Civic duty, education issues drive Peninsula voters to polls
PALO ALTO — Voters across the Peninsula took to the polls to cast their votes on a number of local races and propositions Tuesday.
Election 2018
Peninsula Press coverage of the 2018 midterm elections.
Palo Alto voters reject Measure F, which would have regulated healthcare costs
PALO ALTO — Palo Alto’s medical cost reduction ballot measure lost in a landslide vote against the initiative during Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Election 2018 in the Peninsula
Peninsula Press coverage for the Nov. 6 midterm election. What does Election 2018 look like in your neighborhood?
#MeToo hits the midterms: New PAC targets accused politicians
PALO ALTO — The Enough is Enough political action committee is focused on six candidates in five states, who have either been accused of sexual misconduct, have voted against measures to aid victims, or have otherwise failed to stand with survivors on the subject of sexual assault.
California doesn’t need better voting machines — it needs better audits, experts say
ALAMEDA & SANTA CLARA COUNTIES — About one percent of voters in Alameda and Santa Clara counties will cast their ballots on electronic voting machines that have known security vulnerabilities.
Santa Clara County’s Sheriff Smith and opponent Hirokawa battle each other over past scandals
SANTA CLARA — Santa Clara County’s five-term sheriff, Laurie Smith, is facing her toughest re-election battle in two decades amid heightened scrutiny of her record and recent high-profile deaths at the county jails.
Los Altos divided over ballot measure to regulate how city develops public land
LOS ALTOS – A ballot measure to decide if Los Altos’ residents will have final say over the leasing, selling and development of public land in the town has divided this small peninsula city heading into the Nov. 6 election.
If Proposition 7 passes, California could have permanent Daylight Saving Time
PALO ALTO – Proposition 7 could result in permanent Daylight Saving Time for California, meaning we will no longer have fall back and spring forward.
After defeat two years ago, Neysa Fligor tries again for Los Altos City Council
LOS ALTOS — Neysa Fligor, an in-house attorney at Hewlett-Packard and mother, is running for Los Altos City Council this year. But it isn’t her first time. She lost back in 2016 by only six votes.
Palo Alto voters to decide if hotel guests should pay more in taxes
PALO ALTO— On Nov. 6, Palo Alto voters will decide whether to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax — also known as the hotel tax — from 14 to 15.5 percent, in a ballot initiative known as Measure E.
California volunteers mobilize in 2018 midterms to support Democrats across the country
PALO ALTO – Eager new phone bankers arriving at the Democratic Volunteer Center on San Antonio Road in Palo Alto are greeted with a big smile and a question: “Who would you like to make calls for today?”
Santa Clara County Registrar training precinct volunteers with midterm elections just days away
SANTA CLARA COUNTY – As of a week before Election Day, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters still needed to train up to 500 Election Officers to work at the precincts.