November 4, 2020 Santa Clara County ROV Eyes 2008 Voter Turnout Record By Grace Hase Santa Clara County voters have already shattered the record for the total number of ballots cast. Read More 1
November 4, 2020 Incumbent Democrats Rule the Day in Bay Area House Races By Tony Hicks, BCN Democrats easily won all 12 Bay Areas House of Representative seats. Read More 3
November 4, 2020 Voters Support Most Education Measures in Santa Clara County By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Nearly all parcel taxes and school bonds are poised to pass as of Wednesday, although thousands more ballots remain to be counted. Read More 1
November 4, 2020 Caltrain Wins Crucial Tax Increase with Measure RR By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Measure RR, which requires a two-thirds vote from three Bay Area counties, looks like it will comfortably pass with all precincts reporting. Read More 2
November 4, 2020 Prop and Hot Race Calls: Californians Waive Labor Law for Uber and Lyft, Keep Cash Bail By Ben Christopher On two other measures, California voters continued to distance themselves from the state’s tough-on-crime approach of prior decades. Read More 2
November 4, 2020 SJ Bolsters Police Oversight, Expands Planning Commission By Silicon Valley Newsroom Measure G grants greater authority to the Independent Police Auditor and adds several members to the city Planning Commission. Read More 2
November 4, 2020 Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Open Space Authority’s Measure T By Silicon Valley Newsroom By extending the $24-a-year parcel tax, voters signaled a desire to support the continued preservation of local wildlands. Read More 1
November 4, 2020 Election Night Ends in Big Wins, Cliffhangers, Looming Results By The Fly In an anxiety-ridden election year, a close presidential contest in a race between two old dudes was the last thing we needed. Read More 11
November 3, 2020 Regional Medical Center of San Jose Preps for Possible Surge in Election Night Cardiac Patients By Tony Hicks, Bay City News A spokesperson for Regional Medical Center of San Jose said they have extra plasma, operating rooms available and extra trauma surgeons on call. Read More 0
November 3, 2020 Silicon Valley Faith, Community Leaders Call for Peaceful Transfer of Power After Election Day By Emanuel Lee Count All Votes, which takes place at 11am Wednesday, will include de-escalation training, a prayer vigil and peaceful rally. Read More 0
November 3, 2020 SVO Disbands PAC Amid Backlash to ‘Blatantly Racist’ Campaign Ad By Jennifer Wadsworth It’s a remarkable development for the fundraising powerhouse, which has long served as a political counterweight to South Bay Labor. Read More 4
November 3, 2020 Election Day 2020: Live Updates By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County got off to a strong start with early voting, with 62 percent of ballots cast before the polls even opened today. Read More 5
November 3, 2020 Names Emerge in Search for New SVO Exec Amid Racist Attack Ad By The Fly Sources say SPUR San Jose Director Teresa Alvarado and ex-chamber CEO Jim Cunneen could be tapped as the next leader of SVO. Read More 6
November 2, 2020 Early Voting Shatters Records in Santa Clara County, Entire State By Jennifer Wadsworth Not since the 1968 election that fractured the New Deal coalition have Americans faced choices as stark as those before them today. Read More 2
November 2, 2020 Ziptied: California’s Presidential Money Race by ZIP Code By Ben Christopher In this map, each ZIP code is colored according to the candidate who amassed more individual contributions from its residents. Read More 1
November 2, 2020 App Shows How to Walk, Bike or Bus to Nearest Vote Center By Silicon Valley Newsroom Just open the app and zoom in to see a check mark designating each of the 99 ballot drop-off locations in Santa Clara County. Read More 2