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Election 2026: Affordable housing and social programs top issues for East Palo Alto council candidates (opens the original)
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With two seats open on the East Palo Alto City Council, voters could decide in November how the city will build thousands of affordable homes and develop new youth and senior programs. Councilmember Martha Barragan and Vice Mayor Ruben Abrica are up for reelection this year. Barragan is not running again but Abrica is, and will compete against six other newcomers to fill the open seats. The other candidates include local veterans Holifa Windom and Sam Jimenez, businesswoman Gail Wilkerson Dixon,
Election 2026: San Mateo’s housing future and budget shortfall are biggest issues facing council candidates (opens the original)
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Plans for how the city can carry out its ambitious housing plan and close a nearly $17 million budget shortfall are among candidates’ top concerns as they compete to fill three seats on the San Mateo City Council. San Mateo needs to build at least 7,015 new homes by the end of the decade. A slew of housing proposals have recently been proposed along El Camino Real in the District 1 area, which encompasses neighborhoods west of El Camino Real, like Aragon, Baywood and San Mateo Heights. Incumbent
Election 2026: Development issues define city council races in Menlo Park (opens the original)
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A controversial high-rise building project on Sunset Magazine’s former campus and debate over how to revamp the city’s empty downtown parking lots are two of the top issues facing candidates for three seats on Menlo Park City Council. District 2, which includes the Willows and Suburban Park neighborhoods, is home to the former Sunset campus at 80 Willow Road. Menlo Park is in a dispute with developer N17 over a builder’s remedy proposal to build mixed-use high-rise buildings on the site, which i
San Mateo Superior Court Bench elects new presiding judges (opens the original)
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San Mateo County is welcoming two familiar faces to the Superior Court’s top positions. Rachel Holt will be the county’s new presiding judge and Jeffrey Finigan will serve as the assistant presiding judge. Their two-year terms will begin on Jan. 1. Holt is currently the assistant judge, while Finigan serves as a trial judge. The presiding judge is responsible for managing the court’s overall operations including judicial assignments and calendar coordination. Elections are held every two years t
Stanford protesters will have felony vandalism charges dismissed after reaching agreement with attorney general (opens the original)
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The California Attorney General’s office agreed Monday to dismiss felony charges against five pro-Palestinian Stanford University protesters once they complete community service — a resolution to a closely watched prosecution that produced a hung jury and the disqualification of the local district attorney’s office. Under the agreement, each defendant must complete 100 hours of community service. The five have already paid the required $51,973 in combined restitution. The defendants — German Gon
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