Closer Look: Criticism Mounting Over Ranked Choice Voting
Rank Choice Voting is not without its critics or champions. Those in favor of the practice claim it saves money, decreases negative campaigning and brings out more voters to the polls.
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Rank Choice Voting is not without its critics or champions. Those in favor of the practice claim it saves money, decreases negative campaigning and brings out more voters to the polls.
Members of Congress would be prohibited from using insider information for investments under legislation filed in the wake of a CBS News "60 Minutes" report.
The Obama administration wanted the failing solar energy company Solyndra to delay announcing employee layoffs last year until after the 2010 midterm elections, Republican investigators say.
Measure I, the temporary fiscal emergency parcel tax, lost with 62 percent voting against it, according to preliminary results.
While riot police sweeping through Occupy Wall Street tent cities recently may suggest a coordinated national effort, authorities maintain it was a coincidence.
Occupy Santa Rosa protesters Tuesday are claiming city officials have disregarded their suggestions regarding the issuance of permits for the group to continue camping on City Hall property.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee visited the "Occupy SF" encampment at Justin Herman Plaza for the first time Tuesday morning and said he was "a little disappointed" with the conditions at the camp.
Oakland residents have now grown divided over the Occupy movement, but continue to have very strong negative opinions of Mayor Jean Quan, according to a newly released KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll.
Legislation in San Francisco to ban all retailers and restaurants from using plastic bags and mandating a charge for each recycled bag is moving forward, after the measure got a green light yesterday by a supervisors' committee.
Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi is set to return to court early next year to face charges that she shoplifted clothing from a San Francisco department store.
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In his first statement since being seriously injured during a clash between Oakland police and Occupy demonstrators, Scott Olsen said he is feeling a lot better.
Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and her husband participated in an IPO from Visa, just as a troublesome piece of legislation that would have hurt credit card companies began making its way through the House.
Two University of California, Berkeley grads who were accused of spying and imprisoned in Iran are planning to get married in the spring.
Some San Jose lawmakers aren't on board with the proposal to reduce speed limits near schools because they say a cost is involved.
