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| Jul. 11 |
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Mayor Opposed To Gay Marriage
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| Jul. 3 |
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City No Longer Pay For Tree Maintenance
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| Mar.26 |
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City approves 'Little Saigon' compromise
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| Mar.14 |
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Deal Ends 'Saigon' Dispute, Hunger Strike
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| Mar.3 |
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'Little Saigon' name draws protest| More than 2,500 people protested outside of City Hall over the city's decision to name the area 'Saigon Business District,' instead of 'Little Saigon' | |
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| Feb.12 |
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Voters To Decide Name Of Saigon District
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| Nov.21 |
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Meeting gets heated over 'Little Saigon' The City Council nearly turned into a riot when council members voted on a new name for a business district, most demanding it be called 'Little...
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House committee chair lambasts Yahoo
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| Oct.5 |
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SJ To Unveil Green Vision For City
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| Jul. 11 |
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Mayor Opposed To Gay Marriage Reed: I don't support changing the definition of marriage, but whether this is the appropriate ballot measure, we'll have to wait until it goes on
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| Jul. 3 |
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City No Longer Pay For Tree Maintenance The city will no longer pay for trimming and maintenance services on trees located in sidewalk and parking strip areas
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| May.12 |
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City to hire collection agencies
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| Mar.26 |
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City approves 'Little Saigon' compromise The City Council unanimously passed the compromise that will allow supporters to have a sign with that name erected along a major city stree...
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| Mar.14 |
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Deal Ends 'Saigon' Dispute, Hunger Strike City officials have agreed to allow supporters of the name Little Saigon to pay for and erect their own sign along the Story Road
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| Mar.4 |
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Hundreds Pack Meeting Over Little Saigon |
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| Mar.3 |
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'Little Saigon' name draws protest| More than 2,500 people protested outside of City Hall over the city's decision to name the area 'Saigon Business District,' instead of 'Little Saigon' | | |
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| Feb.19 |
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Pension plans and city auditor at odds
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| Feb.12 |
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Voters To Decide Name Of Saigon District Mayor Reed and Councilwoman Nguyen are abandoning their support for calling Vietnamese business district the 'Saigon Business District'
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| Feb.6 |
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Mayor Won't Attend Tet Parade
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| Nov.21 |
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Meeting gets heated over 'Little Saigon'| The City Council nearly turned into a riot when council members voted on a new name for a business district, most demanding it be called 'Little Saigon'. In an 8-to-3 vote, council decided on Saigon Business District... | |
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House committee chair lambasts Yahoo
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| Oct.24 |
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Mayor Backs Library Porn Filter Proposal
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| Oct.23 |
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Council Votes To Ban Smoking In Parks |
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| Oct.5 |
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SJ To Unveil Green Vision For City Mayor Chuck Reed says he wants the city yo be the greenest and most eco-friendly city in the nation
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| Jun.6 |
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City to cut greenhouse gases by 25%
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Chu Wins City Council Runoff In Landslide Cansen Chu has defeated Hon Thi Lien in the race to serve the remainder of Mayor Chuck Reed's formerCity Council term in the District 4 runo...
