The fight to represent downtown San Jose has taken an ugly turn, with a candidate in hot water over a mailer some are calling racist. This week, a group of Silicon Valley leaders—a majority of whom are white women—co-authored an open letter condemning Smith’s campaign and the mailer as racist. pic.twitter.com/2dbmmP3QCA — Kyra Kazantzis (@kyrakaz) October 15, 2022Smith told San José Spotlight her mailer is not racist, adding the letter falsely interpreted her message. “I’m heartsick because I’m clearly not racist,” Smith said. “I am looking and moving forward.”Elections in Silicon Valley have seen a number of racist campaign mailers and ads in recent years.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 15, 2022 19:00 UTC