Politics

With a budget deal struck late Monday evening and legislators expected to give the needed two-third approval vote later this week, local officials are encouraged that the state budget will foster financial security for local governments in the future.

Marian Cruz will officially drop a lawsuit contesting her husband's 10-vote loss in the District 5 March supervisor primary – once the two sides' lawyers meet.

Every day or two, elections officials look over a to-do list of

With only two weeks left in the nomination period for elected

A group of residents trying to oust District Attorney John

The Attorney General's Office has ruled District Attorney John

With the November general election fast approaching, the two

One hundred and thirty days since the county ordered a probe of

Supervisor Bob Cruz's wife plans to drop a lawsuit disputing results from the District 5 election, setting the stage for his departure from the board in January and leaving Supervisor-elect Jaime De La Cruz one step closer to securing the seat.

Planning commissioner Anthony Freitas is frustrated because he