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Saratoga City Councilmember Yan Zhao endorsed her former opponent Neysa Fligor in the runoff race for county assessor on Monday. “Neysa is the only candidate in the runoff with the experience and ...

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Santa Clara County's special assessor race in 2025 has cost the county tens of millions of dollars. A county advisory board said ranked choice voting would have avoided that. Amid winter storms and ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom's office this week described 2025 as "the year that would not end." But it has, and in its aftermath comes a slew of new laws passed that year that will affect the lives of almost ...