Solyndra House Hearing Turns Into a Partisan Skirmish
A Friday House hearing into bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra and its half a billion dollar federal loan guarantee turned into a tense partisan skirmish.
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A Friday House hearing into bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra and its half a billion dollar federal loan guarantee turned into a tense partisan skirmish.
A new California Field Poll shows that while ballot propositions are declining in popularity, most voters still don't want to turn their initiative power over to politicians.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan announced Thursday that Assistant Police Chief Howard Jordan will serve as acting police chief for the city following the surprise resignation of Chief Anthony Batts earlier this week.
The growing number of Tagalog and Vietnamese speakers in Alameda County has elections officials scrambling to translate ballots, signage and other voter information in order to comply with federal law.
69% of Oaklanders surveyed in a KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll said they had little or no confidence in Mayor Jean Quan.
Occupy Wall Street made its way to Walnut Creek on Wednesday afternoon, when about 300 people rallied in solidarity with the now nation-wide movement.
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said Wednesday he has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that donors to interim Mayor Ed Lee's campaign laundered money.
Protesters have blocked the doors to Wells Fargo's corporate headquarters in downtown San Francisco Wednesday morning. At least 11 protesters were arrested.
Opponents of a California law requiring that the contributions of gays and lesbians be taught in public schools have failed in their attempt to qualify a ballot referendum to repeal the law.
president of the city's Transportation Board, Tom Nolan, is questioning whether San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera should be allowed to give legal advice on the Central Subway Project, given his vocal political opposition to the project.
115,000 San Francisco voters are getting voter information pamphlets that instruct them to go to the wrong polling place on Election Day.
Early voting started Tuesday for San Francisco's Nov. 8 election and many candidates took advantage, filling out their ballots at City Hall.
One of the dozens of bills signed by Governor Jerry Brown helps protect the assets of the elderly by closing an important loop hole.
"Occupy Oakland" demonstrators who converged on Frank Ogawa Plaza on Monday afternoon remained camped out in front of Oakland City Hall Tuesday morning.
Gov. Jerry Brown managed to both satisfy and frustrate just about everybody as he signed and vetoed hundreds of bills over the weekend.
