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 legal deadline.
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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…
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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…
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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…
Bay Area transit sales tax measure clears state hurdle
Advocates are gearing up for a regional outreach effort now that the door is open for a Bay Area public transit funding measure on the…
Will Prop. 50 boost minority voter turnout in South Bay?
Local organizers say it has yet to be seen whether the statewide partisan fracas over Proposition 50 will be enough to get key minority voting blocs to…
Santa Clara County faces heat for political mailers
Publicly-funded warnings about disastrous local hospital closures are appearing in the mailboxes of Santa Clara County residents. Critics can’t help but notice the timing.
Monday is last day to register to vote in Nov. 4 election
Midnight on Monday, Oct. 20, is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Nov. 4 special election to decide Proposition 50, Measure A…
Find out what’s on Silicon Valley’s November special election ballot
It’s not a general election year – but Santa Clara County’s November ballot is stacked with high-stakes decisions spelling major impacts for Silicon Valley and…
Community Briefs: Voter information guides go out, firefighter pancake breakfast, and 10th annual Oktoberfest
This week in Community Briefs, voter information guides are in the mail for November’s election, Mountain View firefighters are holding a pancake breakfast, and Oktoberfest…
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