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 ... By Bay City NewsJune 1, 20200 News
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 ... By Bay City NewsDecember 22, 2019 East Bay
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 ... By Jerold ChinnNovember 8, 2019 Election
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 ... By Bay City NewsNovember 6, 2019 Election
San Mateo heralds new touchscreen voting for November election San Mateo County will have new voting technology for its Nov. 5 elections. By Bay City NewsJuly 10, 2019 Election
Marin, Sonoma test new voting machines Marin and Sonoma counties will be testing new voting systems in coming months. By Bay City NewsFebruary 1, 20190
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 ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 30, 2019
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 ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 10, 2019
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 ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 8, 2019
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. ... By Bay City NewsNovember 17, 2018
Gordon Mar declares victory, seals progressive majority District 4 candidate Gordon Mar declared victory Thursday over his opponent Jessica Ho. By Jerold ChinnNovember 8, 20180 Election
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 ... By Bay City NewsNovember 8, 2018
Gordon Mar seizes Election Night lead in Sunset San Francisco District 4 candidate Gordon Mar leads Tuesday night against candidate Jessica Ho. By Jerold ChinnNovember 7, 2018 Election
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 ... By Bay City NewsNovember 7, 2018
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. By Bay City NewsNovember 7, 2018
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 ... By Bay City NewsNovember 7, 20180
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 ... By Bay City NewsNovember 7, 2018
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 ... By Bay City NewsNovember 7, 2018 Bay Area
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 ... By Bay City NewsNovember 6, 2018 Election
Feds monitor San Mateo County polling stations San Mateo County will be among 35 jurisdictions in 19 states that will have personnel from the ... By Bay City NewsNovember 5, 2018
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. By Bay City NewsNovember 5, 20180
Museum of Ice Cream workers serve message to voters What makes people excited to register to vote? Perhaps, ice cream. By Brian NeumannOctober 17, 2018 News
San Francisco kicks off City Hall voting San Francisco voters who have already decided on how to vote for the upcoming election in November ... By Jerold ChinnOctober 10, 2018 Election
November ballot measure to address homelessness During a rally Tuesday afternoon outside of City Hall, supporters of the Our City, Our Home measure ... By Bay City NewsJuly 9, 2018
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 ... By Jerold ChinnJune 13, 2018
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. By Jerold ChinnJune 11, 20180 Election
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. By Jerold ChinnJune 10, 2018 Election
Breed snatches 498-vote lead over Leno Board of Supervisors President London Breed has taken the lead over former state Sen. Mark Leno in ... By Jerold ChinnJune 9, 2018 Election
Breed shrinks Leno lead to 144 votes San Francisco mayoral candidate and President of the Board of Supervisors London Breed continues to gain traction. By Jerold ChinnJune 9, 2018 Election
Scant 255 votes separate Leno, Breed Former state Sen. Mark Leno is holding on to his slim lead in the San Francisco mayor’s ... By Jerold ChinnJune 7, 2018 Election
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. By Jerold ChinnJune 6, 20180 News
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 ... By Bay City NewsJune 2, 2018
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 ... By Bay City NewsMay 25, 2018
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 ... By Jerold ChinnFebruary 14, 2018 Government
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 ... By Bay City NewsDecember 29, 2016
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 ... By Bay City NewsNovember 20, 20160