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As early voting gets underway in CA, experts explain why it's more important than ever this election
The countdown to Election Day is on, and on Monday, early voting officially got underway in the state of California.It was buzzing behind the scenes at the Santa Clara County Registrar's Office on the first day of early voting.The Santa Clara County employees there were hard at work gearing up for the ballots expected to start coming in by mail and from those who voted in person.RELATED: Here's how you can register to vote in California for Nov. 5, 2024 presidential election"It's already feeling like a historic election," said Michael Borja, Spokesperson of the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters...
San Jose official warned about councilmember’s alleged misconduct
A San Jose elected official was warned that Councilmember Omar Torres was involved in child sexual misconduct – more than a year before Torres became the target of a police investigation that rocked Silicon Valley. In screenshots obtained by San José Spotlight, a tipster who used the pseudonym “John Wick” messaged one of Torres’ colleagues... The post San Jose official warned about councilmember’s alleged misconduct appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Congressional candidate Sam Liccardo is using AI to speak to voters
With less than 30 days to the election and a laryngitis diagnosis, Congressional District 16 candidate Sam Liccardo is turning to artificial intelligence voice technology as he has no voice.During a meet and greet in Palo Alto Monday afternoon, Liccardo used Speechify, an app that reads aloud text.He submitted a 20-second sample of a previous speech so the voice would sound like him.ABC7 played a clip of Liccardo's real voice and the synthetic one."In elections, victory goes to the nimble. We're hustling to do all that we can to continue to communicate with residents," Liccardo said via AI.VIDEO: Generative AI...
Silicon Valley city must pay after removing campaign signs
Cupertino election signs have been mysteriously disappearing, but it’s not the work of disgruntled residents or political opponents. It’s the city. Maintenance workers in Cupertino’s public works department removed and threw out more than 15 election lawn signs last week for Cupertino City Council Candidates R “Ray” Wang and Councilmember Kitty Moore — signs placed... The post Silicon Valley city must pay after removing campaign signs appeared first on San José Spotlight.
San Francisco Fleet Week kicks off with earthquake preparedness drill: Here's a look
As part of Fleet Week in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management is holding a series of full-scale exercises with the Department of Defense and other local and state agencies.They're preparing for what to do and how to communicate in the event of an earthquake.Specifically, they are working on two key things in Tuesday's exercise happening at Pier 30 and 32.The movement of what they call "disaster service workers" and the clearance of roads, two things they'll have to do immediately after an earthquake.Between 75 to 100 city workers are volunteering their time to take part...
Bay Area mother, son reunited on USS Somerset Tiger Cruise to Fleet Week
Kim Rixen, the mother of a Navy navigation technician, was reunited with her son aboard the USS Somerset, as the ship embarked to San Francisco Fleet Week.Her son, Connor, joined the Navy one-and-a-half years ago. Connor grew up in the East Bay, spending most of his upbringing in El Sobrante. Kim moved to the East Coast, while Connor stayed in the Bay Area where his father, sister, brother, and cousins still live."A lot has changed in my life in the last year and a half. I've seen a lot of new things (and have had) a lot of new experiences....
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