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Boudin edges past Loftus in dramatic DA’s race
The plot thickens Friday over who will become San Francisco’s next district attorney. Chesa Boudin, the criminal justice reformer candidate, has pushed Breed-appointed Interim DA Suzy Loftus back into...Read More
Van Ness construction crew strikes water main to City Hall
San Francisco City Hall lost water service Friday afternoon. Building management reported in an email to City Hall employees that construction crews working on the Van Ness Avenue Improvement...Read More
SF district attorney’s race tightens, Loftus lead shrinks to 879 votes
The lead for San Francisco’s Interim District Attorney Suzy Loftus in the district attorney’s race has shrunk significantly in the last 24 hours. As of Thursday at 4 p.m.,...Read More
Outcome of SF ride-hailing tax rests in uncounted mail-in ballots
Just five more votes in favor of Proposition D would have pushed the election night total over the two-thirds threshold.Read More
SF district attorney, District 5 supe races neck and neck
Chesa Boudin looks like he’s celebrating Tuesday. Although San Francisco’s progressive candidate for district attorney is leading with less than 2,000 votes, he is so far beating out mayor-appointed...Read More
San Francisco Mayor London Breed wins her first full-term race
San Francisco Mayor London Breed looks like she’s coasted to a victory for her first four-year full term. According to a 10:56 p.m. update, the Department of Elections shows...Read More
Police association draws wide criticism for ‘ugly, hateful’ Boudin attack ads
San Francisco officials and supporters of district attorney hopeful Chesa Boudin are denouncing TV and mailer attacks led by the San Francisco Police Officers Association. The day before voters...Read More
Marin County voters consider taxes for fire protection, police, schools, Memorial Park
There are three local measures on the Marin County ballot in Tuesday’s election. San Anselmo’s Measure M is an annual tax of $98 per residential unit or per 1,500...Read More
Registration deadline nears for San Mateo County November election
The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 consolidated municipal, school and special district election in San Mateo County is Oct. 21, Chief Elections Officer Mark...Read More
SF district attorney announces resignation, eyes run in Los Angeles
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon on Thursday announced his resignation in a letter to his staff. According to the letter, his last day will be Friday, Oct. 18....Read More
Supes table homeless commission, move rideshare surcharge to ballot
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors failed to move a charter amendment to the November ballot that would have established a Homelessness Oversight Commission. Supervisor Matt Haney introduced the...Read More
Tom Steyer joins race for Democratic nomination
San Francisco billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer has entered the field of Democrats running for president in 2020. Steyer, 62, announced the launch of his campaign via video Tuesday morning....Read More
SF would tap CEO salary tax to cover substance abuse services for residents
San Francisco voters will decide come November on whether The City should provide 24/7 services to help treat people suffering from mental health illness.Read More
Alameda voters approve housing, homeless services for vacant office space
A majority of voters in Alameda's special election Tuesday decided to convert several vacant office buildings on McKay Avenue.Read More
Bill introduced to make Election Day state holiday
Assemblyman Evan Low, D-Campbell, on Wednesday reintroduced a bill in the California State Legislature to make Election Day a state holiday.Read More
Rebecca Kaplan elected Oakland City Council president
Veteran councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan was elected president of the Oakland City Council at the council's first meeting of the year.Read More
Margin of 386 votes makes Lori Frugoli the next Marin district attorney
Marin County voters elected Lori Frugoli as district attorney by only a few hundred votes.Read More
Hand-counted audit of SF election results begins Monday
San Francisco's elections department on Saturday randomly chose 1 percent of the precincts used in the Nov. 6 election to manually count.Read More
Gordon Mar declares victory, seals progressive majority
District 4 candidate Gordon Mar declared victory Thursday over his opponent Jessica Ho.Read More
Cat Brooks blasts reporting of Oakland election results
Oakland mayoral candidate Cat Brooks issued a statement Thursday blasting news outlets for their coverage of Tuesday's election, in which she appears to have finished second by a wide...Read More