Only two Santa Clara County races are competitive this June
Several top Santa Clara County officials are running for reelection unchallenged this year — but two incumbents will have to fight for their county-level seats.
First contenders enter race for Mountain View City Council
Mountain View’s City Council race is wide open this year with a trio of seats up for grabs in the November election.
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Mountain View City Council
Campaign Finance: Mountain View City Council
With initial campaign finance reports filed, some of the contenders in the nine-candidate race for Mountain View City Council are…
Race at a Glance: Mountain View City Council
Nine candidates are running for four seats on the Mountain View City Council this November. To help voters learn about…
Meet the Candidates: Mountain View City Council
It has been a busy election season in Mountain View, with a crowded slate of candidates running for City Council.…
Mountain View Los Altos High School Board
Meet the Candidates: Mountain View Los Altos High School board
Two longtime incumbents are leaving the Mountain View Los Altos High School District’s board and three newcomers are running to…
Race at a Glance: Mountain View Los Altos High School board
Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Mountain View Los Altos High School District’s board in this November’s…
Mountain View Whisman School Board
Campaign Finance: Mountain View Whisman school board
Only three out of eight candidates for Mountain View Whisman’s school board have reported raising or spending enough money to…
Meet the Candidates: Mountain View Whisman school board
Three out of five seats on the Mountain View Whisman School District’s board are up for a vote this November,…
Race at a Glance: Mountain View Whisman school board
Eight candidates are vying for three seats on the Mountain View Whisman School District’s five member board of trustees. Check…
Measure AA – Mountain View Whisman School Parcel Tax
Voter Guide: What to know about Mountain View Whisman’s Measure AA parcel tax
The Mountain View Whisman School District has put Measure AA on the November ballot, a parcel tax that would raise…
Measure EE – Los Altos School Bond
Voter Guide: What to know about Los Altos School District’s Measure EE bond
The Los Altos School District is asking voters to approve Measure EE, which authorizes the district to issue $350 million…
Santa Clara County Office of Education – Trustee Area 1
Meet the Candidates: Santa Clara County Board of Education Area 1
With nine candidates running for just four seats on the Palo Alto City Council, the Weekly set out to interview…
El Camino Health Care District Board
Campaign Finance: El Camino Healthcare District
John Zoglin and Julia Miller are leading in campaign fundraising for the El Camino Healthcare District race.
Meet the Candidates: El Camino Healthcare District
The El Camino Healthcare District board is shaping up to be a competitive race, with four candidates in the running…
Santa Clara County Supervisor – District 5
Campaign Finance: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
In the race for the District 5 seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, the two candidates running…
Race at a Glance: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors –District 5
Longtime local politicians Sally Lieber and Margaret Abe-Koga are competing for the District 5 seat on the Santa Clara County…
Meet the Candidates: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors – District 5
The District 5 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors race is heading into its final stretch, with Mountain View City…
Congressional District 16
Meet the Candidates: Congressional District 16
Following a primary election that was so close it triggered a recount, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Assemblymember Evan Low…
Campaign Finance: U.S. Congressional District 16
Sam Liccardo and Evan Low are facing off in the race to represent Congressional District 16 to replace outgoing Rep.…
Race at a Glance: U.S. Congressional District 16
After a contentious primary that was so close it triggered a recount, Sam Liccardo and Evan Low advanced to this…
Measure G – Mountain View Property Transfer Tax
Voter Guide: What to know about Mountain View’s Measure G property transfer tax
This year Mountain View will have one tax initiative on the Nov. 5 ballot. If passed by a majority of…
More Election posts
The field is set: Meet the candidates officially running for California governor
Eight Democrats and two Republicans have filed officially to run for California governor by the Friday deadline. The crowded field could give GOP candidates a…
Santa Clara County seats CA’s first Black woman assessor
Santa Clara County Assessor Neysa Fligor’s election at the end of last year was a moment of simultaneous breakthroughs.
Santa Clara County prosecutor vies for rare judge opening in San Mateo County
Jay Boyarsky, a Palo Alto resident who currently serves as second-in-command at Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, is once again running to become a…
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Santa Clara County committee says ranked choice voting saves money
Santa Clara County’s special assessor race this year has cost the county tens of millions of dollars. A county advisory board said ranked choice voting…
Early voting begins for Santa Clara County assessor’s race
Santa Clara County voters can walk into 19 different vote centers and select their next chief property taxer starting Saturday, Dec. 20.
Recall effort fails against Mountain View school board member Devon Conley
A recall effort against Mountain View Whisman school board member Devon Conley has failed, with organizers not submitting the required signatures by the Dec. 16…
Silicon Valley assessor candidate’s lofty campaign ideas scrutinized
Santa Clara County assessor candidate Rishi Kumar is turning heads — and raising eyebrows — with a vow to shield older adults from property taxes. Some people…
Who’s running for California governor? Here’s a look at the current field of candidates
A few moments of controversy have touched an otherwise sleepy, wide open race to be California’s next governor.
Santa Clara County assessor candidates head to runoff election
With nearly all the votes counted in the race for Santa Clara County assessor, the contest is headed for a December runoff between Los Altos…
County voters pass tax increase to fund health care
Facing the prospect of hospital closures and severe service reductions in the county’s health care system, Santa Clara County voters were on the verge of…
Fligor takes commanding lead in race for county assessor, with Kumar second
Neysa Fligor, a former Los Altos mayor who currently serves as Santa Clara County assistant assessor, enjoyed a strong lead Tuesday in the race to…
Election Day is here: Tuesday is the final day to submit ballots
A voter casts ballot in the 2018 election. Photo by Veronica Weber. The November special election is here, with Tuesday, Nov. 4, marking the last…
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