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.
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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.
Taxes on marijuana may force a showdown between state and federal laws
On Election Day, voters approved a number of local marijuana taxes, which may bring simmering tensions between California and federal drug laws to a boil.