California’s long-awaited primary comes Tuesday, which means it’s down to the wire for a number of hotly contested South Bay races.

An activist and housing rights advocate urges voters to elect Don Rocha as Santa Clara County supervisor.

San Jose city officials are joining the call for greater scrutiny of a merger between the local water company and a utility in Connecticut.

A crowded field of six candidates has emerged in the June primary race for San Jose’s District 9 council seat.

The ROV apparently omitted some key biographical information from a candidate statement in the District 4 Santa Clara County supervisor race.

Here’s a look at who’s running for Supervisor Ken Yeager’s Santa Clara County District 4 seat and why.

Dominic Caserta has been losing key endorsements in his bid for Santa Clara County supervisor after new allegations surfaced this week.

Developers want the city to postpone an affordable housing fee, which charges builders $25 per square foot of new construction.

A candidate for Santa Clara County supervisor was censured by the local Democratic Central Committee over a sexual harassment claim.

Will quiet bias keep LGBTQ candidates out of office, or has shifting consciousness made the South Bay a safe place to run a gay campaign?

Silicon Valley needs to protect aging residents from evictions, which can compromise the health and wellbeing of senior citizens.

Meet Mike Alvarado and Maria Hernandez, two grassroots candidates in the race to replace Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager.

Several people running to replace Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager made their case Thursday for the BAYMEC endorsement.

Five folks running for the Cambrian council seat aired their views Monday in a forum hosted by the Santa Clara County Democratic Club.

Laurie Smith won two key union endorsements, making the bid to unseat her that much more of an uphill battle.

The deadline to jump in the San Jose mayor’s race closed Friday with no realistic challengers for Sam Liccardo.