The Race for San Jose’s Next Mayor

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🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The Bay Area’s biggest city has a major political race on the horizon. Sam Liccardo has been San Jose’s mayor since 2015, and the race to succeed him is heating up. This mayoral race is shaping up to be the most expensive in San Jose’s history, with more than 1.5 million dollars already amassed in campaign contributions, including $300,000 from the San Francisco 49ers. We’ll talk about the candidates on the ballot for June’s mayoral election, their platforms and endorsements, and we’ll hear from you: which priorities do you want from San Jose’s next mayor? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.3	The Bay Area's biggest city has a big political race coming up.
1:03.2	Sam LaCardo has been the mayor since 2015, and the race to succeed him is beginning to heat up.
1:08.8	We're going to spend some time learning about the leading candidates with Mercury News City Hall reporter Maggie Angst. And then we'll talk with the San
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