San Jose voters are hardly shocked by the results of the June 7 primary election, and they hold strong—and mostly bitter—feelings about the two candidates battling it out for mayor. Residents who spoke with San José Spotlight said there were few surprise results in the Santa Clara County races they voted on last week, which included...
Santa Clara County preps COVID shots for infants and young children
The youngest population in Santa Clara County could soon get vaccinated for COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized both the Moderna and Pfizer shots for children as young as 6 months old—making nearly every person in the U.S. eligible for vaccination. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still have to...
Santa Clara County officials approve budget over jail objections
Santa Clara County officials approved the budget for the coming year, ignoring last-minute objections from residents over hundreds of millions of dollars set aside for a new jail. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to approve the $11.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2022-23, which starts July 1. The majority of the county’s expenditures go...
Santa Clara County minor hit with gun restraining order
The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department has filed a gun violence restraining order against a 13-year-old—the second time in recent months a Santa Clara County law enforcement agency has used this tool on a minor. This type of restraining order is normally reserved for violent or suicidal adults. The department requested the order last week...
Take a peek inside the new Eataly in San Jose
The tastes, smells and experiences of Italy are coming to San Jose in a three-story, all-in-one artisanal market and restaurant space. Eataly Silicon Valley opens at the Westfield Valley Fair mall on June 16. The latest opening is part of 41 locations across the world, and Raffaele Piarulli, chief operating officer of Eataly, is thrilled to be...
Silicon Valley residents share why they didn’t vote
Most Santa Clara County residents who registered to vote chose not to participate this election cycle—with some saying they’ve either lost faith in the system or don’t feel informed enough to make a decision. As of Friday, only about 24.21% of registered voters in the county cast their ballots on June 7, drastically lower than the...
San Jose transit workers raise alarm over spitting and assaults
If you drive a VTA bus, sooner or later someone is going to spit on you. “It happens to everybody,” a VTA operator told San José Spotlight. The worker requested anonymity to avoid retaliation. “If you’re there long enough, you’re guaranteed it’s going to happen to you—it’s absolutely horrible.” Spit, threats, punches and sexual harassment...
San Jose voters approve longer term limits for water district officials
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Water board members will likely enjoy longer term limits, thanks to a measure Santa Clara County voters approved on Tuesday. With 94% of the vote counted, Valley Water’s Measure A has received 50.73% approval from voters, or 156,526 votes....
Santa Clara County sees abysmal voter turnout
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. Tuesday. Santa Clara County residents had a bevy of important, hotly contested elections to vote on, but few bothered to show up to the polls. Only 33.34% of registered voters cast a ballot on election day, according to data from the Registrar...
Longtime Santa Clara County assessor looks to be the winner again
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Incumbent Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone is resoundingly ahead and looks set to serve his seventh term. Stone has 67.53% of the vote with 190,867 votes, while opponent Andrew Crockett is trailing with 32.47% of the vote with 91,787...