Sugary drinks remind immigrant parents of childhood, but pose risks for kids
Sugar-rich juices such as horchata are popular with Latino immigrants in East Palo Alto, but doctors raise health concerns.
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In a city with rapid Latino growth, voters return African-American majority to council
When voters elected East Palo Alto’s first majority-Latino City Council in 2008, the political landscape finally caught up to a demographic shift that had happened a decade earlier. But those gains have yet to solidify.
Voters express mixed views on matters of life and death, Prop 34 and 36
Proposition 36, the Three Strikes Reform Act, passed with 68.6 percent of popular support. The death penalty repeal, Proposition 34, lost narrowly.
Proposition 30 pulls off surprise victory
Proposition 30, an initiative backed by Gov. Jerry Brown to raise income taxes on wealthy Californians to support public education, has pulled off a surprise victory despite trailing in the week leading up to the election.
Voters reject genetically modified food labeling initiative
With just over 35 percent of precincts reporting statewide, Proposition 37, an initiative to require labeling of genetically modified foods, appears headed for defeat.
Prop. 35 — crackdown on human trafficking wins landslide victory
The measure cruised to an emphatic victory, as 81 percent of the more than 9 million votes cast favored enacting the legislation.
Palo Alto medical marijuana measure is defeated
Mayor says voters made the right choice.
Voices of Peninsula voters (VIDEO)
Peninsula Press reporters talk to residents of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties about why they decided to vote in the 2012 Election.
22-year-old Stanford graduate Tubbs wins race for Stockton City Council
Tubbs, whose campaign featured celebrity endorsements from figures such as Oprah Winfrey, took 60 percent of the vote in his hometown to prevail against incumbent Dale Fritchen.