Prop. 19 goes up in smoke
After a topsy-turvy race and flip-flopping polls, Californians voted to defeat Proposition 19 on Nov. 2.
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San Jose approves marijuana tax
San Jose voters passed Measure U, a bill that will allow the city to tax marijuana businesses up to 10 percent.
Printing company causes 100,000 ballot-reading errors in Santa Clara County
100,000 ballots were rejected by optical scanning machines in Santa Clara County, forcing county employees to work overtime to scrub ballots by hand, using rubber erasers.
Fiorina casts her vote in Los Altos Hills — plus more local election coverage
California, and U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina started her day by casting her ballot in Los Altos Hills. Join the Peninsula Press for full South Bay election coverage today.
Mayor, two newcomers win seats on San Mateo city council
SAN MATEO – David Lim, an Alameda County deputy district attorney, and Robert Ross, a retired police lieutenant, joined current mayor Brandt Grotte as top vote getters in Tuesday’s race for three open seats on the San Mateo City Council.