Rosemary Kamei, then-vice president of the Santa Clara County Board of Education, listens to a speaker during a meeting at Santa Clara County Office of Education in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Newly sworn-in San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has chosen a labor-backed candidate for the city’s vice mayor position, a move that is seen as a way to bridge the divide between his pro-business roots and the council’s progressive wing.
In West San Jose’s Rosemary Kamei, Mahan’s could find a reliable ally on a council that came out in full force for his