Opponents of Measure K question claims that sales tax extension will help teacher housing
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.
Politics
Palo Alto City Council candidates spar over city’s pace of growth
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?
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Khanna calls ex-campaign manager decision to keep access to former employer’s Dropbox with Honda donor info ‘error of judgment’
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.
Mountain View residents push for historically elusive rent control
Advocates hope this latest initiative will be successful, but they face well-organized and well-funded opposition.
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Women for Bernie Sanders split over whether to support Hillary Clinton in general election
Women – who make up 57 percent of California’s likely Democratic voters — are the most important factor in determining which Democratic candidate wins the state.
Santa Clara County’s campaign finance records provide glimpse of Silicon Valley’s political landscape
Santa Clara County is one of just 17 counties in California that provide campaign finance records online in a form that is easy to analyze.
In California, varied election filing practices reveal a system struggling to catch up
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.
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Local Bernie Sanders supporters explain why they ‘feel the Bern’
As the Democratic race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders heats up, we go behind-the-scenes at a local supporter gathering to hear from Sanders’ fans about his grassroots campaign.
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Torn from their homeland, Bay Area Assyrians yearn for persecution to end
Bay Area Assyrians pray for an end to religious persecution in their ancestral homeland of northern Iraq, where the Islamic State has killed many of their brothers and sisters or forced them to flee.
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Foreign STEM students face uncertain futures in battle over work program
A court battle over the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program has forced the Department of Homeland Security to change the laws.
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With El Niño looming, more homeless and their pets will find shelter
Area shelters are increasingly allowing pets indoors with their owners to get people inside and connected to the shelter system.
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San Mateo County processes mail-in ballots on Election Day
San Mateo County election workers processed hundreds of mail-in ballots cast for Tuesday’s election at the county elections office.
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