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Santa Clara County Sees Abysmal Voter Turnout
Santa Clara County residents had a bevy of important, hotly contested elections to vote on, but few bothered to show up to the polls.

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Santa Clara County residents had a bevy of important, hotly contested elections to vote on, but few bothered to show up to the polls.

The more space we carve out just for cars, the more cars, traffic and pollution we get.
Valley Water board members will likely enjoy longer term limits.
Measure B will shift future mayoral races to presidential years, when far more young people are likely to vote.
Assemblymember Alex Lee and Bob Brunton appear to be headed to a November runoff.
Milpitas Councilmember Karina Dominguez's proposal did not receive enough support for further discussion by the council.
San Jose residents aren't just paying more for gas—they'll soon pay more to take out the trash too.
Santa Clara County wants to give children and families the necessary tools to succeed in life.
Silicon Valley De-Bug said sloppy incident reporting by the DA’s office has been discovered after reviewing a number of cases.
Special interest groups have spent a whopping $2.3 million to boost their preferred candidates across eight local races.
Silicon Valley transit officials are standing firm against a legislative proposal that would dramatically change VTA's governing body.
San Jose is days away from narrowing the field for its next leader.
Santa Clara County residents are being asked to reduce water usage and local water authorities are offering incentives to help homeowners.
State Assemblymember Alex Lee is the latest victim of negative campaign monkey business.
The race to replace Mayor Sam Liccardo is poised to be the most heated and costly contest.
Property taxes and school funding; one elected office on the ballot every four years has a big impact on both of these critical issues.
As Silicon Valley inches closer to the June 7 primary election, an onslaught of negative political ads are popping up in voters’ mailboxes.
There are four school district ballot measures coming before Santa Clara County voters in the June 7 primary election.
A state bill from a Silicon Valley legislator could bring hope and help to homeless high school students.
San Jose employees must continue wearing masks in city facilities until July 1.