{"id":53553,"date":"2024-11-05T22:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T06:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/santa-clara-votes-new-candidate-in-and-familiar-politician-out\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T22:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T06:13:00","slug":"santa-clara-votes-new-candidate-in-and-familiar-politician-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/santa-clara-votes-new-candidate-in-and-familiar-politician-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Clara votes new candidate in and familiar politician out"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the Mission City\u2019s only open city council race, Albert Gonzalez appears to be leading a 3-way contest to replace Santa Clara Councilmember Kathy Watanabe who terms out in December. As of 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Gonzalez is leading with 46.5% of the vote. He is trailed by Satish Chandra who secured 32.7% of the vote and Harbir Bhatia who netted 20.8% of the vote. Gonzalez is replacing a longtime ally of Mayor Lisa Gillmor \u2014 Watanabe \u2014 and has been on the opposite side of issues, including his support for the San Francisco 49ers which call the city\u2019s Levi\u2019s…<\/p>\n