February 26, 2020 Santa Clara Dark Money Meeting Puts Measure C in the Spotlight By Grace Hase The ballot initiative took center stage at a town hall on what city officials describe as “dark money” pouring into local elections. Read More 7
February 25, 2020 Sunnyvale Accused of Using City Money on Political Mailers By Jennifer Wadsworth California election law prohibits government agencies from spending taxpayer funds and public resources to promote partisan causes. Read More 4
February 20, 2020 Secretary of State Alex Padilla Slams Santa Clara’s Measure C By Jennifer Wadsworth The state’s top elections official showed up in Mission City today to denounce an effort to shrink the number of council districts. Read More 3
February 5, 2020 Civil Rights Activists Ask SF 49ers for Help Defeating Santa Clara’s Controversial Measure C By The Fly As the 49ers geared up to face the Chiefs, a group of activists implored the team for help with a very different kind of match-up. Read More 4
October 19, 2018 Op-Ed: Sunnyvale City Council’s Inaction Brought Threat of Civil Rights Litigation Upon Itself By David Wessel Sunnyvale should move to district voting to avoid this hugely expensive lawsuit that the city would most likely lose. Read More 5
September 25, 2018 Op-Ed: Sunnyvale’s Elected Leaders Expose City to Risk of Costly Civil Rights Lawsuit By David Wessel and Joshua Grossman Sunnyvale’s elected officials have put the city at risk of a civil rights lawsuit over its voting system. Read More 22
April 6, 2017 Lawsuit: Santa Clara Elections Run Afoul of Voting Rights Act By Jennifer Wadsworth A new lawsuit claims the city of Santa Clara’s at-large elections violate state law by systematically discriminating against Asian-Americans. Read More 20