{"id":53410,"date":"2024-10-25T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/san-jose-residents-start-campaign-to-recall-councilman-omar-torres\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:14:00","slug":"san-jose-residents-start-campaign-to-recall-councilman-omar-torres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/san-jose-residents-start-campaign-to-recall-councilman-omar-torres\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose residents start campaign to recall Councilman Omar Torres"},"content":{"rendered":"
Downtown San Jose residents are launching a recall campaign against Councilmember Omar Torres, claiming they no longer feel represented by him as he continues to evade the public eye amid a police probe into alleged child sex abuse. Torres, who represents the downtown neighborhoods of District 3, has maintained his innocence despite dodging his council responsibilities and missing multiple meetings after police filings showed he exchanged lewd text messages about minors. Now, residents want him out and are taking action through a recall campaign since he hasn\u2019t heeded calls from his colleagues to resign. Neighborhood leaders are officially announcing the…\u00a0<\/p>\n