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| Jun.5 |
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Chu Leads In Council Runoff Early Results
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| Mar.25 |
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City employees enjoy 6-figure salaries Police officers are supposed to top out at $86,000 per year, but an officer took in more than $175,000 thanks to OT and other extras
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| Mar.7 |
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Early Results In For Special Election
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| Feb.13 |
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City Takes Action To Protect Trees
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| Feb.3 |
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Overtime puts officials in top-paid workers |
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| Jan.9 |
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Reed Sworn In As Mayor Chuck Reed was sworn as city's 64th mayor and he promised 'no lying, no cheating, no stealing'
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| Dec.13 |
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Gonzales Presides Over Final City Council Mtg
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| Nov.7 |
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Reed Leads Chavez To Become Mayor| San Jose Councilman Chuck Reed, a Kansas native, was leading San Jose native who directs education | | |
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Campaigning Hard In Mayoral Race |
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| Oct.31 |
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New Allegations Surface in Mayor's Race |
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| Oct.9 |
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Mayor's Race Heats Up
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Man Returns After Vietnam Imprisonment
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| Aug.23 |
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Norcal Dumped By City Council
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| Jul.13 |
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Fire chief is stepping down |
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| Jun.28 |
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 Council Votes To Ask For Gonzales' Resign The City Council voted 8-3 in favor of a resolution asking Mayor to resign even though he had earlier reiterated
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| Jun.27 |
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City Attorney: Council Can't Oust Mayor
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| Jun.26 |
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Mayor Gonzales Defiant On Charges |
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| Jun.23 |
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Prosecutor Details Charges Against Mayor
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| Jun.20 |
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Police Chief Defends Dept. Over Audit |
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| Jun.7 |
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Runoff For Mayoral Race
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Thousands Of Immigrants Turn Out
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Mayor Urges Students To Stay In School |
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| Mar.29 |
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City Council Opposes Immigration Bill
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| Feb.9 |
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Mayor Gives Final State Of City Address |
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| Jan.11 |
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City Awards Grand Prix $4 Million |
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| Dec.20 |
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City Manager To Retire |
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| Dec.13 |
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City Council Censured Gonzales The Council voted unanimously to censure the mayor over a trash-hauling deal
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| Dec.10 |
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Mayor Apologizes For Garbage Contract Gonzales is taking full responsibility for violating city policies when he negotiated rates behind closed doors
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| Dec.8 |
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Mayor Has No Intention Of Resigning |
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| Dec.7 |
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Probe: Trash Deal Violated City Policy| The mayor and his aide violated the policy by helping a garbage hauler get reimbursed for extra labor costs | |
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| Nov.29 |
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Police Officials Face-Off Over Tasers |
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| Oct.15 |
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Dedication ceremony attracted crowd |
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| Sep.20 |
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Nguyen Sworn In |
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| Sep.13 |
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Madison Nguyen Wins Race Madison held a commanding lead over Linda Nguyen to become the first Vietnamese-American on the city council
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Council members criticize mayor
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| Aug.17 |
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City Hall Reacts To Garbage Report |
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| Jul.22 |
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Jury Calls Mayor's Conduct Deceptive The City Council will hire a special investigator to get to the bottom of a developing garbage contract scandal
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| Jul.6 |
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Chavez To Run For Mayor |
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| Jun.14 |
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Mayor Angrily Disputes Grand Jury Report
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Investigation Probes Mayor's Trash Deal The County report detailing alleged misrepresentation by Ron Gonzales in the signing of a contract
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| Jun.7 |
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2 Vietnamese women lead Council Race
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Racial Epithets Burned On Lawns
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| Feb.10 |
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Mayor pushing hard for BART, baseball |
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| Jan.18 |
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Councilman resigns, agrees to charges Terry Gregory agreed to misdemeanor charges in exchange for a sentence without jail
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| Nov.10 |
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Funds for Councilmember's investigation |
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| Oct.31 |
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Police Auditor Accuses Dept. of Hindering |
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| Sep.11 |
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Former police chief sues city, former DA |
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| Sep.7 |
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Calls for Investigation in Cisco Scandal |
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| Aug.10 |
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Chief information officer Grycz resigns
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| May.5 |
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City May Close Park Restrooms
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SJ Native NFL Star Dies in Afghanistan
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| Mar.17 |
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Protests Against Controversial Parolee |
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| Mar.9 |
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City agrees to recognize gay marriages
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| Feb.16 |
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Mayor Gonzales Back at Work
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| Jan.31 |
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Mayor Remains Hospitalized
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| Jan.29 |
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Mayor remain hospitalized |
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| Jan.28 |
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Mayor suffers mild stroke during speech| Ron Gonzales suffered a minor stroke in the middle of an annual program that assesses the state of the city | |
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| Jan.23 |
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Davis sworn in as city's 20th police chief |
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| Jan.15 |
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Painful Budget Cuts Expected
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| Jan.6 |
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Rob Davis set to become next police chief
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Arnold campaigns with wife
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| Jul.24 |
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SJPD Chief to Move to San Diego |
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| Jul.18 |
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Region renamed to 'San Jose Metro Area' U.S. Census Bureau now officially calls bay area as the San Jose Metro Area
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| Feb.6 |
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Mayor made State of the City speech |
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| Jan.14 |
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Fire chief steps down via e-mail |
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| Sep.29 |
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Fire Dept. Memos had Santana Warnings
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| Aug.14 |
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Groundbreaking of new Civic Center. San Jose Downtown
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| Mar.5 |
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Gonzales wins another term as mayor Ron Gonzales won re-election to another 4-year term, capturing 57% votes in a 6-candidate field to avoid a runoff
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| Mar.4 |
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Mayor's Race Could Go To Runoff |
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| Sep.12 |
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Mayor calls for week of mourning |
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| Sep.7 |
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SJ Mayor Admites Inappropriate Relationship |
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| Feb.16 |
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Mayor Leads Fight to Protect Open Space |
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| 2006 |
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| May.1 |
Mayor Urges Students To Stay In School |
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| Mar.29 |
City Council Opposes Immigration Bill
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.12 |
Voters To Decide Name Of Saigon District Mayor Reed and Councilwoman Nguyen are abandoning their support for calling Vietnamese business district the 'Saigon Business District'
| 2007 |
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| Jun.6 |
Chu Wins City Council Runoff In Landslide Cansen Chu has defeated Hon Thi Lien in the race to serve the remainder of Mayor Chuck Reed's formerCity Council term in the District 4 runo...
