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San Jose Vice Mayor Magdalenca Carrasco got her wish Tuesday night: avoiding the runoff.

Councilman Tam Nguyen appears headed to a runoff against his 2014 rival, Maya Esparza, for San Jose’s District 7 council seat.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo celebrated two wins in one night—his re-election and a successful campaign against “greedy billionaires.”

Helen Garza, mother of D5 candidate Danny Garza, made a surprise appearance at Vice Mayor Carrasco's house.

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

Alum Rock Union board president Esau Herrera reportedly skipped an important meeting last week to watch the Mexican pop sensation.

The ACLU is defending a South Bay school official who was threatened with litigation for asking critical questions about a charter petition.

A former campaign staffer accuses ex-boss Dominic Caserta of parading around in nothing but a bath towel and other impropriety.

Magdalena Carrasco’s critics contend that she lives outside her own district, and one went so far as to hire a private eye to try to prove it.

Sheriff Smith making herself inaccessible to reporters comes amid criticism that she’s also disengaged from constituents.