While former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s 8,200-vote margin means he is a shoo-in for the top spot on the ballot, the recount could change the unprecedented tie between Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and State Assemblymember Evan Low.
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Three Candidates Will Be on 16th District Ballot in November
Because of a tie vote for second place, voters in November will choose from among three candidates for the coveted Silicon Valley congressional seat: former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Santa Clara Supervisor Joe Simitian and state Assemblymember Evan Low.
Latest Ballot Count Shows Simitian ahead of Low by 5 Votes in 16th District
Joe Simitian was ahead of Evan Low by five votes Monday evening, after a week of seesaw results. The eventual winner of the race will be decided by how many of the remaining 1,000 voters who mailed in unsigned ballots show up before 5 pm Tuesday, April 2 to sign their ballots.
One Year After Mass Murder in Half Moon Bay, Suspect Indicted
The Jan. 23, 2023 shooting at two farms in Half Moon Bay killed seven people and injured one.
Rain, High Winds, Dangerous Surf Continues, with More on the Way
Unsettled weather is expected to continue as a series of storms aim at the California Coast. The next more significant storm may impact the region in the middle of next week.
Evan Low Raises $300K in First 48 Hours of Campaign for Congress
The combination of the new early primary date, March 5, plus the prospect of the most hotly contested congressional primary in the Bay Area in decades boosts the likelihood of campaign war chests in the millions.
Evan Low, Joe Simitian Headed for Likely Showdown over Anna Eshoo’s Seat
Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian says he'll likely make it official next week and Assemblymember Evan Low says he is a few conversations away from his announcement, but the pair are likely opponents in California's 16th Congressional District.
Kaiser Agrees to $49M Settlement, Admits Illegal Disposal of Medical Waste, Patient Records
Attorney General Rob Bonta said undercover inspections of unsecured dumpsters at 16 different Kaiser facilities found sanitizers, medical tubes with body fluids, pharmaceuticals and over 10,000 paper patient records.
California Fights Wildfires with Drones, Satellites and AI
California is tapping into new technology to figure out how to attack wildfires, using military satellites, drones and infrared mapping.
Convicted Serial Killer Gets More Prison Time with Sentence for 1973 Murder of Leslie Perlov
John Arthur Getreu escaped justice for over 40 years before Santa Clara County Sheriff’s detectives used DNA evidence to track him down.
No Charges in Fatal Police Shooting of Redwood City Man in 2022
The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office announced this week that five officers who shot and killed a domestic violence suspect in Redwood City in November will not be charged in the case. Abran Gutierrez, 36, died in the shooting on Nov. 15 on El Camino Real, a main thoroughfare in the city, near the intersection with Maple Street, police and prosecutors said.
Faced with DNA Evidence, Convicted Killer Pleads Guilty to Another Cold Case Murder
John Arthur Getreu, 78, admitted to the 1973 murder of Lesley Perlov, 16 months after he was convicted in the 1974 killing of another woman in what proxecutors called The Stanford Murders.
Ex-Sheriff Smith Guilty of Corruption, Says Civil Court Jury
Smith, who announced her retirement on Monday while the jury was deliberating, faced the charges in a civil trial that had been filed by a Santa County Civil Grand Jury in December. Sentencing in such a case could normally result in her removal from office, but the sheriff's surprise resignation two months before the end of her sixth term makes that punishment moot.
Gov. Newsom Takes on NIMBYs on Many Fronts
Gov. Gavin Newsom has, for reasons practical and political, shifted toward an increasingly aggressive effort to enforce the state's laws to promote affordable housing.
Political Donor Network Is Pushing the Envelope on California Campaign Money
Among the biggest beneficiaries of Govern For California, a network of local chapters — 'force mulipliers' — that amplifies its donors’ influence on legislative races, is Assemblymember Robert Rivas, who wants to become the next Assembly speaker.
Legislature May Chop Late Fees that Add Hundreds of Dollars to Traffic Tickets
A $300 penalty that California courts tack onto traffic and minor citations can cause the cost of a ticket to balloon. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to reduce it by half but lawmakers want it gone.
