Mountain View ditched bond plans as polls showed support dropping, records show
Mountain View’s decision to scrap plans to place a bond measure on the November ballot came after polls showed plummeting support for the potential revenue measure, according to public records obtained by the Voice.
MVLA school board to see shakeup in November’s election
Change is coming to the Mountain View Los Altos High School District’s board this November, with one incumbent not seeking reelection and two more facing off for the same seat in the district’s inaugural area-based 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
Another candidate joins crowded race for Mountain View City Council
The Mountain View City Council race this November is shaping up to be a crowded one, with seven contenders entering the fray so far.
Bay Area transit sales tax measure certified to go on November ballot
A proposed tax to support Bay Area public transit was certified Tuesday to go on the California general election ballot this November.
State ballot measure could boost Santa Clara County affordable housing
Santa Clara County may see another funding boost to build more affordable housing—if voters approve a bond measure in November.
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Billionaire tax, affordable housing: See the measures on California’s November ballot
California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, including the high-stakes billionaire tax, an $11 billion affordable housing bond and voter ID…
Mountain View scraps bond plans, opts for hotel tax measure instead
Looking to give the city an injection of new revenue, Mountain View is putting a measure on the November ballot that would increase the local…
Campaign donors spent millions on Board of Equalization races. But not for Lieber’s seat
Current state lawmakers dominated fundraising in races for California’s little-known Board of Equalization, drawing heavily from interests with business before the Legislature.
The top-two primary was supposed to change California politics. Did it flop?
California voters approved a top-two primary election designed to encourage moderation. But in most races, it ends in a conventional Democrat vs. Republican. Some are…
Five things to know about California’s election, from Congress to the governor’s race
California’s wild and wide-open primary election came to a close Tuesday with voters consolidating behind leading candidates for their parties.
Jeff Rosen prevails in DA race
In the race for Santa Clara County District Attorney, incumbent Jeff Rosen held an early lead in his bid to reign supreme for another four…
It’s Election Day: Here’s what Mountain View voters need to know
Today is the deadline for mailing in ballots – or voting at a polling place in California’s primary election. Here’s what you need to know.
Regional sales tax measure for transit gets enough signatures for November ballot
Organizers with the Connect Bay Area Act, a regional sales tax measure for public transit, collected 305,895 signatures across five Bay Area counties, well above…
Should the state’s tax commission even exist?
Two Midpeninsula residents are facing off for an elected position on California’s tax commission and they’re on opposite sides of a debate about whether the…
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