Evanston union workers are celebrating as Illinois voters passed an amendment to the state constitution that would protect the right to collective bargaining, which allows workers to negotiate with their employers through chosen representatives. Amendment 1 passed with 58.4% of the vote. Coined the “Workers’ Rights Amendment,” it did not receive three-fifths support from those.
With just a month until Election Day, proponents and opponents of ballot measures and candidates running in Midpeninsula races have filed campaign finance reports, here s what local campaigns have brought in and spent in the race.
Menlo Park residents are divided over an affordable workforce housing proposal for the Ravenswood City School District s vacant Flood School, with some of the site s Suburban Park neighbors fearing it will ruin their way of life.