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New Western Addition fire station showcases results of quake bond funding
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced plans to introduce a $628.5 million earthquake safety bond.Read More
Charter amendment seeks to boost affordable housing development
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday a number of proposals that will help expedite building affordable housing and housing for teachers. The first charter amendment would help the...Read More
Paul Miyamoto, SF chief deputy sheriff, announces run for top job
San Francisco Chief Deputy Sheriff Paul Miyamoto is officially part of the race to become The City’s next sheriff.Read More
Special election pits senior housing, homeless services against open space
Alameda residents are voting in a special election Tuesday on two competing measures that will decide the fate of vacant former federal offices on a 3.65-acre parcel on McKay...Read More
Marin, Sonoma test new voting machines
Marin and Sonoma counties will be testing new voting systems in coming months.Read More
Kamala Harris unfurls historic White House bid
It had to happen in Oakland; the progressive hometown where Kamala Harris set out to make history. Read More
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 manually count.Read More
Gordon Mar declares victory, seals progressive majority
District 4 candidate Gordon Mar declared victory Thursday over his opponent Jessica Ho.Read More
Gordon Mar seizes Election Night lead in Sunset
San Francisco District 4 candidate Gordon Mar leads Tuesday night against candidate Jessica Ho.Read More
Matt Haney wins District 6 over Johnson, Trauss
District 6 Supervisor hopeful Matt Haney has pulled into an early lead Tuesday night.Read More
Pelosi pledges bipartisanship after Democrats win House control
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi pledged to work with Republicans on a number of issues -- among them building infrastructure and lowering prescription drug costs.Read More
Voters retain city council incumbents in Belmont, Half Moon Bay, Millbrae
Many incumbents had success in City Council races around San Mateo County in Tuesday’s election. Belmont voters re-elected all three of their incumbents, with Julia Mates, Warren Lieberman and...Read More
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 a seat with no incumbent running.Read More
Mountain View approves per-employee tax on city businesses
A business license tax on the ballot in Mountain View is headed to a victory with more than 65 percent of voters approving Measure P. With 100 percent of...Read More
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.Read More
Loren Taylor in, Desley Brooks out as District 6 councilmember
Entrepreneur and management consultant Loren Taylor was elected to be the new councilmember for District 6 in East Oakland.Read More
Santa Rosa voters reject affordable housing bond measure
Santa Rosa voters rejected Measure N, a $124 million bond sale for affordable housing for low- and middle-income families..Read More
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 new commercial development at the Baylands property in Brisbane...Read More
Longtime Marin prosecutor Lori Frugoli elected District Attorney
Marin County Deputy District Attorney Lori Frugoli was elected as the county's new district attorney.Read More
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.Read More