"When I hear similar policies to the past three or more decades, I'm just looking to see where we can allow the change to happen to create new opportunities,"
"Otherwise we'll be in the same place in 30 years."
"Him being Black gives him a perspective that is missing from our other (District 9) candidates, as the Black community continues to decline here (in San Jose),"
Gordon Chester has lived in District 9 for 39 years and reports observing stagnation or backsliding in road safety, public services, and housing affordability. Chester has filed to run in the June primary for the District 9 City Council seat that will be open when Vice Mayor Pam Foley terms out in 2026. The candidate emphasizes livability issues and broad-based economic growth. Chester has worked more than a decade for the city in the Department of Public Works regulating telecom companies. Chester lives with his wife and 7-year-old daughter in his childhood home.
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