News November 6, 2020 Palo Alto: Driver Fatally Strikes Woman in Crosswalk By Bay City News The driver of the car, an Oakland woman in her 30s, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. She was uninjured, police said. Read More 0
Opinion November 6, 2020 Op-Ed: How to Forecast the Outcome of an Election Without Polling a Single Person By Matt Lampert Dear campaigns: consider spending a fraction of your research budget on socionomic analysis. Read More 0
News November 6, 2020 Bay Area Election Officials Say They Prefer Early Voting By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Statewide, more than 11.2 million voters—at least 2.7 million in the San Francisco Bay Area—cast ballots before Election Day. Read More 2
News November 5, 2020 Democratic Candidate Leading Race for District 13 Senate Seat By Astrid Casimire It appears that public policy innovator Josh Becker will win the race to replace retiring Sen. Jerry Hill. Read More 1
News November 5, 2020 Election 2020: Meet Alex Lee, California’s First Gen Z Legislator By Jennifer Wadsworth The 25-year-old progressive rode a wave of young voter turnout to become the youngest state lawmaker in more than 80 years. Read More 6
News November 5, 2020 Santa Clara County: Otto Lee Appears to Win D3 Supes Race By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The former Sunnyvale mayor has had a commanding lead over Assemblymember Kansen Chu since the first returns came in Tuesday night. Read More 0
News November 5, 2020 Sacred Heart Community Service Launches Holiday Program By Grace Hase The San Jose-based nonprofit expects to provide 7,700 families with holiday food boxes and 2,400 families with gift cards for toys. Read More 0
News November 5, 2020 Ex-Code Enforcement Officer Booked on Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault, Extortion By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose police say William Gerry self-surrendered on Tuesday and was booked into the Santa Clara County jail on a $550,000 bail. Read More 2
Opinion November 5, 2020 Op-Ed: Without Systemic Change, BLM Banners Are Nothing More Than Performative Wokeness By Gil Rodan The banners could reaffirm our commitment to equity. But right now, the promises they hold are as empty as the wind that blows them. Read More 10
Culture November 5, 2020 Proudly Out: Queer Silicon Valley Preserves Local LGBTQ History By Katie Lauer Spearheaded by Ken Yeager, Queer Silicon Valley offers a look into the culture, crime and organizations of LGTBQ people. Read More 1
News November 4, 2020 Santa Clara County ROV Eyes 2008 Voter Turnout Record By Grace Hase Santa Clara County voters have already shattered the record for the total number of ballots cast. Read More 1
News November 4, 2020 Incumbent Democrats Rule the Day in Bay Area House Races By Tony Hicks, BCN Democrats easily won all 12 Bay Areas House of Representative seats. Read More 3
News November 4, 2020 Voters Support Most Education Measures in Santa Clara County By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Nearly all parcel taxes and school bonds are poised to pass as of Wednesday, although thousands more ballots remain to be counted. Read More 1
News 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
News 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
News 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