Santa Clara’s contentious Measure C has been defeated with nearly 60 percent of voters in the city rejecting the proposal that would shake up local elections. The initiative would’ve halved the number of council districts for future elections – from six districts to three. Proponents, such as Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Councilmember Teresa O’Neill, said...
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Incumbents have big leads in quest for second terms on San Jose council
With all the precincts reporting in District 6, incumbent Councilmember Dev Davis fell to 49 percent of the vote, sending her to a November runoff with biomedical engineer Jake Tonkel. As of midnight, Davis’ slim 50 percent lead dropped below the majority threshold as her three challengers gained steam. Tonkel came in second with 27...
Sam Liccardo celebrates with Measure E tax in lead
Jubilation broke out at the Measure E headquarters on Second Street after the first round of elections results were released Tuesday night. Although the lead was slight, Mayor Sam Liccardo waved his fist in the air, delivering fist bumps around the room. “What heartens me as a public servant in this city,” Liccardo said, “is...
Mahan builds big lead in race for San Jose City Council seat
Tech leader Matt Mahan had a big lead in the San Jose City Council District 10 race after the first wave of election results were posted Tuesday evening. By the end of the night, he had 58.3 percent of the vote with 47 percent of ballots counted, far ahead of nurse and businesswoman Helen Wang,...
Cohen has slight lead over Diep in San Jose District 4 race
With the first round of results posted Tuesday, Berryessa school board trustee David Cohen had a small lead over incumbent Lan Diep in the San Jose City Council District 4 primary. “We reached out to a lot of voters and it resonated with the district,” said Cohen, who had 37.7 percent of the vote with...
Brunton has comfortable lead in San Jose Assembly District 25 race
Bob Brunton leads the tight race for the Assembly District 25 seat to represent a critical cross-section of Silicon Valley as of 11 p.m. Tuesday. The former Ohlone College trustee had 25.6 percent of the vote to lead the eight-person race. Brunton was followed by Alex Lee — a policy advisor and former field representative...
Cortese takes an early lead in Silicon Valley Senate District 15 race
Dave Cortese is emerging as the front runner in the tight race to represent California’s Senate District 15 and replace term-limed state Sen. Jim Beall. Early results Tuesday show Cortese leading in the seven-person race with 33 percent of the vote, followed by Ann Ravel who earned nearly 20 percent of the vote as of...
Chu, Lee have early lead in Santa Clara County supervisor race
As election results trickled in Tuesday night for the crowded Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 3 race, Assemblymember Kansen Chu and former Sunnyvale Mayor Otto Lee have the edge to advance to the November runoff. By the end of Super Tuesday, Chu secured 34.1 percent of the vote and Lee has 28.1 percent,...
LIVE BLOG: Election Day is underway in the South Bay
After a long and at-times grueling campaign season, South Bay voters on Tuesday headed to more than a hundred vote centers to fulfil their civic duty, casting votes at the top of the ticket for president down to the consequential San Jose City races that could shake things up at City Hall. 11:30 p.m. San...
San Jose leaders to craft a suicide prevention policy
Nearly three years after one lawmaker proposed the idea, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved adopting a citywide suicide prevention policy to raise awareness and shift resources toward a mental health epidemic that results in the death of dozens of residents each year. Councilmember Raul Peralez in 2017 pitched the plan, which calls for...