Californians will decide if only judges — instead of prosecutors — will determine whether youth should be tried as adults or minors, a change that proponents say would help resolve racial inequities in sentencing.
Proposition 57 could lead to fewer youth serving time in adult prison Read More »
As a specific purpose measure, Measure B needs a two-thirds majority, and the additional tax revenue must be spent on transportation improvements.
California voters will choose whether to repeal an English-only policy in state classrooms. Proposition 58 allows schools to determine the language of instruction without parental or administrative consent.
Voters to weigh in on having schools teach content in Spanish Read More »
Milpitas residents might soon be able to breathe a little easier if voters pass a measure this Election Day that would send their trash to a landfill farther away from town.
Fate of Milpitas residents’ garbage up in the air with Measure L Read More »
Critics and proponents weigh in on Prop Q, a San Francisco ballot measure to remove homeless tent encampments with 24-hour notice.
San Francisco homeless advocates fight tent ban, call for shelter Read More »
Committees for and against Measure K are battling over whether the 20-year sales tax extension will bring affordable housing to San Mateo County teachers.
Eleven Palo Alto City Council candidates vying for four open seats are split over their vision for the city’s future: slow the pace of development or grow more?
Palo Alto City Council candidates spar over city’s pace of growth Read More »
Ro Khanna, candidate for Silicon Valley’s 17th Congressional District discusses the economy, cost of living, campaign ethics, transportation and housing, foreign policy and the environment in an interview with the Peninsula Press on Oct. 28.
More than half of California’s counties don’t provide online access to campaign finance records, and they say they aren’t likely to change any time soon.
In California, varied election filing practices reveal a system struggling to catch up Read More »
