The San Jose City Council, unanimously along with the mayor, voted on Tuesday to remove Councilman Omar Torres from all of his council duties and assignments amid allegations of child sex crimes.
However, the council did not vote unanimously to accept his excuse of absence from previous meetings due to illness. Mayor Matt Mahan said that reason has run its course going forward. "Councilman Torres has recently been absent from all committee commission board meetings that I'm aware of over the last two weeks," Mayor Mahan said. Torres' peers continue to call for his resignation. They say this case is affecting the city's ability to govern.
Somebody needs to say what we're all thinking," said Melissa Reyes, a San Jose business owner. She says the chatter in District 3 is that it's time for Torres to go, sooner not later. "We need representation for District 3. She said she believes Torres cannot represent his constituents and that he has too many personal problems going on.Alex Stettinski with the Downtown San Jose Association said he was shocked but agreed with the mayor that it's time to move on.
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