Santa Clara County weighs raising campaign donation limits

Santa Clara County supervisors could relax restrictions on how much they can raise for their reelection campaigns. The issue sparked a 30-minute debate at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday about whether a higher ceiling for candidate fundraising would help or hurt poorer people’s chances of winning elected county office. For 30 years, county supervisor...

Santa Clara County officials could ban artificial turf

sanjosespotlight.com - 27/Jan 20:30

Santa Clara County is preparing to ban artificial turf on all county-owned property, citing health and environmental concerns. The Santa Clara County...

What happens to South County firefighters as district dissolves?

sanjosespotlight.com - 29/Jan 16:30

A fight over fire response in South County has sparked threats of service disruptions and put firefighter jobs in flux. Citing years of financial...

San Diego politician resigned for personal safety. It raises questions

factpatrol.com - 01/Feb 21:09

Just six weeks after winning a decisive reelection, San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas sent a shock wave through the county’s political scene...

Parliamentary committee investigates donation limits for political parties

dailynews.co.za - 22/Jan 15:19

Santa Clara County housing plans approved by state

sanjosespotlight.com - 28/Jan 21:00

Santa Clara County’s state-mandated housing plans have been approved — nearly two years after the deadline. The Board of Supervisors unanimously...

Silicon Valley officials limit public expression

sanjosespotlight.com - 03/Feb 22:30

Audiences at Silicon Valley government meetings are running into an increasingly common rule: no applause. Local governing bodies like the Santa Clara...