election 2020

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 was leading by…

3 years ago

Philhour concedes, Chan wins District 1 supervisor race

San Francisco District 1 supervisor candidate Marjan Philhour has conceded the race to Connie Chan after falling behind by 123…

3 years ago

Oakland turns up to celebrate election results

People filled the streets of Oakland Saturday morning in reaction to major news outlets projecting Joe Biden and Oakland native…

3 years ago

Local leaders show love for Bay Area native Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, President-elect Joe Biden

"A Trump campaign punctuated by racism and misogyny will end with a Black woman in the White House and a…

3 years ago

San Francisco voters show wide support for new street cleaning department proposition

San Francisco voters are backing a measure to create a new department focused on keeping sidewalks and streets clean. The…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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 cent sales tax…

3 years ago

Philhour’s lead grows slightly in tight District 1 supervisor race

Marjan Philhour is holding onto a thin lead in the ranked-choice San Francisco District 1 supervisor race, but the difference…

3 years ago

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 show. Woerner and…

3 years ago

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 narrowly passed…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

California voters reject rent control and employee rights for gig workers, but close Prop 13 loopholes and restore parolee voting rights

With things like affirmative action, abolishment of cash bail, rent control and a referendum on Proposition 13 on the table,…

3 years ago

Presidential race too close to call despite premature Trump victory claim

In a race without a clear winner, the bid for the presidency hinges on a handful of battlegrounds.

3 years ago

Cross-bay voters split on measures to lower voting age

Sixteen and 17-year-old students in Oakland schools will have a voice when it comes time to elect school board members,…

3 years ago

Ranked-choice lifts Marjan Philhour to razor-thin District 1 lead

Four incumbent San Francisco supervisors appeared to have secured their spots on the Board of Supervisors.

3 years ago

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. Measure X, a…

3 years ago

San Francisco voters say ‘yes’ to ballot propositions

San Francisco voters were asked to consider 13 propositions for the Nov. 3 election.

3 years ago

Early results show Caltrain sales tax above 2/3 majority required to pass

Early votes have Proposition RR, which would provide a dedicated funding stream to Caltrain, headed toward approval.

3 years ago

Officials say Election Day voting ‘smooth sailing’ across Bay Area counties

Elections officials say so far, so good at the polls Tuesday, as Election Day 2020 has launched smoothly in the…

3 years ago

Millions of Bay Area ballots cast before Election Day polls open

Tuesday is Election Day! Polls in California officially opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m.   Bay Area…

3 years ago

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