Good to see him reaching out to local shops/galleries/etc in Northside and apparently elsewhere throughout the district. The landscape is due to evolve and progress much further with continued stewardship. And I'd rather local pols appreciate a historic asset like the Quakes than chase a current big-value brand like MLB.
Don (or at least a Don lookalike ) was also briefly shown in the crowd during the live telecast of yesterday's San Jose Sharks game. GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Don Gagliardi for San Jose City Council - D3 and Council member Pierluigi Oliverio enjoying a moment at the 2nd Annual La Festa Dell'Epifania -- Little Italy San Jose 1/5/14.
In today's Mercury-News: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_25039208/san-jose-mayor-and-council-race-money-pouring "Downtown community leader Don Gagliardi raced to an early lead in the District 3 race, netting $36,333 -- the most of any council candidate so far, relying mostly on a large loan to himself and donations from local businesses. His three closest competitors have nearly reeled in a combined $50,000, however.” City Council District 3 Don Gagliardi: $36,333 Kathy Sutherland: $22,280 Raul Peralez: $15,305 George Kleidon: $10,371 Mauricio Mejia: $1,115 I see also that Lew Wolff donated to Sam Liccardo. I spoke to Don and said that I see the Mercury-News mentioned that he had loaned some money to himself (and didn't say whether or not others had done the same - and candidates often do since it costs them money upfront to set up fundraising events and campaign etc). Don told me that even if you subtract his loan from the total, he still had raised more money than the other candidates, and he attributes the difference to the support he has gotten so far from soccer fans. I happen to believe that he is a good man for the job, but beyond that I think his presence on the City Council would make sure that if any issue ever came up relating to the community/stadium/city/Quakes/soccer/economics etc it would get all the attention it needed or deserved. Baseball has always automatically had attention, but sometimes in the past local/amateur/recreation/professional soccer, not so much - unless someone stood up and made the city pay attention. (And often that someone was Don).
excellent news! you can also follow his campaign facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/DonGagliardiforSJCityCouncil?ref=br_tf
Little Italy fully supports attorney Don Gagliardi for #SanJose City Council #District3. Don has provided professional legal advice for us and believes our neighborhood will play an important role in attracting small and large businesses to Downtown San Jose! Vote June 3rd, www.DonForCityCouncil.com. -Debbie Caminiti.
SJ Chamber of Commerce PAC has endorsed Don: https://twitter.com/1590KLIV/status/446649956619649024/photo/1
way to go Don! http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area...-san-jose-city-council-contenders-materialize “While much of the attention -- and money -- for San Jose's election season has been focused on the race for mayor, dozens of contenders are also raising big bucks in hopes of being voted on to the City Council. “Fundraising reports filed by a deadline late Monday night provide the first glimpse into who is most likely to be a serious candidate and who is just filling up the ballot for the five City Council races in the June primary. The contestants running for three open seats and the two incumbents seeking re-election combined to raise about $560,000 from Dec. 5 to March 17. “The most money early on is flowing into the downtown District 3 battle to replace Sam Liccardo. There, businessman Don Gagliardi has raised more than any other San Jose council candidate, nearly $71,000. He is relying mostly on cash from the district's large and politically active business community. “But right behind him, retired business manager Kathy Sutherland, a former aide to ex-Councilwoman Nancy Pyle, had pulled together $56,000 -- and a lot of her contributors were seniors, a key voting block in any election. Police Officer Raul Peralez, relying on donations from his fellow cops, hauled in $46,000. “District 3 (downtown San Jose, vacant seat) Don Gagliardi, businessman: $70,942 total (latest period: $34,609) Kathy Sutherland, retired business manager: $56,002 total (latest period: $33,742) Raul Peralez, police officer: $46,437 total (latest period: $31,132) George Kleidon, teacher: $18,182 total (latest period: $7,811) Mauricio Mejia Jr., small business owner: $10,642 total (latest period: $9,527) John Hosmon, EMT: $8,350 total (latest period: $8,350)”
Don Gagliardi for San Jose City Council - Precinct walking in the Newhall neighborhood last weekend. The steel skeleton of the Quakes' new stadium looms gloriously on the horizon!
Wow it looks bigger from there than I expected it would. But the fact that most of it is below their sound wall's level should help mitigate any concerns they still have.
It's going to be loud as hell. But only about 20 times a year, mostly on Saturday nights and never after 10pm. If these people were truly noise sensitive as they fraudulently claim, they wouldn't have decided to live within a mile of an airport or right next to a railroad track!
The "terra-cotta wall thing" won't do much to reduce noise. The Newhall people closest to the stadium will probably have 65db sustained, 80db peak ... which a moderate TV volume can drown out but still loud enough to bother someone trying to read or fall asleep. The obvious solution is that everybody from Newhall should just become season ticket holders and attend the games.
Stadium noise traveling across the railroad tracks toward the neighborhood will have been reflected, diffracted or reverberated. The metal mesh skin on the outside of the stadium is not going to do anything about that.