Meet the Radical Rotarians

An introduction to the eight candidates running for the three open seats on the Mountain View Whisman School District Board of Trustees in the November election.
Three out of five seats on the Mountain View Whisman School District's board are up for a vote this November, and voters have a packed field of eight candidates to choose from.

The updated Palo Alto Daily Post voter guide for the local election in November.

In their October 17 meeting, Mountain View Whisman school board agreed to the terms of the Shoreline revenue sharing deal.

In their October 17 meeting, the Palo Alto Architectural Review Board voted in favor of a plan to expand the Palo Alto Commons seniors housing complex.

In their October 15, the Los Gatos town council voted to repeal an ordinance mandating all-electric utilities following a ruling against a similar ordinance by the Ninth Circuit Court.

An introduction to the candidates running for the office of Mayor of Sunnyvale in the November election.

The Mountain View planning commission approves a seven-story "builder's remedy" condo development.

A report on the October 16 forum for candidates running for seats on the Palo Alto Board of Education in the November election.

An introduction to the candidates running to represent the region in the California Senate and Assembly in the November election.

An explainer of Proposition 3 to amend the California Constitution to explicitly grant the right to same-sex marriage.

An introduction to the four candidates running for seats on the Morgan Hill City Council in the November election.

An explainer about the Measure CC school bond on the Los Gatos November ballot.

A look at the campaign donations from a national realtor group to Palo Alto City Council candidates.

Owners of five contiguous parcels on North First Street in San Jose are working together on a proposal to sell their properties for development into high density housing.

An explainer about Measure EE on the November ballot for voters in the Los Altos School District.

More than half of the school board races in 49 counties analyzed won't appear on the November ballot because either no one is running for the seat or a single candidate is unopposed.

Capturing and storing carbon underground is a big part of California’s efforts to tackle climate change but community members and environmentalists say it prolongs the life of fossil fuels.

With Democrats firmly in control of statewide offices and the Legislature, California isn’t often seen as a “battleground state.” But California could decide which party controls Congress — and both parties and their allies are spending tens of millions of dollars to seize the opportunity.

The Yes and No on 33 campaigns have collectively spent more than $140 million. CalMatters fact checked some of the more pervasive claims made by both sides.

A new state law bans private colleges from considering an applicant’s ties to family members who are alumni or donors. California’s public universities don’t use legacy admissions.

Multiple state agencies spent nearly $24 billion on housing and homeless programs in the first five years of Gavin Newsom’s governorship, but the number of people without homes continued to grow, rising by 20% to more than 180,000 in the most recent federal count in 2023.

Elon Musk, the tech mogul who runs Tesla, said in December that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts “must die.” Now, two civil rights groups are calling for the nation’s largest public pension fund to divest from the electric vehicle maker.

Supporters of a proposition to ban forced labor in California prisons believe they have a strong message centered on rehabilitation. But as Election Day nears, polls show it’s a toss-up or trailing.

Tens of thousands of California ride-hailing drivers, and possibly more, could eventually get back pay after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that clears the way for the state and some cities to proceed with their lawsuits against Uber and Lyft.

Only a few months delayed, Gov. Gavin Newsom finally got to take his victory lap over the oil industry on October 14.

Last week, VotingMatters went to public libraries, colleges, and a museum to talk about California’s ballot propositions. So far, VotingMatters has reached more than 750 people across 20 events, bringing crucial election information to voters around the state.

After the Watergate scandal, California voters approved a ballot measure that created the Fair Political Practices Commission — an independent, nonpartisan agency to police election campaigns and investigate political ethics violations.