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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 be established, or…

4 years ago

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 November's general election…

4 years ago

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 officials on Thursday…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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 the Oakland School…

4 years ago

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 had little impact…

4 years ago

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 county leaders decide…

4 years ago

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 president who was…

4 years ago

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. 

4 years ago

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 tax for…

4 years ago

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 and other transportation…

4 years ago

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 second term as…

4 years ago

Midnight deadline nears for voter registration

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla reminded voters Tuesday that they have until the end of the night to register…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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 running in the…

4 years ago

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 office Sunday in…

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago

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 Francisco on Thursday…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Boudin takes the win in SF district attorney’s race

Former public defender Chesa Boudin has officially won the contentious race against Interim District Attorney Suzy Loftus and will become…

4 years ago

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