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| Jun.5 |
Chu Leads In Council Runoff Early Results
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| Mar.7 |
Early Results In For Special Election
| 2006 |
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| Nov.7 |
Reed Leads Chavez To Become Mayor| San Jose Councilman Chuck Reed, a Kansas native, was leading San Jose native who directs education | | |
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| Nov.7 |
Campaigning Hard In Mayoral Race |
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| Oct.9 |
Mayor's Race Heats Up
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| Jun.7 |
Runoff For Mayoral Race
| 2005 |
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| Sep.20 |
Nguyen Sworn In |
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| Sep.13 |
Madison Nguyen Wins Race Madison held a commanding lead over Linda Nguyen to become the first Vietnamese-American on the city council
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| Jun.7 |
2 Vietnamese women lead Council Race
| 2002 |
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| Mar.5 |
Gonzales wins another term as mayor Ron Gonzales won re-election to another 4-year term, capturing 57% votes in a 6-candidate field to avoid a runoff
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| Mar.4 |
Mayor's Race Could Go To Runoff |
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.9 |
Reed Sworn In As Mayor Chuck Reed was sworn as city's 64th mayor and he promised 'no lying, no cheating, no stealing'
| 2006 |
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| Dec.13 |
Gonzales Presides Over Final City Council Mtg
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| Feb.9 |
Mayor Gives Final State Of City Address |
| 2005 |
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| Dec.20 |
City Manager To Retire |
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| Dec.8 |
Mayor Has No Intention Of Resigning |
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| Jul.6 |
Chavez To Run For Mayor |
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| Jan.18 |
Councilman resigns, agrees to charges Terry Gregory agreed to misdemeanor charges in exchange for a sentence without jail
| 2004 |
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| Aug.10 |
Chief information officer Grycz resigns
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| Feb.16 |
Mayor Gonzales Back at Work
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| Jan.31 |
Mayor Remains Hospitalized
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| Jan.29 |
Mayor remain hospitalized |
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| Jan.28 |
Mayor suffers mild stroke during speech| Ron Gonzales suffered a minor stroke in the middle of an annual program that assesses the state of the city | |
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| Jan.23 |
Davis sworn in as city's 20th police chief |
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| Jan.6 |
Rob Davis set to become next police chief
| 2003 |
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| Jan.14 |
Fire chief steps down via e-mail |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.4 |
Hundreds Pack Meeting Over Little Saigon |
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| Mar.3 |
'Little Saigon' name draws protest| More than 2,500 people protested outside of City Hall over the city's decision to name the area 'Saigon Business District,' instead of 'Little Saigon' | | |
|
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| 2008 |
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| Jul. 3 |
City No Longer Pay For Tree Maintenance The city will no longer pay for trimming and maintenance services on trees located in sidewalk and parking strip areas
|
| May.12 |
City to hire collection agencies
|
| Mar.26 |
City approves 'Little Saigon' compromise The City Council unanimously passed the compromise that will allow supporters to have a sign with that name erected along a major city stree...
