District attorneys seek limits on police union campaign donations
A group of current and former Bay Area district attorneys called for a ban on prosecutors seeking election from receiving political and financial ...
Contra Costa County to choose from 22 clerk-recorder applicants
Twenty-two people, including a former assemblywoman, a Contra Costa County supervisor, several current and former city councilmembers ...
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 ...
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 ...
San Mateo heralds new touchscreen voting for November election
San Mateo County will have new voting technology for its Nov. 5 elections.
Marin, Sonoma test new voting machines
Marin and Sonoma counties will be testing new voting systems in coming months.
Sunnyvale begins exploration of switch to district-based elections
Sunnyvale will host two open house meetings in the coming weeks as the city considers changing its ...
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 ...
Affordable housing bond worth $300 million headed to ballot
San Francisco voters could decide on a $300 million affordable housing bond as well as one for ...
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. ...
Gordon Mar declares victory, seals progressive majority
District 4 candidate Gordon Mar declared victory Thursday over his opponent Jessica Ho.
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 ...
Gordon Mar seizes Election Night lead in Sunset
San Francisco District 4 candidate Gordon Mar leads Tuesday night against candidate Jessica Ho.
District-based city council races debut in Concord, Martinez
Concord's first foray into district elections led to two current City Councilmembers winning and a newcomer winning ...
Cannabis tax measures pass easily in Solano, Santa Clara counties
A pair of cannabis tax measures in Benicia and Suisun City passed easily Tuesday night.
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 votes with 100 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gavin Newsom rises to governor, Feinstein holds seat
Former San Francisco Mayor and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has won the race to be California's new ...
Feds monitor San Mateo County polling stations
San Mateo County will be among 35 jurisdictions in 19 states that will have personnel from the ...
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 Monay or Tuesday.
Museum of Ice Cream workers serve message to voters
What makes people excited to register to vote? Perhaps, ice cream.
San Francisco kicks off City Hall voting
San Francisco voters who have already decided on how to vote for the upcoming election in November ...
November ballot measure to address homelessness
During a rally Tuesday afternoon outside of City Hall, supporters of the Our City, Our Home measure ...
Breed builds momentum in mayor’s race tally
Board of Supervisors President London Breed leads former state Sen. Mark Leno by 1,861 votes — an ...
Breed maintains lead with 17,000 ballots left to count
San Francisco Board of Supervisors President maintained her lead over former state Sen. Mark Leno on Monday afternoon.
London Breed lead extends to 1,580 votes
Board of Supervisors President London Breed lead in San Francisco’s mayor race continued to grow on Sunday.
Breed snatches 498-vote lead over Leno
Board of Supervisors President London Breed has taken the lead over former state Sen. Mark Leno in ...
Breed shrinks Leno lead to 144 votes
San Francisco mayoral candidate and President of the Board of Supervisors London Breed continues to gain traction.
Scant 255 votes separate Leno, Breed
Former state Sen. Mark Leno is holding on to his slim lead in the San Francisco mayor’s ...
Bay Area voters back transit, highway funding
A measure to fund highway and transit improvements via tolls on state-owned bridges is leading as of early Wednesday morning.
Roving voter services help remote San Mateo residents
People living and working in sparsely populated parts of San Mateo County should have an easier time ...
City Hall voting booths open on weekends
San Francisco's Department of Elections is extending its City Hall Voting Center hours to include times during ...
Increased disclosure urged for large campaign donations
Supervisor Aaron Peskin proposed legislation to require major donors who have contributed $10,000 or more to have ...
US evicts Russian officials in SF for hacking
New U.S. sanctions against Russia for hacking efforts targeting the presidential election include kicking out Russian government ...
SF groups will unite to condemn post-election hate crimes
Community organizations in San Francisco's Japantown on Tuesday to show solidarity with minorities targeted with hate crimes since the election of Donald Trump ...
