Based on the state of play across all government levels, Genny Altwer’s career arc from former hostage negotiator to therapist to now-aspiring San Jose politician seems less implausible and more logical every day.

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While the 45-year-old lifelong District 9 resident was complimentary of the policy approach set forth by Mayor Matt Mahan, she said that City Hall could also benefit from a representative with lived experiences and skin in the game on its most pressing issues, which is why she announced Wednesday she will seek her neighborhood’s open City Council seat as Vice Mayor Pam Foley terms out of office next year.

“What I feel deeply right now, and it’s personal to me, is that the community here needs to have someone on City Council who really gets it and that gets the

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