|
| Mar.14 |
Deal Ends 'Saigon' Dispute, Hunger Strike City officials have agreed to allow supporters of the name Little Saigon to pay for and erect their own sign along the Story Road
|
| Feb.19 |
Pension plans and city auditor at odds
| 2007 |
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| Nov.21 |
Meeting gets heated over 'Little Saigon'| The City Council nearly turned into a riot when council members voted on a new name for a business district, most demanding it be called 'Little Saigon'. In an 8-to-3 vote, council decided on Saigon Business District... | |
|
| Oct.24 |
Mayor Backs Library Porn Filter Proposal
|
| Oct.23 |
Council Votes To Ban Smoking In Parks |
|
| Oct.5 |
SJ To Unveil Green Vision For City Mayor Chuck Reed says he wants the city yo be the greenest and most eco-friendly city in the nation
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| Jun.6 |
City to cut greenhouse gases by 25%
|
| Mar.25 |
City employees enjoy 6-figure salaries Police officers are supposed to top out at $86,000 per year, but an officer took in more than $175,000 thanks to OT and other extras
|
| Feb.13 |
City Takes Action To Protect Trees
|
| Feb.3 |
Overtime puts officials in top-paid workers |
| 2006 |
|
| Aug.23 |
Norcal Dumped By City Council
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| Jul.13 |
Fire chief is stepping down |
|
| Jun.28 |
Council Votes To Ask For Gonzales' Resign The City Council voted 8-3 in favor of a resolution asking Mayor to resign even though he had earlier reiterated
|
| Jun.26 |
Mayor Gonzales Defiant On Charges |
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| Jun.23 |
Prosecutor Details Charges Against Mayor
|
| Jan.11 |
City Awards Grand Prix $4 Million |
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.13 |
City Council Censured Gonzales The Council voted unanimously to censure the mayor over a trash-hauling deal
|
| Dec.10 |
Mayor Apologizes For Garbage Contract Gonzales is taking full responsibility for violating city policies when he negotiated rates behind closed doors
|
| Dec.7 |
Probe: Trash Deal Violated City Policy| The mayor and his aide violated the policy by helping a garbage hauler get reimbursed for extra labor costs | |
|
| Oct.15 |
Dedication ceremony attracted crowd |
|
| Sep.13 |
Council members criticize mayor
|
| Aug.17 |
City Hall Reacts To Garbage Report |
|
| Jul.22 |
Jury Calls Mayor's Conduct Deceptive The City Council will hire a special investigator to get to the bottom of a developing garbage contract scandal
|
| Jun.14 |
Mayor Angrily Disputes Grand Jury Report
|
| Jun.14 |
Investigation Probes Mayor's Trash Deal The County report detailing alleged misrepresentation by Ron Gonzales in the signing of a contract
|
| Feb.10 |
Mayor pushing hard for BART, baseball |
| 2004 |
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| Nov.10 |
Funds for Councilmember's investigation |
|
| Sep.7 |
Calls for Investigation in Cisco Scandal |
|
| May.5 |
City May Close Park Restrooms
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| Mar.17 |
Protests Against Controversial Parolee |
|
| Jan.15 |
Painful Budget Cuts Expected
| 2003 |
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| Feb.6 |
Mayor made State of the City speech |
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.29 |
Fire Dept. Memos had Santana Warnings
|
| Aug.14 |
Groundbreaking of new Civic Center. San Jose Downtown
| 2001 |
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| Sep.12 |
Mayor calls for week of mourning |
| 2000 |
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| Sep.7 |
SJ Mayor Admites Inappropriate Relationship |
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| Feb.16 |
Mayor Leads Fight to Protect Open Space |
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| 2006 |
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| Jun.20 |
Police Chief Defends Dept. Over Audit |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.29 |
Police Officials Face-Off Over Tasers |
| 2004 |
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| Oct.31 |
Police Auditor Accuses Dept. of Hindering |
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| Sep.11 |
Former police chief sues city, former DA |
| 2003 |
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| Jul.24 |
SJPD Chief to Move to San Diego |
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| 2006 |
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| Jun.27 |
City Attorney: Council Can't Oust Mayor
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| 2008 |
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| Jul. 11 |
Mayor Opposed To Gay Marriage Reed: I don't support changing the definition of marriage, but whether this is the appropriate ballot measure, we'll have to wait until it goes on
| 2004 |
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| Mar.9 |
City agrees to recognize gay marriages
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