The California Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, jumped into local politics this week, taking a position to oppose an upcoming ballot measure that would halve the number of voting districts in Santa Clara. Measure C will be up for a vote on March 3, and will ask residents whether they want to keep the city...
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San Jose City Council candidates report staggering fundraising totals
Fifteen candidates vying for five seats on the San Jose City Council spent the last six months frantically fundraising, every incumbent building a war chest to defend their seats while three candidates raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars in their quest for an open seat. In San Jose, council candidates can begin fundraising 180...
Organizers rally to boost Latino turnout in San Jose elections
With California’s primary election less than a month away, Latinos Unidos por una Nueva America — or Latinos United for a New America (LUNA) — hosted a conference this weekend to mobilize Silicon Valley’s Latino voters this election season. Latinos in Action 2020, an organized civic engagement project, seeks to build political power in the...
San Jose mulls new citywide parking policy ideas to cut greenhouse gases
San Jose Planning Commission members received a recent preview of an Urban Land Institute parking study and a slew of recommendations that aim to reduce congestion and the number of miles vehicles travel in the city as a way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. ULI is an urban planning research organization and thinktank,...
Kylli pushes forward on Santa Clara project after losing ‘backup plan’
Chinese developer Kylli Inc. has faced a couple of tough knocks in recent months as it tries to push forward a mixed-use development in Santa Clara on 49 acres once owned by Yahoo, but the company continues to work on making something of the project. When Santa Clara councilmembers voted Jan. 14 not to extend...
San Jose: Census officials work to gain trust in Vietnamese community
Census officials are determined to count each and every member of San Jose’s substantial Vietnamese community, pulling out all the stops through local partnerships and widespread publicity. Yet, an extensive outreach plan may not fully reach a group that’s held on to a distrust of government and faced deportations. A priority in this year’s U.S....
San Francisco 49ers jump into the fight to defeat Measure C in Santa Clara
The San Francisco 49ers have jumped into a fight to defeat a Santa Clara ballot measure that would halve the number of voting districts in the city just as ballots begin to arrive at Santa Clara County homes. Richard Konda, executive director for the Asian Law Alliance, didn’t mince words when he asked Rahul Chandhok,...
You’ve got mail: Election ballots sent to registered Santa Clara County voters
Have you checked your mailbox recently? A vote-by-mail ballot will arrive soon if you’re registered to vote. More than 940,000 ballots were mailed Monday to voters across Santa Clara County for the March 3 presidential primary election. As part of the Voter’s Choice Act, which was approved last year, this is an attempt at simplifying the election...
San Jose approves new anti-graffiti efforts and Diridon Station design
San Jose elected leaders Tuesday unanimously approved beefing up anti-graffiti efforts with a new policy that reduces the time it takes to paint over tagging on private property when more than one complaint has been filed. The new shortened process means city officials can re-inspect a private property site where graffiti was previously reported and immediately issue...
San Jose: Tensions run high as Larry Stone speaks out against Prop. 13 measure
Tensions around an upcoming statewide ballot measure reached a high point during the Santa Clara Unified School District meeting last week, when advocates and detractors of the initiative to reform Proposition 13, pled their cases to the board. Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone, a vocal opponent of the measure, faced off with advocates of the...