Elections

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…

4 years ago

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 and several attorneys,…

4 years ago

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,…

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago

San Mateo heralds new touchscreen voting for November election

San Mateo County will have new voting technology for its Nov. 5 elections.

5 years ago

Marin, Sonoma test new voting machines

Marin and Sonoma counties will be testing new voting systems in coming months.

5 years ago

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 at-large election system…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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 earthquake safety and…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Gordon Mar declares victory, seals progressive majority

District 4 candidate Gordon Mar declared victory Thursday over his opponent Jessica Ho.

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Gordon Mar seizes Election Night lead in Sunset

San Francisco District 4 candidate Gordon Mar leads Tuesday night against candidate Jessica Ho.

5 years ago

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.

5 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…

5 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…

5 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.

5 years ago

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 governor.

5 years ago

Feds monitor San Mateo County polling stations

San Mateo County will be among 35 jurisdictions in 19 states that will have personnel from the U.S. Department of…

5 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…

5 years ago

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