California Qualifies New Political Party For Upcoming Ballot
A new political party that aims to change the way we elect a president is gaining momentum. The Americans Elect group has collected enough signatures to appear on the June Primary ballot.
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A new political party that aims to change the way we elect a president is gaining momentum. The Americans Elect group has collected enough signatures to appear on the June Primary ballot.
California's attorney general is suing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, demanding that the government-backed companies respond to questions in a state investigation.
The Palo Alto City Council on Monday night approved the wording of the city's official position on high-speed rail, calling for the project to be "terminated."
A coalition of medical marijuana activists that represents dispensary workers has proposed a 2012 ballot initiative that would create an appointed Board of Medical Marijuana Enforcement.
KCBS, CBS 5 and SF Chronicle Insider Phil Matier shared his thoughts on the recall effort for Oakland Mayor Jean Quan.
Labor leaders in Oakland said they will help Mayor Jean Quan defeat the campaign to recall her from office.
A new political party will appear on California's presidential election ballot next year, the first time since 1995 that a party has been added.
The Bay Area congressional delegation was heading back to the nation's capitol Monday to vote on a measure to extend a middle class tax cut.
Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader whose iron rule and nuclear ambitions dominated world security fears for more than a decade, has died. He was 69.
A gay rights group has been cleared to start gathering signatures for a measure that would rescind the gay marriage ban known as Proposition 8.
The United Nations' top climate change official joined Gov. Jerry Brown in San Francisco for a conference addressing the costs associated with preparing for the effects of a warming world.
A House committee questioned the head of the California High-Speed Rail Authority on Thursday about the growing cost of building a rail line to connect the state's major cities.
Lawmakers began a broader inquiry over of how colleges have responded to non-violent Occupy protests.
State Senator Mark DeSaulnier wants to put the brakes on a move by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission from Oakland to San Francisco.
Gov. Jerry Brown says California needs to make about $1 billion in midyear cuts to schools and social services.
