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| Jan.11 |
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City Awards Grand Prix $4 Million
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| Jan.30 |
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Tax Deal With American Airlines City officials are considering a deal similar to Oakland deal they condemned a few years ago
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| Jan.31 |
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5,500 need childcare in city There are no facilities for them, according to a new study released by Mayor Ron Gonzales
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Les White Appointed Interim City Manager
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| Feb.9 |
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Mayor Gives Final State Of City Address Ron Gonzales proposed no new major programs, chastised what he termed 'the politics of blame' in the city
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| Mar.22 |
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Pay Raises Handed Out
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| Mar.29 |
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City Council Opposes Immigration Bill The Council is opposed to the immigration reform bill passed by the House of Representatives
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| May.1 |
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Mayor Urges Students To Stay In School In anticipation of immigration protests, Ron Gonzales is urging students to stay in school
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| Jun.7 |
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Runoff For Mayoral Race City Council member Chuck Reed received 28%. He faces in November Vice-Mayor Cindy Chavez, who got 23%
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| Jun.20 |
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Police Chief Defends Dept. Over Audit An audit of the department finds an increase in the number of complaints against officers from the previous two years
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| Jun.21 |
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City Approves $2.6 Billion Budget
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| Jun.22 |
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Mayor Indicted For Bribery, Conspiracy Gonzales was indicted on six counts stemming from a probe involving a secretly-negotiated city garbage contract
| The contract cost taxpayers more than $11 million. Ron Gonzales, denied wrongdoing and rejected calls to step down. Mayor's aide, Joe Guerra, and garbage company Norcal Waste Systems also indicted
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| Jun.23 |
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Prosecutor Details Charges Against Mayor Prosecutor Finkelstein: Gonzales could face 8 years in prison if convicted of all charges
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| Jun.26 |
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Mayor Gonzales Defiant On Charges The embattled mayor was arraigned on public corruption charges stemming from a secretly negotiated contract deal
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| Jun.27 |
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City Attorney: Council Can't Oust Mayor Richard Doyle: Gonzales likely cannot be removed from office by the City Council even though he is facing an indictment
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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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| Jul.13 |
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Fire chief is stepping down Jeff Clet was appointed chief in February 2004 after more than 20 years with the city Fire Department
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| Jul.26 |
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Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Counts| Judge Emerson set a trial date of May 14, 2007, 5months after Gonzales is scheduled to leave
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| Aug.22 |
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Phone Mess At City Hall Some calls have kept some citizens on hold for 45 minutes. The city blames the problems on recent budget cutbacks
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| Aug.23 |
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Norcal Dumped By City Council The council has decided not to re-sign with the garbage company at the center of the city's biggest scandal
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| Sep.28 |
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Gloves Come Off In Mayoral Debate
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| Oct.9 |
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Mayor's Race Heats Up The latest polls: City council member Reed's original double digit lead is now just two points over Chavez
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| Oct.31 |
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New Allegations Surface in Mayor's Race City Councilman Chuck Reed faces questions about his use of city funds
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| Nov.7 |
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Campaigning Hard In Mayoral Race More than 68,000 people voting in the race have turned in their absentee ballots to election headquarters
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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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| Dec.12 |
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Former staffers of outgoing Mayor raided Two former staffers in Gonzales' administration had their offices raided by authorities looking for possible impropriety
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| Dec.13 |
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Gonzales Presides Over Final City Council Mtg Mayor and in a speech highlighting his accomplishments mentioned neither bringing BART to SJ, nor a city garbage deal
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| Dec.28 |
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Former staffers of mayor charged| Arreola, a former deputy chief of staff, and Kali-Rai, from the policy and budget office, were charged with grand theft | |
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