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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
Libby Schaaf cruises to second term as Oakland mayor
With nearly half of precincts reporting as of early Wednesday morning, Libby Schaaf had 61.5 percent of the vote.Read More
Healdsburg voters approve more multi-family housing
Healdsburg voters have passed Measure P which amends the city's growth management ordinance.Read More
Cannabis tax passes easily in Contra Costa County
A Contra Costa County measure to tax and regulate marijuana businesses in a similar fashion to those dealing in alcohol and tobacco won by a wide margin.Read More
SF voters pass ‘homeless tax,’ arts funding
Proposition C, which would tax San Francisco's wealthiest companies to provide funds for housing and rehabilitating The City's homeless, appears To have passed.Read More
Google bus kills pedestrian in Mountain View
A young woman died when a Google bus hit her Monday evening in Mountain View.Read More
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.Read More
Measure W heads for passage, raising hotel, short-term rental taxes in West Marin
West Marin County voters appear to have passed Measure W, a 4 percent increase in the transient occupancy tax.Read More
Marin voters renew half-cent sales tax for transportation
Voters in Marin County appear to have passed Measure AA, a renewal of a half-cent sales tax to pay for transportation improvements.Read More
Stanford shoppers chase down purse snatchers
Purse snatchers at the Stanford Shopping Center were foiled Sunday when shoppers chased them down and recovered a stolen purse.Read More
Airbnb landlords penalized millions for faking rentals
San Francisco has settled a lawsuit with two property owners who rented out apartment units as short-term rentals through Airbnb without first registering them.Read More
Bayview Park brush fire quickly contained
San Francisco firefighters controlled a vegetation fire in Bayview Park Tuesday morning, fire officials said.Read More