Garbage haulers, cemetery operators and public safety unions spent heavily to hit Susan Ellenberg with attack mailers, to little effect.

Robert Varich has drawn criticism from fellow candidates for his controversial views on, among other things, arming teachers with guns.

Cupertino’s former city attorney, Randolph Hom, is gearing up to sue his former employer for wrongful termination.

Yemeni-American activists called on Councilman Johnny Khamis to reconsider his support for Saudi investment in San Jose.

A man whose alleged harassment prompted a MHUSD trustee to resign is now running for a seat on the seven-member board.

Someone trolled supe candidate Don Rocha by buying a domain name similar to his campaign website’s and redirecting it to a gossip blog.

Santa Clara County school board candidate Gino Borgioli was forced to take down a fake endorsement from his campaign website.

The texting scandal cost sheriff challenger John Hirokawa an endorsement from the Santa Clara County Democratic Club.

An Alum Rock school trustee’s comments about kicking ass and lining folks up in front of a firing squad got him banned from the dais.

Santa Clara has called off its long-running candidate forums in one of the most consequential election years in the city’s history.

Infighting at the Silicon Valley Organization (SVO)—neé San Jose-Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce—finally reached a breaking point.

Six people are running for three seats on the Santa Clara County Board of Education, including two incumbents and some controversial challengers.

Someone stole District 7 Councilman Tam Nguyen’s F-150 from outside an East San Jose community center.

The Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County—near-six-decade-old public interest law firm—is apparently verging on collapse.

Local watchdogs believe the city attorney’s unceremonious departure may have had something to do with the controversial Vallco Mall project.

A poll testing negative messaging gives us a hint at the kinds of hits voters will see in campaign mailers later this election season.