Magdalena Carrasco

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s revised 2018-19 spending plan includes investments in police, blight cleanup and affordable housing.

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

California’s long-awaited primary comes Tuesday, which means it’s down to the wire for a number of hotly contested South Bay races.

Reform advocates in Alum Rock Union Elementary School District celebrated some major victories Tuesday.

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

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.

Five folks running for the Cambrian council seat aired their views Monday in a forum hosted by the Santa Clara County Democratic Club.

Laurie Smith won two key union endorsements, making the bid to unseat her that much more of an uphill battle.

The deadline to jump in the San Jose mayor’s race closed Friday with no realistic challengers for Sam Liccardo.

Incumbents in the San Jose mayoral and council races reported significant fundraising leads, according to campaign filings posted this week.