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Jane Kim promises clean streets if elected mayor
San Francisco Supervisor and mayoral candidate Jane Kim unveiled her plans on Wednesday to clean up the streets if voters elect her in June to become The City's next...Read More
Eight candidates file for SF mayor
A total of eight candidates people filed papers to run for San Francisco's June 5 mayoral election by Tuesday's 5 p.m. deadline.Read More
London Breed declares for mayor’s race
Acting Mayor London Breed Friday declared her intention to run in a special election scheduled for June.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
Monday is last day to register to vote Nov. 8
Monday is the last day for Bay Area residents and Californians in general to register to vote for the Nov. 8 General Election.Read More
Santa Clara leaders decry ‘rigged election’
Santa Clara County leaders spoke out against national rhetoric alleging election-rigging and voter fraud that they said won't happen at polling places.Read More
Tenant groups rally against Props P, U
Labor, tenant and faith groups rallied at Glide Memorial in opposition to ballot measures they said could reduce the amount of affordable housing in San Francisco.Read More
East Bay office hopefuls vie for five local seats
A position on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and four seats on the Hayward City Council are the only competitive local races on the ballot in Alameda County...Read More
Soda tax could again see SF ballot
The sugar-sweetened drink tax could see the November ballot even though its proponents missed the deadline to submit an initiative petition.Read More
Newsom off and running for California governor
Lt. Gov. and former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday he is running for governor in 2018.Read More
Kamala Harris sets sights on U.S. Senate
Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Tuesday morning she is running for U.S. Senate.Read More
Wiener: Ballot measure process needs redo
Scott Wiener is proposing a slew of reforms to the ballot initiative process in San Francisco.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
Campos concedes to Chiu in Assembly race
San Francisco Supervisor David Campos has conceded the race for the District 17 state assembly seat.Read More
25-year-old wins seat on BART board
It's out with the old and in with the new at BART, as voters replaced a veteran board member with a 25-year-old Cal grad. Read More
Have a Coke and a scowl
Richmond voters will decide in November on the nation's first tax on sodas and sugary drinks.Read More
Quan recall unlikely as deadlines loom
Groups are rushing to gather enough signatures to recall Oakland Mayor Jean Quan before their deadline approaches. Read More
Three strikes changes look headed for ballot
California's three-strikes law is tough, and it looks like voters will get a chance to relax it — slightly — in the November election.Read More