San Jose City Councilwoman Nora Campos’ star rising in opposition role

As neighborhood residents were trickling into the Alum Rock Youth Center on Thursday, San Jose City Councilwoman Nora Campos grabbed the microphone to welcome them. “This is your meeting,” she boomed.

Actually, it was Mayor Chuck Reed’s meeting - a meeting of his Gang Prevention Task Force, and the agenda had called for him to welcome the crowd. And when Reed hurried from the back of the room to stand at Campos’ side, the power of her maneuver became clear: Campos had managed to upstage the mayor again.

Mostly quiet during her first seven years on the city council, Campos is gaining a lot of attention lately, often at Reed’s expense.”*

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