Residents call for changes to San Jose government, elections
San Jose City Hall is pictured in this file photo.
San Jose is asking residents to weigh in on the city’s ruling document and some say radical changes are needed.
The city’s Charter Review Commission, a 23-member panel that meets every two weeks to discuss changes to the city charter, held its first public hearing Monday on changes to the city’s governance. The two major changes being mulled: To give the mayor more powers under a “strong mayor” form of government and to shift mayoral elections to presidential years to boost voter turnout.