San Francisco Supervisors To Face Each Other In Runoff For State Assembly Seat
Two San Francisco supervisors will face each other in a runoff race for one of the city's state assembly seats this November following Tuesday's primary election.
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Two San Francisco supervisors will face each other in a runoff race for one of the city's state assembly seats this November following Tuesday's primary election.
It's been 25 years since the Chinese Army used brute force to put down a massive protest at Tiananmen Square in Beijing where scores were killed as soldiers and tanks rolled though.
Apathetic Democrats who didn't bother to vote undercut party candidates in California, where Republicans eager to send an Election Day rebuke to President Barack Obama and Sacramento Democrats made their mark in key races.
The San Jose City Council deadlocked on Tuesday in its years-long effort to regulate medical medical Marijuana collectives and dispensaries.
Alameda County voters approved four of the five tax measures that were on the ballot in Tuesday's election.
In a low-turnout primary election in Santa Clara County Tuesday, the races for mayor of San Jose and three of five San Jose city councilmembers are headed for runoff elections this fall, Sheriff Laurie Smith was re-elected, and all eight ballot measures passed, according to unofficial results.
In one of the highest-spending elections in the state, Democrat Steve Glazer failed to stay in the race for the East Bay's 16th Assembly District leaving Dublin Mayor Tim Sbranti set to challenge Republican attorney Catharine Baker, who kept a firm lead over all three her opponents, for the coveted seat in November.
Gov. Jerry Brown has easily advanced to the general election, setting up a historic bid for his fourth term as California governor.
More than two months after being charged in a federal corruption case, suspended State Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) received more than 200,000 votes for Secretary of State in Tuesday's primary election.
The race to represent much of Silicon Valley in the U.S. House of Representatives is setting up to be one of the hottest contests in November, after Democrats Mike Honda and Ro Khanna became the top two finishers in Tuesday's primary election.
In one of the highest-spending elections in the state, Republican Catharine Baker held a firm lead over three Democratic opponents for the East Bay 16th Assembly District race.
San Francisco's Waterfront Development Height Proposal was approved by voters in Tuesday's election, making it clear they don't want tall developments blocking views along San Francisco Bay.
Voters in two far Northern California counties are showing only tepid interest in advisory measures that call for creating a 51st state named Jefferson.
California voters handily approved ballot measures Tuesday requiring that local governments pay the cost of making their records and meetings public and redirecting $600 million in bond money to provide housing for low-income veterans.
In the race for California Superintendent of Public Instruction, incumbent Tom Torlakson staked an early lead over fellow Democrat Marshall Tuck while a a third GOP candidate had a surprisingly strong showing, according to early results.
