Second-term Redwood City Councilman Jeffrey Gee selected as mayor
Redwood City Councilman and Vice Mayor Jeffrey Gee was chosen by his colleagues to serve as the city’s mayor in 2014.
Election
Palo Alto voters reject Measure D rezoning plan, scuttling affordable housing for seniors
Results show 56.1 percent of Palo Alto residents voted against Measure D, rejecting a city-backed plan to rezone land on Maybell Avenue for the construction of affordable senior citizen housing.
Obama’s election victory spurs young immigrants to seek temporary legal status
A program giving temporary legal status to young immigrants was in jeopardy during the presidential election. Now, local undocumented immigrants are rushing to fill out applications.
California’s statewide ballot results a mystery
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.
The Peninsula goes to the polls (PHOTOS)
Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties went to the polls today — view our photo gallery of voters.
San Mateo County community colleges scramble for funds after bond measure fails
Voters rejected a bond measure that would have financed building and technology upgrades at the College of San Mateo, Cañada College and Skyline College. In recent years, two similar measures passed.
News analysis — For pot, real battle wasn’t Prop. 19
Compared to Prop. 19, the state attorney general’s race and city taxes on pot will have a much more lasting impact on marijuana policy in California.
Social Networking Candidate Comes Up Short in Mountain View
It was a bittersweet end to an exciting few months for would-be Mountain View City Council member and Google employee, Aaron Jabbari.
Sales-tax measure defeated in Half Moon Bay
Voters in Half Moon Bay yesterday rejected Measure K, a proposed one-cent sales tax increase that city leaders had portrayed as a life-saving measure for the coastal community swimming in debt.