Here are the District 3 leaders after the last Election Day vote count:
Gabby Chavez-Lopez 2,087
Matthew Quevedo 1,592
Anthony Tordillos 1,433
Irene Smith 1,186
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Omar Torres Pleads No Contest to Three Felony Child Molestation Charges
The convictions of Omar Torres stole the headlines from Election Day voting to replace the former council member, who resigned in November shortly before his arrest.
CA’s Big Plans to Improve Mental Health Threatened by Possible Medicaid Cuts
Potential cuts to Medicaid have Californians bracing for changes that could weaken recent gains in mental health care and addiction treatment.
Gilroy’s Famous Garlic Festival to Return This Summer, on Smaller Scale
The last Gilroy Garlic Festival in 2019 ended in a stunning and violent tragedy, when a lone teenaged gunman killed three people, and injured 17 others at Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy.
DA Says San Jose Police Lawfully Killed Man on Shooting Spree
Police said Robert Rivera Jr.’s refusal to drop his gun, and deliberate motion pointing his firearm in the direction of officers made clear his intent that night was ‘to commit suicide by cop.’
Riding the Line: Why We Must Balance the Needs of Workers and Riders
This strike is no longer about fair wages or working conditions. It’s about pay demands that would force route cuts, fare increases and layoffs.
VTA Offers Vouchers for Commuters to Use Uber During Transit Strike
Rides must begin and end at a VTA bus or light rail stop, and must be ordered on Uber’s mobile app.
Former UFC Champ Gets Prison Term for Vigilante Shooting Spree
During a high-speed chase on crowded streets in 2022 north of Morgan Hill and in San Jose, the former UFC champion fired a handgun multiple times at a truck carrying three people, including a man accused of molesting Velasquez’s relative.
Transit Union Rejects Latest Contract Offer, VTA Strike Continues
That means the strike that has suspended bus and light train rides for 100,000 commuters since March 10 will continue.
Today Is Last Day to Sign Up for Mail Ballots in San Jose’s Special Election for City Council District 3
Those who miss the deadline can still participate in the San Jose City Council District 3 election, but they must register in-person and vote on the same day at the Registrar of Voters’ Office, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, or at any vote center starting March 29.
DA Undercover Sting Catches San Jose Body Shop Owner Inflating Insurance Damage Claim
Jairon Escobar, owner and operator of Radiator & Body Parts in San Jose, was charged with jacking up an insurance damage estimate on a “newly purchased” bait car with a single dent to include thousands in damages that did not exist.
Suspect in 2013 San Jose Murder Found in Mexico, Returned to U.S. to Face Charges
San Jose detectives had identified Juan Ramirez as the man who fatally stabbed the woman, who died at a local hospital after the attack in the afternoon of March 22, 2013, in the 900 block of North First Street.
VTA Strike Continues, Affecting 100,000 Bus, Light Rail Riders
Representatives from both sides met Monday, but neither side budged from bargaining positions for a new three-year contract that remained far apart, with no new conversations scheduled.
SJPD Arrests Suspects for Gang-Motivated Assault of Mother and Juvenile
During the attack, the adult female victim attempted to intervene to protect her child and was assaulted as well.
San Jose Police Arrest 13-year-old for Fatal Stabbing on Valentine’s Day
In addition to the 13-year-old murder suspect, police also arrested three 16-year-olds and Emanuel Sanchez-Damian,18, of Campbell, and charged each of them with felony assault of 15-year-old David Gutierrez.
DA Says Sunnyvale Officer Lawfully Shot and Killed Knife-wielding Resident in 2024
Police had responded to a North Sunnyvale neighborhood after a 911 call came in saying there was a man walking with a 12-inch knife.
