Mayor Gonzales arrested

Councilman Yeager calls for Gonzales' resignation

Mayor Ron Gonzales (right) reportedly arrested today. (File photo)
Photo(s) by Luke Thomas

By Jason Bennert, Bay City News Service

June 22, 2006

SAN JOSE (BCN) - San Jose City Councilman Ken Yeager this afternoon called on Mayor Ron Gonzales to resign following reports of Gonzales' arrest. Yeager, who was elected to the county Board of Supervisors earlier this month and will leave the council at the end of the year, said Gonzales' legal problems would be a significant distraction at City Hall if he remains on the job.

"I would strongly urge the mayor to step down,'' Yeager said.

San Jose City Councilman Ken Yeager
Photo courtesy City of San Jose

"These charges will certainly be a distraction to him and to the city administration.''

Gonzales' spokesman David Vossbrink released a statement confirming that Gonzales has been indicted on six counts but said the mayor has not seen the indictment and would have no further comment other than to maintain his innocence.

Gonzales and Joe Guerra, his budget and policy director, posted bail this morning pending a court hearing on Monday.

"The mayor has said he has done nothing wrong. He intends to finish out his term,'' Vossbrink said in response to Yeager's call for the mayor to resign.

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