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Saturday, September 26, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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Sheriff Laurie Smith Heads to Runoff for First Time in 20 Years

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is heading for a runoff for the first time since her election five terms ago in 1998.

Susan Ellenberg garnered more than 32 percent of the vote in the District 4 contest, putting her well ahead of runner-up Pierluigi Oliverio.

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

San Jose city officials are joining the call for greater scrutiny of a merger between the local water company and a utility in Connecticut.

The Google development will lead to a more vibrant San Jose. But we don’t have to wait seven years to shed the bedroom community moniker.

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

As the June 5 election approaches and the inflammatory, incomplete information continues to proliferate, says public defender Sajid Khan.

Big Oil has put Robert Rivas in the crosshairs, marking the first time the industry has targeted a local candidate running for higher office.

State lawmakers are pushing for an audit to investigate claims of fraud and self-dealing at the embattled Alum Rock Union School District.

Dominic Caserta is on paid leave pending an independent investigation into allegations that he sexually harassed and bullied students.

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

The ROV apparently omitted some key biographical information from a candidate statement in the District 4 Santa Clara County supervisor race.

Police are now looking claims that Santa Clara Councilman Dominic Caserta pressed his clothed groin on a young woman, sources say.

The Santa Clara Councilman has been the subject of sexual harassment claims since he began teaching high school in the early 2000s.

Agents of Change is Rep. Ro Khanna’s student activism group that leverages the principles of political organizing to focus on local impact.

A new report titled Dying to Work was released in time for May Day, a celebration of labor rights by nonprofit think tank Worksafe Inc.