Nov 23, 2020
If you’re wondering how much Uber and Lyft will pay to buy a ride to Sacramento, the answer is millions of dollars. In the closely watched and hotly contested election for California State Senate, Supervisor Dave Cortese emerged victorious over untested challenger Ann Ravel. Despite unlimited corporate cash in support of his opponent, Cortese received nearly 55% of the vote to…
Jul 13, 2020
The City of Mountain View continues to see a growing pool of City Council candidates. There are four seats open for election and seven candidates vying for the seats. First on the list is current Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga. Abe-Koga is running for her fourth term on the Mountain View City Council. During her tenure, she has focused on issues of…
Jul 1, 2020
The current Sunnyvale Mayor and Vice Mayor are battling to be the city’s first directly elected Mayor. At the March 3, 2020 election, City voters approved changing to a district-based electoral system for selecting City Council Members, with an elected Mayor. Mayor Larry Klein was elected to Council in August of 2016, and re-elected to his seat in November of…
Jun 25, 2020
The November 2020 election will mark the first time Campbell voters elect their Council Members by district instead of at-large. Two districts will have seats up for election, Districts 1 and 2. Currently, Anne Souza is the only candidate who has filed paperwork in District 1. Souza, a long-time education professional and youth advocate, has served on the Campbell Union…
Jun 22, 2020
Digital Divide | City of San Jose| Approve funding strategy for digital inclusion and authorize agreement with AT&T for up to $3.4M Date/time/location item will be heard: Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 11am Issue summary: Council will receive a staff report and may approve a funding strategy for proposed investment of Coronavirus Relief Funds in specific projects that provide broadband services…
Jun 18, 2020
Gilroy City Council will have three seats up for election, and to date, there are six candidates eyeing those seats. Current Council Members Fred Tovar and Carol Marques are seeking reelection. First on the list of candidates who have joined the race is Rebeca Armendariz, a fourth-generation Gilroy resident and well- known community activist. Armendariz served as a member of…
Jun 15, 2020
It’s been 13 weeks since the Santa Clara County shelter-in-place became effective and 3 weeks since the killing of George Floyd that ignited a nation to support #BlackLivesMatter. This week we resume our weekly policy watch listings across the South Bay Area with an unequivocal commitment to social and economic justice. | City of San Jose| Liccardo/ Jones / Peralez/…
Jun 5, 2020
Yesterday, the Santa Clara County Democratic Party passed a resolution in support of placing the Fair Elections Initiative (FEI) on the November ballot. The resolution calls on the City of San Jose to find the roughly 3,000 petition signatures lost by the City Clerk “or, failing that, the San Jose Council must place the FEI on the November 2020 ballot.” …
Jun 5, 2020
Milpitas City Council has two seats up for reelection this year. Current Vice Mayor Bob Nunez and Council Member Anthony Phan are running to keep their seats. Also jumping into the race is Evelyn Chua, City of Milpitas Planning Commissioner. Chua, who ran for City Council in 2016, has served on the community advisory commission and the emergency preparedness commission. …
Jun 3, 2020
In a Facebook post announcing her acceptance to Mills College, Santa Clara County Open Space Authority Director Shay Franco-Clausen signaled that she plans to run for an unnamed higher office in two years. In her now deleted post, she states that “Graduating from Mills College will be the preparation to continue my run for higher elected office in 2022!” With…