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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.
The measure cruised to an emphatic victory, as 81 percent of the more than 9 million votes cast favored enacting the legislation.
Mayor says voters made the right choice.
Peninsula Press reporters talk to residents of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties about why they decided to vote in the 2012 Election.
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.
Voters waiting for the results of California’s 11 statewide propositions are up for a long night. As of 9:56 p.m., two hours after polls closed, only 17 percent of California’s ballots had been counted.
Unlike East Coast business elite, Silicon Valley overwhelmingly supported President Obama’s re-election campaign.
Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties went to the polls today — view our photo gallery of voters.
Palo Alto city attorney Molly Stump discusses city’s current marijuana laws, the changes that would result if voters pass Measure C, and how existing federal and state laws come into play.