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SF office janitors to vote on tentative labor agreement with increased wages, benefits
Janitors who clean San Francisco office buildings are voting Saturday on a tentative agreement including wage increases, work for laid off janitors, safety protections and medical benefits, according to...Read More
Oakland considers dropping voting age in school board elections
Oakland City Council members will decide Tuesday whether to allow 16 and 17-year-old residents to vote in the Oakland School Board elections. The Oakland Youth Vote measure, authored by...Read More
Midnight deadline nears for voter registration
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla reminded voters Tuesday that they have until the end of the night to register to vote or update their voter registration for the...Read More
Updated SF proposition results show potential for shift on two measures
San Francisco voters were asked to consider six propositions Tuesday. How ballots were cast have a direct impact on The City’s affordable housing, services for disabled and aging residents,...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
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
Half a million register to vote since Sunday
With the upcoming Nov. 8 general election just two weeks away, more than half a million Californians registered to vote online within 48 hours leading up to Monday's deadline.Read More
Bike yield law rolls through mayoral stop sign
"Slow, cautious, rolling stops" should not be an enforcement priority, Supervisor Scott Wiener said Monday.Read More
DA Gascon speaks out against new jail
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon Tuesday spoke out against plans to build a new jail.Read More
Solano County workers reach contract agreement
A tentative agreement has been reached in a contract dispute between Solano County and government workers represented by SEIU Local 1021.Read More
Kaiser mental health strike averted
A tentative union agreement reached between mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente and company officials has averted a strike set for Monday.Read More
Downsized SF jail lands $80 million grant
San Francisco was awarded an $80 million grant Thursday by the Board of State and Community Corrections to replace deteriorating city jails.Read More
CSU faculty voting to strike over stagnant wages
Faculty are voting this week on whether to authorize a statewide strike.Read More
CSU faculty rumble toward strike vote
Faculty members at all 23 California State University campuses will vote Monday morning on whether to strike. The Strike Authorization Vote will begin online and in-person for the approximate...Read More
CSU faculty schedule strike vote
About 25,000 faculty members from the 23 California State University campuses will vote next month on whether to strike.Read More
Contract ratified for 9,000 Santa Clara workers
Santa Clara County’s largest employee union on Wednesday ratified a labor contract reached with the county late last month, union officials said. The four-year tentative contract with Service Employees...Read More
Sierra Club denounces state’s new electricity rate
A San Francisco-based conservation group said a new electricity rate plan passed Friday will raise rates on majority of customers and make the air dirtier.Read More
Supes reject Mission housing moratorium
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors rejected a proposed moratorium on market-rate housing development in the Mission.Read More
Cortese clings to slim hopes in San Jose mayor race
San Jose mayor candidate Dave Cortese Friday showed no signs of conceding Tuesday's election despite new vote tallies from absentee ballots.Read More