketing at American Equipment.
“My skills in negotiations, contracts, debates, and strategic planning are a perfect fit for what we currently need on the city council,” he wrote on his public NextDoor page.
Since losing in November by 314 votes, Kertes launched what critics described as a campaign to settle scores.
Long-time downtown Santa Clara advocate Mary Grizzle said she recently received a threat of litigation from Kertes’ attorney after a social media spat that Kertes took as a slander of his character.
Grizzle said she does not intend to back down from her commentary and advocacy after chatting with legal experts.
“Both (Mayor Lisa) Gillmor and Kertes took a lot of heat from the public on the cease and desist,” she said.
Kertes has since backed away from social media activities and could not be reached for comment. Jain was in a council meeting and did not return a request for comment.
Spin here and spin there.
Jain has initiated his many businesses in disntoen Santa Clara?
Why was Becker convicted of a felony? Leaking grand jury documents regarding 67 secret 49er meetings with three council members. Who initiated the secret meetings? JAIN.
Jain campaigned against the Publuc Records Act.
Jain refused to chastise Kevin Park using the gavel to humiliate a public activist.
Grizzle has created how many downtown businesse
Gillmot at least a dozen.
Jealousy thy name is Jain.
Case against Jain
December 2020
Jain initiates three text chains
Anthony Becker
Dominic Caserta
Rahul Chandhock
RC
Jain seeks a 400 page briefing book outlining the 49ers case against Santa Clara. Jain also asks
RC to organize 67 secret meetings with 49ers, Park and Becker.
Jain and Caserta discuss flavored tobacco and firing Santana and Doyle.
Jain also shares his hatred of Gillmor with Caserta.
Jain begins to follow Gillmor at events snapping photos of her.
With Becker , Jain begins a hate-filled session over Gillmor and Watanabe getting donuts for first responders and shares jokes with Becker about KW and LG choice of clothes.
Park as acting chai launches a nonsensical tirade against Kirk Vartan at a meeting. Jaim encourages it.
Jain launches a campaign against electing police chief and city clerk. It loses 3 to 1.
Becker tells Jain that Becker leaked documents.
Jain says nothing.
Jain now claims he was against the stadium before he was for it
Jain gave 250 to Santa Clara Plays Fair in 2010.plays Fair volunteers physically attacked Watanabe at forums.
Jain and Becker filed a 65 page fppc complaint against soccer group.
They actually initistedca shakeout over post workers delivering mail to soccer group fppc rejected
Suds Jain is an anathema to free local government
And democracy
Interesting headline.
Is Hilary Clinton a “failed candidate?” Don’t think so.
But Jain and his supporters model themselves as graduates from Orwell’s Ministry of Truth..
December 2020
Does Jain seek a meeting with Mike Honda?
Is Jain interested in promoting diversity?
Nope
Jain immediately seeks a briefing book from Rahul Chandhok of the 49ers.
Jain also contacts Dominic Caserta discussing flavored tobacco and Lisa Gillmor (whom Jain and Caserta define as “evil”)
Caserta also let’s Jain know that Santana and Doyle must be fired.
Jain agrees.
Next
Jain asks Chandhok to begin setting up 67 secret meetings for Jain, Park, and Becker.
These meetings are the subject of a grand jury report which Becker leaks.
No Jain, no Becker indictment
Jain and Becker engage in a conversation about Gillmor and Watanabe.
Subjects
Donuts
Women’s clothing
Jain then starts stalking Gillmor at events snapping photos of her.
Now I do think the Mayor looks very good (I, being the same age, regret the fact I look like Yoda), but Jain snaps the photos as part of his “inveztigation” of Mayor Gillmor’s calendar.
Curious
Gillmir is probably the most transparent politician in the Valley, so Jain’s stalking is somewhat icky.
At a council meeting chaired by Jain ally Kevin Park, Kirk Vartan, Park begins a five minute diatribe meant to embarrass Vartan. Jain says nothing, though under the Ethics Cod, Jain was obligated to object.
Vartan was known to be very helpful to Jain over the years. Kirk does have that rep. Vartan is known to be quite encouraging to new candidates.
Jain repays this Eggert of Vartan’s by launching frequent attacks.
Jain did the some thing to hte Police Officers association, who in 2016 did mailers defending Jain against Blupac.
Jain initiates two charter elections which loae by three to one margins, and organizes a 67 page fppv complaint against a soccer group which is dismissed.
Suds Jain is toxic to a democratic
institution.