Pelosi calls on Pence, cabinet to remove Trump under 25th Amendment House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, on Thursday called for Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet of President Donald Trump to remove ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 7, 20210 Beyond SFBay
BART board elects new leadership to navigate turbulent times The BART Board of Directors on Thursday elected Director Mark Foley as board president and Director Rebecca ... By Bay City NewsDecember 18, 2020 Bay Area
Two tight council races in Santa Clara County head to recount after certification One vote really does matter — at least it does in Santa Clara County. Now that election results ... By Bay City NewsDecember 9, 2020 Election 2020
Challenger concedes race to Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan The main challenger to Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan’s next term on the council has conceded ... By Bay City NewsNovember 11, 2020 East Bay
Incumbent concedes Oakland District 3 seat to housing activist Carroll Fife Oakland City Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney has conceded the District 3 council race to Carroll Fife, who ... By Bay City NewsNovember 10, 2020 East Bay
Trump makes unfounded voter fraud claims, Biden urges ‘calm’ as his lead grows All eyes are on Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona Thursday afternoon as former Vice President Joe Biden inches closer to an Electoral College ... By Nik WojcikNovember 5, 20200 Beyond SFBay
Voters save Caltrain with Measure RR passage in all three counties Voters in the three counties served by Caltrain passed a measure that will add a one one-eighth ... By Jerold ChinnNovember 5, 2020 Election
Livermore vice mayor holds substantial lead in city’s mayoral race Livermore Vice Mayor Bob Woerner appears to have won the race for mayor, Tuesday’s unofficial election results ... By Bay City NewsNovember 5, 2020 East Bay
Police find effigy with ‘Sleepy Joe (Cheater)’ sign hanging from Brentwood home Brentwood police found a mannequin hanging from a rope from the side of a home with “Sleepy ... By Bay City NewsNovember 5, 2020 East Bay
Voters narrowly approve bond measure to save Piedmont Community Pool A voter effort to save Piedmont’s community pool worked, final unofficial results from Tuesday’s election show. Measure UU ... By Bay City NewsNovember 5, 2020 East Bay
All four incumbents hold onto BART Board director seats All four BART Board directors running for reelection won bids to retain their seats, with embattled Director Debora Allen cruising to victory with ... By Bay City NewsNovember 5, 20200 Bay Area
Contra Costa County election results offer few surprises The Contra Costa County congressional district races landed pretty much where expected with incumbents retaining seats handily. ... By Nik WojcikNovember 3, 2020 East Bay
Berkeley measure could establish independent police accountability board A measure on the Nov. 3 ballot in Berkeley would establish an independent board to hold police ... By Bay City NewsOctober 16, 2020 East Bay
Walnut Creek City Council challengers shine light on police reform, social justice issues Several Walnut Creek City Council candidate challengers in the Nov. 3 election were either motivated to run ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 24, 2020 East Bay
Contra Costa County starts sales tax measure campaign to bolster depleted budget Contra Costa County officials on Friday will formally kick off a campaign supporting a half-cent countywide sales ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 11, 2020 East Bay
State streamlines process to sign up poll workers with online portal The California Secretary of State’s Office announced the launch of a portal Friday that allows state residents to sign up to work as ... By Bay City NewsAugust 15, 20200 Beyond SFBay
El Cerrito extends deadline for City Council nominations The deadline for filing nomination documents for the El Cerrito City Council in November’s election has been ... By Bay City NewsAugust 10, 2020 East Bay
Haney’s new sanitation department measure heads to November ballot San Francisco voters will get the chance in November to decide if a new sanitation department will ... By Jerold ChinnJuly 23, 2020 Election 2020
County forges ahead with 20-year tax measure to fund social, emergency services The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will continue pursuing a half-cent, 20-year sales tax measure for ... By Bay City NewsJuly 14, 2020 East Bay
City Council proposal aims to soften pandemic blow to small business with revised tax code Three members of the Oakland City Council and a coalition of small business owners and labor union ... By Bay City NewsJune 4, 2020 Business
State expands physical polling locations for November election Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to expand the state’s number of polling places ahead of the November general election, which ... By Bay City NewsJune 4, 20200 Coronavirus
Oakland considers dropping voting age in school board elections Oakland City Council members will decide Tuesday whether to allow 16 and 17-year-old residents to vote in ... By Bay City NewsMay 17, 2020 East Bay
Covid-19 update: Newsom talks election with mail-in ballot order, some city trends keep climbing It’s a mixed bag in the country as well as the greater Bay Area. Some regions have ... By Nik WojcikMay 8, 2020 Bay Area
Santa Clara County considers mail-in voting only for November election About 900,000 eligible voters in Santa Clara County may be limited to vote-by-mail ballots in November if ... By Bay City NewsApril 9, 2020 Coronavirus
School district settles with former student over parody posted during school election The San Ramon Valley Unified School District has reached a $665,000 settlement with a former student body ... By Bay City NewsApril 8, 2020 East Bay
SF voters show support for all five propositions San Francisco voters Tuesday were asked to consider five propositions. As of Wednesday afternoon, it appears all five safely passed. By Jerold ChinnMarch 4, 20200 Election 2020
Bay Area primary election highlights Sonoma/Marin counties: Measure I Voters in Sonoma and Marin counties rejected a 30-year extension of a quarter-cent sales ... By Bay City NewsMarch 4, 2020 Bay Area
Measure J on path to fall short of two-thirds threshold Measure J — a 35-year half-cent sales tax to raise money for local roads, buses, rail, ferries ... By Bay City NewsMarch 3, 2020 East Bay
Contra Costa District 3 supervisor race highlights environmental issues Most of the way through her first four-year term in office, Diane Burgis believes she deserves a ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 19, 2020 East Bay
Midnight deadline nears for voter registration California Secretary of State Alex Padilla reminded voters Tuesday that they have until the end of the ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 18, 2020 Beyond SFBay
Danville offers secure ballot drop-off box for commuter ease A new drop-off ballot box installed at the Sycamore Park & Ride lot will make voting in the March 3 election simpler for ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 8, 20200 East Bay
Sonoma County District 3 candidates agree on policy, differ on approach Three-term Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane and former Santa Rosa City Councilman and Mayor Chris Coursey are ... By Bay City NewsFebruary 3, 2020 Election
Sanders campaign opens downtown Oakland office The 2020 campaign of Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont, formally opened a campaign ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 13, 2020 East Bay
Passion, realism dominate Bay Area rallies on brink of impeachment It can never be claimed that President Donald J. Trump does not inspire civic engagement. By Nik WojcikDecember 18, 2019 East Bay
Biden visits San Francisco for Thursday fundraising event Former Vice President and current presidential candidate Joe Biden will be attending a fundraising event in San ... By Bay City NewsDecember 12, 2019 News
Supes propose tax on commercial landlords with vacant properties San Francisco voters on March 3 will decide whether to tax landlords who keep commercial properties vacant as a way to deal with ... By Jerold ChinnNovember 22, 20190 Election