November 22, 2016 7 Races in Santa Clara County Headed to Automatic Recount By Silicon Valley Newsroom Sylvia Arenas finished 88 votes ahead of Jimmy Nguyen in San Jose’s D8 council race, one of six local contests that may require a recount. Read More 4
November 8, 2016 Live Blog: Election Night 2016 By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Inside will scatter across the valley to Election Night parties and see who’s winning, who’s losing and what they’re drinking to cope. Read More 3
November 8, 2016 Election 2016: Where to Vote, What to Watch, How to Cope By Jennifer Wadsworth After one of the most contentious, crass and anxiety-inducing presidential contests in the nation’s history, Election Day is upon us. Read More 10
October 20, 2016 Santa Clara County Addresses Trump’s Election-Rigging Claims By Jennifer Wadsworth County leaders denounced Donald Trump’s rhetoric about fraud and rigged elections, assuring the public that they can trust the results. Read More 31
October 11, 2016 New Law Ensures Voting Rights for Felons in Local Jails By Jennifer Wadsworth Despite opposition from law enforcement, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law last month that protects voting rights for felons in county jails. Read More 16
October 7, 2016 Thousands of Volunteers Needed to Staff Polls on Election Day By Silicon Valley Newsroom 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. Read More 6
September 26, 2016 San Jose Revisits Proposal to Allow Legal Funds for Candidates By Jennifer Wadsworth After deferring a decision last week to allow legal defense funds for incumbents and candidates, the council will revisit the matter Tuesday. Read More 1
September 20, 2016 Contested Election Result Could Lead San Jose to Authorize Legal Defense Funds for Candidates By Jennifer Wadsworth Litigation over the outcome of San Jose’s D4 council race has prompted the city to consider allowing candidates to raise money for legal defense. Read More 2
August 4, 2016 Local Primary Election Turnout Beat State, National Average By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s voter turnout in June’s primary surpassed both the state and national average, according to a new report. Read More 2
August 2, 2016 Councilman Manh Nguyen Still Refuses to Concede D4 Race By Jennifer Wadsworth Two months after the June primary election, San Jose Councilman Manh Nguyen has yet to concede the race to challenger Lan Diep. Read More 6
July 18, 2016 Drama Averted in D6: Chapman Agrees to Take Part in San Jose Council Candidate Forums By Jennifer Wadsworth Helen Chapman took issue with the incumbent’s role in organizing a series of political forums, but she has since agreed to participate. Read More 8
June 8, 2016 Voters Approve New Sales Tax, Oppose Deregulating Pot Clubs By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose voters overwhelmingly approved a new quarter-cent sales tax and shot down a separate measure that would have deregulated the city's pot clubs. Read More 14
June 8, 2016 San Jose Council Incumbents Win Re-Election; Frontrunners for 3 Open Seats Head to Fall Runoff By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose's two City Council incumbents managed to win another four years in office, one in a landslide victory and the other by only a slim margin. Read More 10
May 27, 2016 When, Where to Vote Before June’s Primary Election By Jennifer Wadsworth Voters who want to cast their ballot for the June 7 presidential primaries in person don’t have to wait until Election Day. Read More 3
April 26, 2016 Measure B Returns Yet Again: Labor, Business Unite to Back 1/4-Cent Sales Tax Measure By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined labor leaders to tout the measure as a fix for the city’s short-staffed police force. Read More 8
March 1, 2016 SJ Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio Files Papers to Challenge Rep. Mike Honda for Seat in Congress By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio took just about everyone off guard when he filed papers last week to run for Congress against Rep. Mike Honda. Read More 43