August 15, 2020 It’s Official: Here’s Who Qualified for South Bay’s Fall Ballot By Silicon Valley Newsroom Voters have a lot of important decisions to make this election cycle, which features a host of consequential local, state and national races. Read More 3
August 14, 2020 USPS Sends Mixed Messages About Plans to Remove Dozens of South Bay Collection Boxes By Jennifer Wadsworth Some residents worried that discarding the signature blue bins was part of a broader effort to undermine mail delivery ahead of election day. Read More 12
August 12, 2020 State Senate Hopeful Dave Cortese Redirects Donations From Recently Indicted Backer By Grace Hase Dave Cortese said he already redirected campaign contributions he received from recently indicted lawyer Christopher Schumb. Read More 9
August 7, 2020 Ex-San Jose Council Candidate Makes $100K Bail After Vehicular Manslaughter Charges By Grace Hase Jenny Higgins Bradanini surrendered herself to county jail on July 30 and posted $100,000 bail. Read More 9
August 5, 2020 Obama Endorses Ex-FEC Chair Ann Ravel in State Senate Race By The Fly The endorsement is especially significant since the former commander-in-chief primarily endorsed candidates for federal races. Read More 20
August 5, 2020 San Jose City Council Approves Three-Part Initiative for the November 2020 Ballot By Grace Hase The initiative would empower the IPA, expand the Planning Commission and provide a flexible redistricting timeline if census results are late. Read More 1
August 5, 2020 San Jose Council OK’s Ballot Measure to Up Tax on Cardrooms By Grace Hase The cardroom tax, which comes to voters on the fall ballot, would generate about $15 million annually for city services. Read More 3
August 4, 2020 Split Santa Clara County Supervisor Vote Kills Sales Tax Plan for COVID-19 Deficits By Silicon Valley Newsroom The verdict’s in. There will be no proposal for a 0.625-cent increase in the Santa Clara County sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot after all. Read More 6
July 31, 2020 Op-Ed: Masks Can Help Us All Regain More Freedom By Otto Lee While politicians still dither over whether or not to mandate masks, it’s time to put factually based statistics and science above politics. Read More 16
July 28, 2020 San Jose Council Abandons Ballot Measure to Expand Mayoral Power, Change Election Year By Grace Hase In 2022, the next mayor could be elected for either a two-year or six-year term depending on what the charter review commission decides. Read More 4
July 27, 2020 Jenny Higgins Bradanini Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter By Grace Hase Police say a blood sample taken at the scene showed that Higgins Bradanini had a Schedule IV controlled substance in her system. Read More 31
July 27, 2020 In Surprise Reversal, Sam Liccardo Recommends Delaying ‘Strong Mayor’ Ballot Initiative By Grace Hase The mayor’s recommendation comes the day before the San Jose City Council’s special meeting on the proposed ballot initiative. Read More 5
July 23, 2020 Kansen Chu Loses SEIU 521’s Endorsement to Otto Lee in the Santa Clara County Supes Race By The Fly Otto Lee scooped up the endorsement just weeks after Kansen Chu faced backlash for recent 'racist remarks.' Read More 4
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Editor: Prop. 15 Puts Schools, Communities First By Guest Columnist What’s more, this initiative would implement small business tax relief to those businesses which have been hardest hit. Read More 5
July 18, 2020 Op-Ed: Honesty is Good—Accountability is Better By Pat Ferraro Unless the Valley Water board rejects the request for “an endless tax,” voters should reject the agency’s parcel tax measure this fall. Read More 7
July 14, 2020 Ben Field Exits Divided Labor Council After ‘Fair Elections’ Ballot Measure Debacle By Dan Pulcrano Less than a month after a key measure to change San Jose’s election dates failed to make it to the ballot, Ben Field has resigned. Read More 3