A ProPublica/Washington Post analysis of Facebook posts, internal company documents and interviews, provides the clearest evidence yet that the social media giant played a critical role in spreading lies that fomented the violence of Jan. 6.

At first glance, the 19-year veteran looks cut from a different cloth than other candidates—running for elected office for the first time

City Hall insiders are left questioning why Omar Torres stepped down from his role in Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco's office

District Attorney Jeff Rosen will appear on ballots along with Sajid Khan, a Santa Clara County deputy public defender since 2008.

After 26 virtually unopposed years, Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone may finally have met a match in Gary Kremen.

Last year’s presidential election set a record for the most ballots cast in Santa Clara County history, according to a new report.

Assemblyman Evan Low has blazed trails for his youthful involvement in politics. Now he wants to lower the state’s voting age to 17.

Assemblyman Evan Low successfully pushed the state to conduct an audit of the Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters.

Political donors have spent more than $1.6 million on three San Jose ballot measures and another $822,000 on three City Council contests.

County leaders denounced Donald Trump’s rhetoric about fraud and rigged elections, assuring the public that they can trust the results.

Despite opposition from law enforcement, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law last month that protects voting rights for felons in county jails.

Only a month out from Election Day, there’s still a critical need for volunteers to staff the polls at hundreds of sites in the South Bay.

A fresh round of campaign finance data triggered two unrelated claims about “dark money” influence in Silicon Valley politics.

Today is National Voter Registration Day, which means volunteers will canvass the community to register voters for the upcoming presidential election.

Seventeen state initiatives have made their way onto the fall ballot, including some of the most complex laws ever put to a popular vote.

Santa Clara County will see 32 local initiatives on the Nov. 8 ballot. Here's a breakdown of those measures by county, city and district.