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Matt Haney wins District 6 over Johnson, Trauss

District 6 Supervisor hopeful Matt Haney has pulled into an early lead Tuesday night.

6 years ago

Pelosi pledges bipartisanship after Democrats win House control

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi pledged to work with Republicans on a number of issues -- among them building infrastructure…

6 years ago

Vacaville elects Ron Rowlett mayor by less than 900 votes

Ron Rowlett appears to have won a close battle for the Vacaville mayor's seat by a little less than 900…

6 years ago

Loren Taylor in, Desley Brooks out as District 6 councilmember

Entrepreneur and management consultant Loren Taylor was elected to be the new councilmember for District 6 in East Oakland.

6 years ago

Brisbane approves up to 2,200 new housing units

A measure that would allow for up to 2,200 new residential units and up to 7 million square feet of…

6 years ago

Voter turnout strong, registration reaches record levels

Interest in voting in Tuesday's election hit historic levels in at least two Bay Area counties and statewide.

6 years ago

Libby Schaaf cruises to second term as Oakland mayor

With nearly half of precincts reporting as of early Wednesday morning, Libby Schaaf had 61.5 percent of the vote.

6 years ago

Cannabis tax passes easily in Contra Costa County

A Contra Costa County measure to tax and regulate marijuana businesses in a similar fashion to those dealing in alcohol…

6 years ago

SF voters pass ‘homeless tax,’ arts funding

Proposition C, which would tax San Francisco's wealthiest companies to provide funds for housing and rehabilitating The City's homeless, appears…

6 years ago

Measure W heads for passage, raising hotel, short-term rental taxes in West Marin

West Marin County voters appear to have passed Measure W, a 4 percent increase in the transient occupancy tax.

6 years ago

Marin voters renew half-cent sales tax for transportation

Voters in Marin County appear to have passed Measure AA, a renewal of a half-cent sales tax to pay for…

6 years ago

Contra Costa voters can cast ballots in drive-thru

Contra Costa County is providing a drive-thru option in Martinez for voters who want to drop off their vote-by-mail ballots…

6 years ago

Grants aim to mobilize Alameda Co. voters

A racial justice advocacy group announced this week that it is making available $265,000 in grants to support six racial…

6 years ago

Solano Co. voters to decide several bond and tax measures

Two cannabis tax measures, three school bond measures and a sales tax measure are on ballots around Solano County for…

6 years ago

Tool launches to help convicted felons restore voting rights

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla is assisting residents with criminal convictions by launching a new tool to let them…

6 years ago

Museum of Ice Cream workers serve message to voters

What makes people excited to register to vote? Perhaps, ice cream.

6 years ago

San Francisco kicks off City Hall voting

San Francisco voters who have already decided on how to vote for the upcoming election in November can already begin…

6 years ago

Early voting opens in Santa Clara county

Voting for the Nov. 6 election began Tuesday in Santa Clara County with early-bird voting open and about 640,000 mail-in…

6 years ago

State law clears path for SF vote on ride-sharing tax

Under the ballot measure, TNCs like Uber and Lyft would be taxed for each ride originating in San Francisco in…

6 years ago

Ron Dellums, former congress­man, Oakland mayor, dies at 82

National, state and Bay Area leaders are paying tribute to former Congressman, Oakland Mayor and lobbyist Ron Dellums, who has…

6 years ago

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