Cindy Chavez, mayoral candidate and Santa Clara County Supervisor, attends a press conference about introducing legislation to prevent fentanyl youth poisoning deaths at the Santa Clara County building in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
In what could lead to a major political power vacuum in the South Bay, Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez is currently in the running for a top administrative role in San Diego County.
Chavez, a longtime figure in the region’s labor bloc who unsuccessfully ran for San Jose mayor in November, could end up becoming San Diego County’s Chief Administrative