San Jose candidate forum focused on downtown business community - San Jose Spotlight
Briefly

As the special election for the San Jose City Council's District 3 seat approaches, candidates Gabby Chavez-Lopez and Anthony Tordillos participated in a forum hosted by local business leaders. They discussed critical issues such as enhancing support for small businesses, increasing public safety in downtown, and addressing homelessness. Chavez-Lopez highlighted her commitment to creating impactful policies through collaboration with the San Jose Chamber of Commerce, advocating for incentives that lower operational costs for startups. The candidates were encouraged to provide specific examples in their responses during the Q&A session.
"We need to keep looking at opportunities to provide incentives, purposes to operate at low cost in the beginning, especially parking incentives..."
"We ask that you do go beyond high level responses, and provide specifics and examples..."
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