Carol Hoffman, a local businesswoman, is running against self-described political strategist Sergio Lopez for the open seat.

A week after Election Day, voter turnout is on track to reach 60 percent while roughly 100,000 ballots remain uncounted.

In the race for San Jose’s only open council seat, D9, real estate broker Pam Foley pulled ahead of Kalen Gallagher by 945 votes.

Full-service satellite locations are open Monday, but closed on Election Day while 50 drop-off sites are available.

Robert Varich has drawn criticism from fellow candidates for his controversial views on, among other things, arming teachers with guns.

The race to replace termed out San Jose Councilman Don Rocha in District 9 has narrowed down to two very different choices for voters.

A San Jose council candidate has denounced a political action committee’s attacks on her opponent as “horrible” and “ridiculous.”

The Campbell-area school board censured a colleague for racially charged and otherwise discriminatory comments he made last month.

Come November, D9 voters will have their pick between a young independent in Kalen Gallagher or business-friendly schools trustee in Pam Foley. 

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.

A South Bay schools trustee who came under fire for glibly denying the realities of discrimination said he’d rather redeem himself than resign.

Matthew Dean apologized in an uncharacteristically tame email, but only after doubling down on his inflammatory hot-takes in a phone call.

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

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?

MUSD board president Daniel Bobay faced some backlash for expressing ambivalence about gun-toting teachers.