November 4, 2020 Caltrain Wins Crucial Tax Increase with Measure RR By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Measure RR, which requires a two-thirds vote from three Bay Area counties, looks like it will comfortably pass with all precincts reporting. Read More 2
November 4, 2020 Prop and Hot Race Calls: Californians Waive Labor Law for Uber and Lyft, Keep Cash Bail By Ben Christopher On two other measures, California voters continued to distance themselves from the state’s tough-on-crime approach of prior decades. Read More 2
November 4, 2020 SJ Bolsters Police Oversight, Expands Planning Commission By Silicon Valley Newsroom Measure G grants greater authority to the Independent Police Auditor and adds several members to the city Planning Commission. Read More 2
November 4, 2020 Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Open Space Authority’s Measure T By Silicon Valley Newsroom By extending the $24-a-year parcel tax, voters signaled a desire to support the continued preservation of local wildlands. Read More 1
November 4, 2020 Film Fests Go Virtual During Covid. Will Audiences Follow? By Katie Lauer The Covid-19 pandemic is still raging throughout the U.S., and has turned the film festivals world upside-down, but they're adapting. Read More 0
November 4, 2020 DA Targets Illegal Chop Shops By Emanuel Lee The Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office will prosecute the rogue auto repair shops for allegedly dismantling cars without a license. Read More 2
November 3, 2020 Activists Shut Down Part of 11th Street in Downtown San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom Organizers parked a pair of U-Haul box trucks at San Antonio and San Carlos streets while blocking traffic across 11th at San Fernando. Read More 35
November 3, 2020 Regional Medical Center of San Jose Preps for Possible Surge in Election Night Cardiac Patients By Tony Hicks, Bay City News A spokesperson for Regional Medical Center of San Jose said they have extra plasma, operating rooms available and extra trauma surgeons on call. Read More 0
November 3, 2020 Silicon Valley Faith, Community Leaders Call for Peaceful Transfer of Power After Election Day By Emanuel Lee Count All Votes, which takes place at 11am Wednesday, will include de-escalation training, a prayer vigil and peaceful rally. Read More 0
November 3, 2020 SVO Disbands PAC Amid Backlash to ‘Blatantly Racist’ Campaign Ad By Jennifer Wadsworth It’s a remarkable development for the fundraising powerhouse, which has long served as a political counterweight to South Bay Labor. Read More 4
November 3, 2020 Election Day 2020: Live Updates By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County got off to a strong start with early voting, with 62 percent of ballots cast before the polls even opened today. Read More 5
November 3, 2020 Santa Clara County Court Temporarily Enjoins Church From Large Indoor Worship Services By Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News The judge’s latest decision is part of an ongoing battle between Calvary Chapel San Jose and the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. Read More 1
November 2, 2020 Early Voting Shatters Records in Santa Clara County, Entire State By Jennifer Wadsworth Not since the 1968 election that fractured the New Deal coalition have Americans faced choices as stark as those before them today. Read More 2
November 2, 2020 Santa Clara County Surpasses One Million Covid-19 Tests By Grace Hase Santa Clara County Covid-19 Testing Officer Dr. Marty Fenstersheib said the county has been conducting 7,000 to 8,000 tests a day. Read More 1
November 2, 2020 Ziptied: California’s Presidential Money Race by ZIP Code By Ben Christopher In this map, each ZIP code is colored according to the candidate who amassed more individual contributions from its residents. Read More 1
November 2, 2020 App Shows How to Walk, Bike or Bus to Nearest Vote Center By Silicon Valley Newsroom Just open the app and zoom in to see a check mark designating each of the 99 ballot drop-off locations in Santa Clara County. Read More 2