1 day ago · Carl Salas will serve as the next San Jose District 3 City Councilmember until a winner emerges from the upcoming special election.

2 days ago · Carl Eugene Salas, a 73-year-old engineer and founder of the Salas O’Brien engineering firm, was selected as the temporary District 3 San Jose City Council member early this evening. The council made its choice from among four finalists on its second ballot, after changing its rules to allow a simple majority to determine the appointment to the temporary seat. The appointment, which will ...

1 day ago · A new member has joined the San Jose City Council to temporarily fill the seat vacated by former Councilman Omar Torres.

1 day ago · SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — San Jose now has a new interim city council member for District 3. On Tuesday night, the city council voted to have Carl Salas step in and fill the position that became ...

2 days ago · San Jose officials have chosen a temporary downtown representative while voters wait to pick a permanent replacement in a special election later this year. The City Council voted Tuesday to appoint Carl Eugene Salas, founder of engineering and technical services firm Salas O’Brien, to temporarily fill the empty District 3 seat starting Feb. 4.

1 day ago · The San José City Council appointed mechanical engineering executive Carl Salas on Tuesday night to the seat that was left open by the resignation of former Councilmember Omar Torres, tilting the balance of power at City Hall decisively toward Mayor Matt Mahan. Salas will fill the position through the crucial spring months of city budget negotiations until voters select a new council member ...

2 days ago · Salas will occupy the seat left vacant after former Councilman Omar Torres resigned after being arrested for alleged child sexual abuse.

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Nov 15, 2023 · Carl Salas, Principal and co-founder, has been honored with the Distinguished Service Award by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) at the 2023 AEE-Word Conference.

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