The shift on the city council may be the break that potential beneficiaries of new stadiums were hoping for.
Veteran City Councilman Jamie Matthews won the mayor’s seat with 64 percent of the vote, beating Chris Stampolis. Matthews, a code enforcement division manager for the city of San Jose, has spent 10 years on the council, and becoming mayor had been his lifelong dream.
The non-stadium supporter was elected out of office on Tuesday.
From the Mercury News:
Santa Clarans elected a trio of pro-stadium, long-time politicians to lead their city through fiscal challenges and the building of a future $937 million 49ers stadium.
Veteran City Councilman Jamie Matthews won the mayor’s seat with 64 percent of the vote, beating Chris Stampolis. Matthews, a code enforcement division manager for the city of San Jose, has spent 10 years on the council, and becoming mayor had been his lifelong dream.
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