"She recognized the grassroots movement to her credit, and created a charter revision commission that ultimately recommended putting district elections on the ballot," Christensen told San Jose Spotlight. "Tom McEnery has the convention center, Rod Diridon has the train station. Susan and Phil Hammer have the Hammer Theater along with other people who have had things named for them, but somehow it didn't happen with Hayes. It's about time it does."
Political leaders across San Jose say the time to honor Janet Gray Hayes, the city's first woman mayor, is long overdue - and she deserves a building to carry her name alongside Silicon Valley's most influential changemakers. Advocates are supporting the Aug. 7 Rules Committee-backed proposal that the San Jose City Council will review tomorrow, with the 50th anniversary of Hayes' November 1974 election fast approaching.
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