Voters brave lines to choose: Obama or Romney
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney dueled to the end Tuesday as voters battered by years of economic pain and uncertainty decided whether to give Obama four more years or to send him home as the first president in 20 years to be denied a second term.
Ohio shaping up as ground zero for Election Day disputes
CINCINNATI - Twelve years after voting problems delayed the 2000 presidential election results, Ohio – possibly the most pivotal state on the political map – sits at the center of a dispute that once again could put the outcome in limbo for weeks.
Election Day: Time for voters to have their say
WASHINGTON – After billions of dollars, hours of debates and frantic last-minute pitches from the candidates, it's up to the voters Tuesday to decide whether to give President Barack Obama a second term or change course with Republican Mitt Romney.
Council votes to have crosswalk repainted
City Council voted to restore the crosswalk on Wren Avenue and Byers Street near El Roble Park, after residents from that neighborhood repeatedly complained to City staff when they removed it over the summer.
Still time to turn in ballots
While absentee ballots flood into the county elections official’s office, voters who missed the mail-in deadline have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to turn in their ballots at designated dropoff sites in town, or at any local polling place on Election Day.
Rural residents hot after getting $150 fire service bill
Burchell Road resident Don Schneider lives within easy access of a South Santa Clara County Fire station, but he's still one of thousands of Californians getting slapped with an annual $150 “fire prevention fee.”
Over beers, locals weigh-in on candidates
On a Friday afternoon before the Nov. 6 election, Gilroyans lingered at a local watering hole, discouraged about the conditions of Gilroy schools and economy, but hopeful that mayoral candidate Don Gage is the answer to Gilroy’s future.
