Letter: Navarro is the sole endorsed Dem in San Jose District 6 race

San Jose Housing Commissioner Ruben Navarro supports common sense solutions that benefit all residents.

Navarro the sole endorsed
Dem in SJ District 6 race

Re: “Dev Davis deserves another four years on SJ City Council” (Editorial, Mercurynews.com, Jan. 21):

I was shocked to see that your editorial endorsing Councilwoman Dev Davis’ reelection failed to mention San Jose Housing Commissioner Ruben Navarro, the sole endorsed Democrat in that race. Why mention the other two challengers and not Mr. Navarro?

Far from looking out for the less affluent residents of District 6, Davis, until recently a Republican, has consistently voted to gut protections for renters, most recently by joining with a bare council majority to allow wealthy developers to avoid paying affordable housing impact fees and making it easier to evade rent protections when redeveloping a property.

Davis previously opposed the city’s “just cause” eviction ordinance and voted to allow landlords to “bank” rent increases allowed under the city’s rent control ordinance, which may have exposed renters to being blindsided by massive rent increases.

We urge a vote for Ruben Navarro on March 3.  He’ll support common sense solutions that benefit all residents.

Bill James
Chair
Santa Clara County Democratic Party

 

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