San Jose is a city divided. And there is perhaps no better illustration of that than the Santa Clara County Registrar’s map which shows where mayoral candidates Dave Cortese and Sam Liccardo drew support.
The East Side, made up of working class families and people of color, went largely to Cortese. The West Side, which is whiter and wealthier, voted for Liccardo.
The blue shading represents votes for Dave Cortese, green is for Sam Liccardo
The next mayor will have to unite our divided city if he wants to address our most pressing issues, like the rising crime. That means reaching out to working families and people of color. And it means building trust with the City’s workers, especially police, in order restore essential City services.
Although Liccardo has declared victory, there are still tens of thousands of votes left to be counted, and the margin between the two mayoral candidates is small. One thing we know for certain is that whoever wins will have prevailed with a very slim majority. The only mandate our new mayor will have is a mandate to collaborate.
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The fear you all tried to put into residents of San Jose did not win. Hopefully and finally San Jose will understand that SJPD is overpaid with excessive retirement benefits. The two largest cities in America do not offer 80%-90% retirement packages. Actually 9 of the 10 largest cities in America do not pay such unsustainable packages.
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