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Eight candidates are vying for the three available seats. But in an unusual political move that has come to define the race, three have chosen to run as a slate. The slate, dubbed “Cupertino Together,” shares a central political platform, website, and funders and is asking those who would vote for one candidate to vote for all three in a political gambit meant to capture the majority of City Council seats. 

Meanwhile, three other candidates have joined in an alliance that would preserve the political leanings of the current majority, which leaves two outliers who have presented themselves as independent thinkers.

This is looking really far ahead, but there could be an issue here.

If approved by a simple majority, Measure J will increase Palo Alto’s sales tax by 0.5% — or a half-cent — starting in April 2027. The tax is projected to generate $15.6 million annually for improvements, including electrical, plumbing, earthquake and accessibility upgrades, expanded green spaces, and new facilities.

Concord voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to replace the city’s nearly 40-year-old tiered business license tax with a uniform 0.1% rate, a change projected to raise an additional $2.9 million annually primarily by increasing the rate paid by larger businesses.

It's described as part supermarket and part department store. It's scheduled to open Oct. 9 with a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting.

Developer Lane Partners is proposing a "major land-use shift toward housing and open space" for the SRI campus in Menlo Park. Under revised plans from Lane Partners, the new neighborhood would contain 1,082 homes, an increase from the previously approved 800, documents show.

Beat reporter Curtis Pashewlka has the latest on winger Cam Lund, whose training camp availability is now in question.

The El Campanil first opened its doors on Nov. 1, 1928, hosting vaudeville shows and movies. More recently, in 2003, the nonprofit El Campanil Theatre Preservation Foundation purchased and converted the building into a community performing arts center with a $500,000 grant from Calpine Corp.

The current owner, Tung Bui of Washington State, bought the building in 2023 and has accepted an offer.

A news release from the San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said, “The investigator cannot conclude that the fire occurred due to the grill being left on. “Even if the cause of the fire was not ‘undetermined,’ the police investigation and interview of Mr. Tompkins established that there was no intent for a fire to occur and that at most there was civil negligence in leaving the grill on.”

Here's a heads up if you plan on buying tickets tomorrow. Here's how the process will run for tiered presales and Playoff Packs.

So about that goal song. Our beat reporter Curtis Pashelka discusses the possibility of getting rid of "Power Bite" and details how it was picked in the first place. Fans may have a chance with the "preseason lab" officially open.

I quite enjoyed this article.

Michael Arthur-Sanchez Martin, 31, was charged with attempting to murder Pittsburg police Officer Jimmy Sanchez, assault with a firearm, and possessing a gun as a felon, authorities said. Prosecutors say at around 3:45 p.m. on Sept. 3, Martin pulled a gun he’d concealed inside the jail and shot Sanchez in the stomach, and simultaneously shot himself in the foot.

Police Chief Phil Galer praised the policeman for disarming the suspect and said a fellow officer was responsible for a "serious failure" and twice failed to detect the gun.

Oktoberfest is almost here. Some of the breweries are beginning to sell some of their seasonals. I'll also miss Trumer in Berkeley. RIP.

First, Los Gatos lost its Nob Hill Foods. Now, Raley's is closing its Brentwood location, a filing with the state labor agency reported. The move eliminates 51 jobs.

Editor Michael Nowels offers an overview of the Valkyrie players and staff taking part in the FIBA World Cup. The players and staff are on five teams in the tournament: France, Italy, Japan, the U.S. and Australia.

The games will be broadcast on TNT/Turner Sports and HBO Max.

Attention "Gilmore Girls" fans: Several of the actors will be coming to Danville to meet fans in October as the town will become home of the Flannel & Foliage Festival. General admission is free but VIP tickets will be available, according to reporter Kate Bradshaw.

Maybe Fieldwork will brew some of its Gilmore Girls lineup. I wouldn't mind a Luke's Diner or a Sookie Monster.