Election Results
Prop 6 To Repeal Gas Tax RejectedProposition 6--the repeal a gasoline tax increase for transportation projects in California--is trailing in early returns.
Bay Area County-By-County Election ResultsHere are Tuesday night's local election results county-by-county for Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties.
California Statewide Election ResultsHere are the results of the California statewide ballot issues including governor, lt. governor and the ballot propositions.
California Statewide Ballot PropositionsHere are the election results for the statewide propositions.
Mayor of OaklandHere are the election results for the race of mayor of Oakland.
California - US House of RepresentativesHere are the results for the California races for the U.S. House Of Representatives.
California State SenateHere are the results for the State Senate Races.
California State Assembly 4-22Here are the results for the State Assembly Races for Districts 4-22.
California State Assembly 24-30Here are the results for the State Assembly Races for Districts 24-30.
Bay Area Politics
Pelosi's Triumph: A Reminder Why She's Set To Be SpeakerIt has been quite a week for Rep. Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco.
House, Senate Approve Speier Bill Targeting Sexual Harassment In CongressBoth the Senate and the House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo) Thursday to reform how sexual harassment is handled on Capitol Hill.
Pelosi Coat Worn To Trump Meeting A Hit On Social Media, Will Be Re-IssuedNancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), the likely next House speaker, caused a stir Tuesday when she engaged in a spirited Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump.
Pledge To Limit Tenure As Speaker Wins Over Pelosi CriticsRep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) all but ensured Wednesday that she will become House speaker next month, quelling a revolt by disgruntled younger Democrats by agreeing to limit her tenure to no more than four additional years in the chamber's top post.
San Francisco Leaders Mark 1 Year Since Death Of Mayor Ed LeeSan Francisco city officials celebrated the life of the late Mayor Ed Lee with a lively ceremony Wednesday morning at City Hall on the one-year anniversary of his death.
Trump Escalates Shutdown Threat In Public Spat With Pelosi, SchumerPresident Donald Trump is escalating his shutdown threat over U.S.-Mexico border wall funding at a heated White House meeting with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco and Chuck Schumer.
Politics
Family: Travel Ban Keeping Mother From Dying Son In OaklandPresident Trump's travel ban, which applies to travelers from mostly Muslim majority nations, is preventing a mother in Egypt from seeing her dying son at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland.
Giuliani Bashes Cohen, Defends Trump's 'Hush Money' PaymentsPresident Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, came out swinging today as he defended “hush money” payments to two women weeks before the November 2016 election.
California Becomes First State to Mandate Zero-Emission Bus FleetCalifornia moved Friday to eliminate climate-changing fossil fuels from its fleet of 12,000 transit buses, enacting a first-in-the-nation mandate that will vastly increase the number of electric buses on the road.
California Politics
Sen. Kamala Harris Faces Questions Over Former Aide Accused of Sexual HarassmentSen. Kamala Harris is facing questions about why she was apparently unaware that her longtime aide Larry Wallace was accused of sexual harassment.
California Supreme Court Chief Justice Gives Up GOP LabelThe chief justice of the California Supreme Court in San Francisco says concerns about increasing polarization in the country prompted her to give up her Republican Party affiliation.
CPUC Proposes Plan To Tax Text MessagesThe San Francisco-based California Public Utilities Commission want to tax text messages to increase funds for programs that bring connectivity to underserved residents.
National Politics
Silicon Valley May Have Done 'Bare Minimum' To Help Russia Investigation, Senate Intel Committee ToldThe Senate Intelligence Committee has been advised that Silicon Valley's social media companies might have provided the "bare minimum" amount of data to aid the panel's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Family: Travel Ban Keeping Mother From Dying Son In OaklandPresident Trump's travel ban, which applies to travelers from mostly Muslim majority nations, is preventing a mother in Egypt from seeing her dying son at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland.
Sen. Kamala Harris Faces Questions Over Former Aide Accused of Sexual HarassmentSen. Kamala Harris is facing questions about why she was apparently unaware that her longtime aide Larry Wallace was accused of sexual harassment.
Michelle Obama Meets Youth Leaders, Pitches Memoir In San Jose VisitFormer first lady Michelle Obama had an intimate discussion with about 30 youth leaders in South San Jose Friday afternoon, returning to the organization where she got her start in the nonprofit world 25 years ago.
