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Article: Jimenez, 83, wants to show he can still put up a big fight

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HAYWARD -- Balking at suggestions he is too old to run again, Councilman Matt Jimenez said on Wednesday that he will seek a seventh term on the City Council.

The 83-year-old former fire chief unveiled his candidacy at the firefighter union hall, announcing a concise two-issue platform before yielding to the effusive praise of a crowd of about 30 supporters.

Jimenez pledged to do his best to halt the city's plan to build a loop of one-way streets through downtown.

"That's going to hurt the downtown merchants," said Jimenez. "We've spent millions of dollars assisting the downtown merchants,

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