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Local Primary Election Turnout Beat State, National Average
Santa Clara County’s voter turnout in June’s presidential primary election surpassed both the state and national average. Just about 55 percent of the county’s 788,000 registered voters cast a...
View ArticleEndorsement: Sylvia Arenas for San Jose City Council District 8
Evergreen and Alum Rock voters basically ghosted the institutional powers in the District 8 primary election, as neither the Chamber of Commerce’s preferred candidate (Denise Belisle) nor the South Bay...
View ArticleContested Election Result Could Lead San Jose to Authorize Legal Defense...
Litigation over the outcome of San Jose’s District 4 council race has prompted the city to consider allowing candidates and elected officials to raise money for their legal defense. The item comes up...
View ArticleSan Jose Revisits Proposal to Allow Legal Funds for Candidates
After tabling the matter for a week, San Jose’s City Council on Tuesday will consider allowing candidates to raise money for election-related litigation and recounts. The proposal stems from a lawsuit...
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Whirlwind Election Night Ends With Big Victories, Cliffhangers
At the ConXion to Community center near the Story Road Walmart, a packed room awaited state Assembly candidate Madison Nguyen amidst a backdrop of egg rolls, paper lanterns, yellow and red flags and...
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San Jose Debates How Soon to Phase in $15 Minimum Wage
San Jose plans to raise the minimum wage to $15 before the state takes similar action, but city officials disagree about how quickly to phase it in and whether to allow certain exemptions. The City...
View ArticleJimmy Nguyen Accuses Election Officials of Rejecting Valid Votes in San...
A recount in San Jose’s District 8 City Council race is going on day six today. Jimmy Nguyen’s loss to Sylvia Arenas by 68 votes was already affirmed by an automatic recount. But Nguyen challenged...
View ArticleMayor Sam Liccardo on Obama, Trump and the State of San Jose
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo sat down with San Jose Inside’s Josh Koehn last week to discuss the state of the city and what he intends to accomplish in the remaining two years of his first term. Topics...
View ArticleCandidates Begin Lining Up for 2018 County Supervisor Races
The role of a Santa Clara County supervisor has gone from one of the cushiest jobs in local politics to one of the most demanding. The five-member board oversees a multibillion-dollar budget, 20,000...
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As Power Shifts in SJ, Insiders Weigh in on Next Vice Mayor
Come January, Liccardo will likely use the largely symbolic honorific to marshal votes from across the aisle, insiders say. The post As Power Shifts in SJ, Insiders Weigh in on Next Vice Mayor appeared...
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