Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. San Jose Councilmember Maya Esparza continues to remain well ahead of her challengers, who had hoped to unseat the progressive incumbent. With 94% of the vote tallied, Esparza still holds a commanding the lead with 47.77% of the vote or...
Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen likely to see another term
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Incumbent Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen appears to be cruising to outright reelection, marking an easy end to the first contested election he’s faced since he first took office in 2010. With 94% of the votes counted, Rosen...
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s race remains close with between Jonsen and Jensen
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. In the race for county sheriff, former Palo Alto Police Chief Robert “Bob” Jonsen and retired captain for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Kevin Jensen are the top contenders with 94% of the vote tallied. Jonsen still leads with...
Omar Torres lead remains steady in San Jose District 3 race
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Omar Torres and Irene Smith remain ahead of the other three challengers — Joanna Rauh, Ivan Torres and Elizabeth Chien-Hale — in the open seat for District 3, replacing Councilmember Raul Peralez who terms out in December. With 94% of...
Nora Campos leads in race for East San Jose council seat
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Former state Assemblymember Nora Campos is leading the contested race to represent East San Jose for City Council District 5, with Santa Clara County Board of Education President Peter Ortiz following behind. Campos is leading with 31.11% of the vote or...
Cindy Chavez, Matt Mahan lead in San Jose mayor’s race
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. In the highly-anticipated race for San Jose mayor, two contenders emerged as front-runners once polls closed Tuesday — county Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose Councilmember Matt Mahan. As of 5 p.m. Monday, election results show Chavez has received 39.24%...
UPDATE: San Jose residents will pay more for garbage services
San Jose residents aren’t just paying more for gas—they’ll soon pay more to take out the trash too. The City Council unanimously approved rate increases for garbage collection at Tuesday’s meeting. In July, rates will increase 8% for single-family homes and 4% for multi-family homes. Officials attribute the need to increase rates to rising costs...
San Jose councilmember says relationship with Russia should end
Following a rebuke by Ukraine’s president, one local official is urging San Jose to break with its sister city in Russia. San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas has vowed to resubmit her proposal to cut San Jose’s ties with Ekaterinburg, Russia after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called out San Jose at a conference of U.S. mayors...
LIVE BLOG: Santa Clara County sees low turnout, few Latino votes
Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in 11 local races, 20 statewide contests and 7 local measures. In San Jose, residents voted for a new mayor for the first time in 8 years to replace Mayor Sam Liccardo who terms out in December. San Jose voters also chose their representatives...
Op-ed: Measure B is common sense reform for democracy
Recently, San Francisco officials announced a desire to shift the date of elections for purposes of increasing voter participation. San Jose is already pursuing this via Measure B this June primary election. We believe this is a common sense reform for democracy, and here’s why. Three years ago, Santa Clara County declared a climate emergency to...