O-Score proof
UNOFFICIAL: Milpitas, Calif., mayor — Carmen Montano 4,602 / Hon Lien 4,544 (58 votes); ABC7 Expected Vote Reporting 93%, NBC Bay Area and ABC7 local modules show
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of publish · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only; local results modules; may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 11:00 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:apnews.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:reuters.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:wsj.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:cnn.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:npr.org" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:npr.org" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:npr.org" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor Montano Lien site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Search terms
“Milpitas mayor Montano Lien”, “Milpitas mayor 4602 Carmen Montano”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.