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Santa Clara County leaders skeptical of Earthquakes deal

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has stopped short of letting the San Jose Earthquakes build a...

San Jose’s new congressman tried to kill story to protect state speaker

In an anxious 30-second voicemail, Sam Liccardo urged a friend to kill a critical article related to California...

Sunnyvale mayor gets second term among new councilmembers

Sunnyvale voters are on track to reelect Mayor Larry Klein and fill two open City Council seats with...

Here’s who’s leading West Valley city council races

The West Valley’s city council races are tight this election season, with some candidates trailing just a few...

San Jose official opts for appointment to replace disgraced colleague

San Jose Councilmember Sergio Jimenez is calling for an appointment to replace disgraced colleague Omar Torres, whose recent...

Evan Low concedes Silicon Valley congressional race to Sam Liccardo

State Assemblymember Evan Low has conceded the race for Silicon Valley’s hottest congressional seat — sending former San...

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General election 2024: Predictions

In less than a month, Silicon Valley voters will elect their next president, congressional representative and vote in numerous local supervisorial and city council races. Co-host Nick Preciado chats with two political experts -- Larry Gerston and Garrick Percival -- for their predictions and analysis.

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"Welcome to Fair Oaks Park" city of Sunnyvale sign attached to the fence around the park's baseball field

Wald: Sports fields need to be ‘safe’ for professionals and everyone else

All Santa Clara County residents should be proud that one of our own, Edwyn Mendoza, will be playing for the Earthquakes and using this opportunity to advocate for other youth to have “safe fields to play on” in a San José Spotlight opinion piece. Sadly, the “deal” the Earthquakes are forging with the county and San Jose to build soccer fields at the fairgrounds negates safety by insisting that the public areas will be artificial turf. This issue has been fraught with misinformation promulgated by both the artificial turf industry and sports associations. The science is clear that artificial turf...