Author: Vicente Vera (Vicente Vera)

When Santa Clara County resident Scott Brown mailed in his ballot Oct. 8, he said the Registrar of Voters notified him the next day that it had been received. But two days later, he was told there was a problem. “They looked it up and said, ‘Yeah, your signature doesn’t match,’” Brown said. “I’ve done...

The fight over a San Jose City Council seat has taken an ugly turn, the latest controversy involving the Silicon Valley Organization as it fights to defeat progressive candidate Jake Tonkel. On its website, the business organization posted — then later deleted — a black-and-white image of Black people in what appears to be a...

San Jose’s Latina leaders denounced a string of “No on Prop. 15” Spanish-language social media ads that they say use scare tactics and spread misinformation. Prop. 15 would require commercial and industrial properties worth more than $3 million to pay property tax based on their current market value rather than on the purchase price. An...

It will be safe to vote. That was the unifying message of elections officials, law enforcement and political leaders as they gathered in San Jose Oct. 26 to reassure voters about Santa Clara County’s election security. Polling stations open Oct. 31. “We haven’t seen any fake ballot boxes. We haven’t seen voter suppression or any...