Santa Clara County Elections & Politics Articles

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has widened the gap between himself and his congressional opponent in their race to represent Silicon Valley.
Both candidates for Congressional District 16 have filed their last scheduled campaign finance papers before Election Day, …

East Side Union High School District has placed a parcel tax on the Nov. 5 General Election ballot in an effort to generate a much-needed revenue stream.
If approved by voters, Measure N will generate $6.4 million annually for five …

The more than 1 million registered voters in Santa Clara County are voting by mail at the pace of about 20,000 per day. The 26 voting centers open this weekend for in-person voting, with 13 days until the polls close.

The next iteration of the Cupertino City Council is slated to make significant decisions about housing and the budget. Candidates recently shared their perspectives.
Cupertino voters attended a Thursday candidate forum, hosted by San José Spotlight, where six of the …

Threatening emails from an individual seeking a trustee seat in San Jose's largest school district has the community on edge.
Rami Gideoni, a parent of a child in the San Jose Unified School District, started sending menacing emails last year …

Three seats on the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. Voters will select their board representatives in Trustee Area 5 (central Morgan Hill), Trustee Area 6 (north Morgan Hill) and Trustee …

Santa Clara County elections officials have taken down a Vietnamese language billboard in San Jose’s Little Saigon neighborhood, after passing drivers noticed it advertised the wrong election date.
Until this month, the billboard on Story Road read "Bầu cử sơ …

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and California Assemblymember Evan Low traded razor-sharp rebukes of each others’ records on climate, public safety and housing in a tense one-hour debate for Silicon Valley’s hottest congressional race.
The candidates for Congressional District …

Alongside filling City Council seats, Santa Clara voters will need to pick their next police chief and city clerk on the November ballot.
Santa Clara voters resoundingly approved to keep electing both positions after two measures failed in the March …

One mid-sized West Valley city’s council race is raking in cash, in what some residents are dubbing a high-stakes election with divisive housing issues on the table.
The Cupertino City Council race has brought in about $222,000 among seven candidates …

Sunnyvale could have a new City Council and mayor next year, with multiple seats up for election come November.
Four seats on the Sunnyvale City Council will be on the ballot — the mayor and council districts 2, 4 and …

In the Nov. 5 election for Mayor of Gilroy, incumbent Marie Blankley is running for her second term while local business owner Greg Bozzo is challenging her in Bozzo’s first run at a political office.

A San Jose police sergeant and City Council candidate has had his officer certification temporarily suspended by the state police board amid allegations of mortgage fraud.
The state’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training temporarily decertified Tam Troung on …

Three seats on the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. Voters will select their board representatives in Trustee Area 5 (central Morgan Hill), Trustee Area 6 (north Morgan Hill) and Trustee …

On the Nov. 5 general election ballot is the race for three seats on the Gilroy City Council. All three incumbents are running for reelection, and three political newcomers are challenging them.

Campbell voters are slated to choose a fresh councilmember this November, with housing among the top issues.
Two spots are up for grabs on the Campbell City Council in Districts 1 and 2. Candidates Juan Rodriguez and Terry Hines are …

A mailer circulating in Assembly District 26 slams candidate Tara Sreekrishnan for her attendance record on the Cupertino Union School Board — where she has never served.
The mailer compares Sreekrishnan, a trustee on the Santa Clara County Board of …

Sunnyvale residents are worried about a school board candidate who sent an email to a neighborhood association suggesting that LGBTQ people engage in public indecency.
Residents of North Sunnyvale have voiced concerns about Frances Renteria who is running for the …

Running to represent District C on the Morgan Hill City Council are Soraida Iwanaga and Michael Orosco.

Cupertino election signs have been mysteriously disappearing, but it’s not the work of disgruntled residents or political opponents. It’s the city.
Maintenance workers in Cupertino’s public works department removed and threw out more than 15 election lawn signs last week …