Supporters of San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas are crying foul after an image of the Latina lawmaker surfaced on a new opposition website that appears to have darkened her skin.
The image, which cropped up this week on a website funded by the Silicon Valley Organization’s PAC, first appeared in a Mercury News article four years ago. The newspaper published the photo again two weeks ago when it endorsed Arenas’ opponent, Jim Zito.
The same photo was used on the SVO-funded website with a visibly darkened hue, while Zito’s image was bright and clear. After San José Spotlight reached out SVO officials on Friday, the business lobby quickly removed the controversial image, calling it a “technical mistake” on behalf of its website consultant, Chariot Campaigns.
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