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Certified Contra Costa County election results: Solid Dem lean despite gerrymandered outlier
Certified Contra Costa County election results were mostly unsurprising, but one in particular reflects the glaring impact of gerrymandering.Read More
Prop. A loss to have ‘cascading impact’ on transit projects
The SFMTA is reckoning with the Prop. A defeat, and how the loss of funding will impact a whole host of planned projects.Read More
SF election dust settles with most ballots counted, voters deal mayor mixed hand
Most recent election results are a mixed bag for San Francisco’s mayor. Breed will replace the DA, but takes an L on her infrastructure bill.Read More
In latest shift rightward, fed-up San Francisco voters recall progressive Boudin
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin seems headed for recall, as preliminary results show an energized opposition has mobilized to reverse his election in 2019. Preliminary results from the...Read More
Ballot measure in works for vital San Francisco library funding
A ballot measure proposal is in the works that would let voters choose to renew the primary funding source for San Francisco libraries. Read More
SF voters may be asked to renew half-cent transportation sales tax
San Francisco voters could again be asked to renew the half-cent transportation sales tax to fund transit and street safety improvements.Read More
Matt Haney secures Assembly seat with nearly two-thirds vote
In a rare April election with historically low turnout, Matt Haney secured an Assembly seat by a nearly two-thirds margin over David Campos.Read More
District 3 candidates diverge in approach to city’s pressing issues
The five candidates running for San Jose City Council's District 3 seat diverge in their focus and approach to the city's pressing issues.Read More
Upgrades to Muni facilities, train control system face funding hurdle on June ballot
San Francisco voters this June will decide on a $400 million bond measure that would help fund infrastructure improvements to aging Muni facilities. In a second reading Tuesday, the...Read More
Mayor accuses Valero of scaring off candidates with campaign ‘war chest’
A political action committee mostly backed by Valero Energy is poised to pump $232,000 into the upcoming Benicia City Council race, according to the PAC’s campaign disclosure statement. Working...Read More
Huge majority of San Francisco voters recall school board members
San Francisco Board of Education, special election, recall, Alison Collins, Gabriela Lopez, Faauuga Moliga, London Breed, Scott Wiener, SEIU Local 1021, United Educators of San Francisco. front, Read More
Haney, Campos to tangle in April runoff for SF Assembly seat
The fate of a vacant San Francisco-based state Assembly seat will be decided in an April runoff election between Matt Haney and David Campos.Read More
Aging Muni facilities would see refresh under $400 million bond for June ballot
San Francisco voters in June of next year could decide on a $400 million general obligation bond measure to improve The City’s transit system’s infrastructure.Read More
London Breed seeks ‘reset’ over school board goals with ballot measure
San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants to “reset” and refocus the Board of Education’s goals and priorities in a proposed ballot measure in June 2022.Read More
School board, DA recall elections to cost San Francisco $12 million
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman Tuesday requested $12 million to fund two recall elections in 2022, one that addresses three school district board commissioners and...Read More
Supes move to ban city-funded travel, contracts with recent voter restriction states
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance to ban all city-funded travel to states that have recently enacted laws restricting voting rights. Under the new...Read More
Three SF Board of Education commissioners face recall election
Three San Francisco Board of Education commissioners will face a recall election in February, officials with the San Francisco Department of Elections said on Monday. Elections officials certified three...Read More
San Jose considers pushing mayor’s race to presidential election ballot
For the first time since residents got the power to vote for San Jose mayor in 1966, the city’s top elected official could be decided on the same ballot...Read More
Legislators consider recall election reform, call current codes ‘anti-democratic’
Legislators are planning hearings to consider how the state can reform election code to make recall efforts more democratic.Read More
Newsom makes acceptance speech less than hour after polls close
Gov. Gavin Newsom survives the recall effort by wide margins in a race called less than an hour after polls closed.Read More