Amid scandal involving the current school board, Alum Rock families invite candidates to a dialogue intended to realign district priorities.

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.

Today is the deadline for candidates hoping to run for more than 100 local offices in the November election.

Together, we must advocate and work on behalf of the village and family we call the San Jose Unified School District.

Don Morrissey, the embattled president of the Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, said he’s ready to step down.

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

More Santa Clara County voters cast ballots in the June election than in 2014 and slightly more than in the Tea Party-dominated 2010 primary.

San Jose’s police union pulled its endorsement of retired undersheriff John Hirokawa’s campaign to unseat his former boss, Sheriff Laurie Smith.

Retired Undersheriff John Hirokawa has changed his mind about whether the county should have fired one of his biggest supporters.

Officials say there are 15 police reports filed against Dominic Caserta, resigned from the Santa Clara City Council amid harassment claims.

As Susan Ellenberg advances to the runoff in the county supervisor race, a few candidates have already lined up to fill her SJUSD seat.

Don Rocha is hanging onto narrow lead over Pierluigi Oliverio for the runner-up spot in Santa Clara County’s District 4 supervisor race.

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is heading for a runoff for the first time since her election five terms ago in 1998.

Voters on Tuesday ousted Judge Aaron Persky, ending what’s being called the highest-profile political campaign ever in Santa Clara County.

Susan Ellenberg garnered more than 32 percent of the vote in the District 4 contest, putting her well ahead of runner-up Pierluigi Oliverio.