City Hall and Government

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (79+ words) With the vote just weeks away, Santa Clara's mayoral race to replace Gillmor continues to be shaped as much by personal and factional friction as by policy debate. Milpitas Mayor Calls Food Pantry Backers Bigots as Rent Fight Boils Over…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1314+ words) Upcoming November general election sees four candidates contend for two seats on Woodlake City Council WOODLAKE – It’s almost election day, and four candidates — some new and some familiar — are looking to take the two open seats on Woodlake City Council....

19+ hour, 15+ min ago   (222+ words) Mayor Carmen Montano, in a recent City Council meeting (in April), attacked the Milpitas Food Pantry, an organization that feeds, clothes, and provides supplies to those in need. She, along with Councilmember Lam, threatened to raise the rent as her…...

19+ hour, 39+ min ago   (34+ words) KTVU The Oakland City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to place a 45-day temporary moratorium on all new data center development across the city....

1+ week, 33+ min ago   (108+ words) Raymond, a San Bruno resident, feeds one of the new parking meters located in downtown San Bruno. San Bruno’s beleaguered paid parking program is expected to lose money, staff told councilmembers, with an approximately $300,000 funding gap projected for the upcoming…...

1+ day, 30+ min ago   (288+ words) San Francisco on Tuesday approved a 45 day moratorium on new data center construction; Oakland is considering a similar ban. The City of Santa Clara, which already has 56 data centers, is launching a review of its regulations. SANTA CLARA, Calif. - As…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (536+ words) Current job title: California director, Megafire Action Other political positions held: N/A City where you reside: Hermosa Beach We should also protect our long-term rental housing supply from unchecked conversion to short-term rentals. STRs are now legal in the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (312+ words) The moratorium on the facilities that enable artificial intelligence will last 45 days and could be extended to 22 months. The data centers powering artificial intelligence technology — and the accompanying public outcry — are officially something San Francisco city leaders can’t ignore. The…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (779+ words) Published 2:30 pm Tuesday, October 6, 2026 By Victoria News Staff The Victoria News reached out to the candidates for Esquimalt council seeking responses to three questions. (Missing are those who did not respond or could not be reached – council candidates Meredith James,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1331+ words) Emergency preparedness, the stalled redevelopment plans for Stoneridge Shopping Center and the city’s core economic challenges were among the wide range of topics addressed last week by the two candidates vying to represent District 3 on the Pleasanton City Council. Reena…...