Congress has the ability to act right now; we need to make sure our electeds know that anything less than immediate action is unacceptable.

Without more funding for elections, voters may not be able to make their voices heard in one of the most important elections of our lifetime.

After a marathon two days of deliberation, the City Council voted 6-5 to place the controversial measure on the November 2020 ballot.

A proposed ballot measure to expand the San Jose mayor’s power has garnered varied opinions from more than half the City Council.

Under the plan unveiled today, the mayor wouldn’t get to hire and fire department chiefs until 2023—when Sam Liccardo terms out.

For decades, San Jose’s mayor has lacked the powers afforded to big-city counterparts across the country. But that could change this fall.

Attorney Rebecca Eisenberg, planning commissioners Ed Lauing and Cari Templeton and Councilwoman Lydia Kou are also in the running.

The statement blew up online, prompting condemnation from a host of community leaders, including Chu’s opponent in the county supe race.

Also in the running are fellow planning commissioner Ed Lauing, attorney Rebecca Eisenberg and incumbent Councilwoman Lydia Kou.

After his first brush with the law, the Assembly hopeful said he’s even more motivated to bring “deep reform of our policing” to Sacramento. 

Lynn Hummer, head of Pregnant Mare Rescue, says the candidate’s storied accuser is “a very big fraud” who “can’t be trusted.”

Assembly Bill 860 would require a vote-by-mail ballot to be sent to every registered voter in the state.

Toni Taber levels the charge as part of a lawsuit filed by the ROV against the city to try to revive the labor-backed Fair Elections Initiative.

Election officials are still working on tallying up the more than 493,000 ballots cast in the March 3 primary, which saw a 51 percent turnout.

The California Fair Political Practices Commission says the D5 rep and treasurer for her 2018 re-election blew past reporting deadlines.

Sergio Jimenez won a second term to the South San Jose seat with 56 percent of the vote, according to the ROV.