Aug 10, 2018
In 2014, Palo Alto voters approved Measure D, which reduced the number of Council seats from nine to seven, and this November will be the first time residents elect candidates under the new system. The two seats being eliminated are currently held by Councilmembers Karen Holman and Gregory Scharff, both of whom are termed out of office at the end of the…
Aug 9, 2018
Gilroy City Council will have four seats up for reelection, and with no term limits in place, Mayor Pro Tempore Daniel Harney and Councilmembers Dion Bracco, Peter Leroe-Muñoz, and Marie Blankley – who was appointed to the position earlier this year – are all running to keep their seats. The only confirmed opponent is Tom Fischer, a well-known community leader and…
Aug 6, 2018
City of San Jose Khamis memo to extend standard hours for construction work Councilmember Khamis recommends that council direct the City Attorney to draft ordinance revisions to add standard hours of construction on Saturdays from 9am-6pm, present some options for revising the weekday hours of construction by raising the end time from 7pm to 9pm and implementing a standard “second…
Aug 3, 2018
The San Jose Unified School Board is going to see changes come the November election. Having made it to the runoff for Santa Clara County Supervisor District 4, Board President Susan Ellenberg will not run for reelection to the School Board. This vacancy has led to a faceoff between Helen Chapman and Peter Allen for Trustee Area 2. Chapman is…
Aug 2, 2018
As the November election gets closer, candidates are jumping into Sunnyvale’s City Council race. Mayor Glenn Hendricks and Councilmember Gustav Larsson are up for reelection and both will have an opponent. Hendricks is being challenged by Josh Grossman, a neighborhood activist, former school board president, and chair of Sunnyvale’s Housing and Human Services Commission. Larson will face candidate Henry Alexander III, an opponent…
Aug 1, 2018
There are three seats up for election on Campbell’s City Council and folks are gearing up to fill the spots. Mayor Paul Resnikoff and Councilmember Liz Gibbons, who are up for reelection, are campaigning to keep their seats, while embattled conservative Jeffrey Cristina is termed out of office. At the moment, there are two known challengers joining the race: Michael…