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Betty Duong leads competitive Santa Clara County race
In a highly-competitive race to become Santa Clara County’s first Vietnamese American supervisor, Betty Duong appears to have a slight edge over Madison Nguyen. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Duong is leading her opponent with 52.6% of the vote, or 36,367 votes. Nguyen, a former San Jose councilmember and vice mayor, is trailing with 47.3%...
Silicon Valley 2024 general election guide - San José Spotlight
Election Day is Nov. 5. Here’s what you need to know. Silicon Valley voters this November will cast ballots in one of the region’s most consequential elections: From deciding who to send to Washington to a historic county supervisorial election, there is no shortage of major decisions up and down the ballot. On the...
Election 2024: Follow here for election results and our LIVE BLOG
Nov 5, 2024 · LIVE ELECTION RESULTS Silicon Valley voters Tuesday faced a slew of critical decisions — who to elect to the area’s first open congressional seat in decades, how to reshape local city councils and the race on everyone’s mind: Who to send to the White House. After a battering election season rife with political attacks and...
Editorial: San Jose school districts struggle to stay afloat
Nov 22, 2024 · The flight of families due to the high cost of living in Santa Clara County has caused school enrollment numbers to crash in East and North San Jose — and it doesn’t look like that's going to change in the coming years.
San Jose officials greenlight hospital expansion
Nov 20, 2024 · No one at the packed San Jose City Council meeting wanted the West Valley hospital to close or miss its seismic retrofit deadline, but numerous residents wanted city officials to hear their concerns about the company that owns the hospital. The San Jose City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the environmental impact report...
Meet the candidates running for Sunnyvale City Council
Sunnyvale could have a new City Council and mayor next year, with multiple seats up for election come November. Four seats on the Sunnyvale City Council will be on the ballot — the mayor and council districts 2, 4 and 6. District 4 Councilmember Russ Melton is terming out and challenging Mayor Larry Klein for his job.
Santa Clara County launches TRUST direct crisis hotline
Nov 16, 2024 · County officials — overlooking families’ calls for a direct line — initially funneled calls for TRUST through the 988 suicide and crisis helpline, putting people through phone trees, forcing them to endure lengthy holds or rerouting callers who didn’t have a 408 area code.Advocates said they heard complaints from some people who were told to call the police and weren’t connected with ...
San Jose officials stall on Muwekma Ohlone Tribe recognition
Oct 14, 2024 · Hammer recognized the tribe in 1994 for “its efforts to preserve its cultural heritage,” according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren said in an Aug. 7 letter to San Jose leaders that the Bureau of Indian Affairs stated the tribe does not meet the necessary criteria for federal recognition.
Santa Clara official testifies about colleague leaking 49ers report
Ex-Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker, pictured here surrounded by his legal team, is appealing a verdict that found him guilty of perjury for lying to the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury about leaking one of the grand jury's reports before its publication date.