McNerney Maintains Slight Lead In East Bay Congressional Race
A Democratic congressman from the East Bay is maintaining a slight lead over his Republican challenger, with thousands of ballots still uncounted.
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A Democratic congressman from the East Bay is maintaining a slight lead over his Republican challenger, with thousands of ballots still uncounted.
Nancy Pelosi, the nation's first female House speaker, said Friday she will try to keep her spot as leader of the House Democrats despite huge election losses that cost her party the majority.
Paul Krutko worked on high-profile projects such as the Earthquakes soccer stadium and a proposed downtown ballpark.
Approximately 75 voting ballots that disappeared when officials say a San Francisco polling inspector took off with them Tuesday have been found.
This week's midterm elections changed the political landscape in parts of the country. Randy Coleman of San Rafael asked this Good Question: How did states become red for Republicans and blue for Democrats?
Oakland residents passed a ballot measure on Tuesday that keeps the police department from having to layoff more officers.
California is set to send another 5,000 inmates to private prisons to reduce crowding in state-run lockups.
Governor-elect Jerry Brown made a brief stop at the state Capitol on Thursday, meeting with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers from both parties to get an insider's glimpse at the state's fiscal problems.
Election officials estimate voter turnout in California for this year's general election was on par with past years at less than 60 percent, despite some fiercely competitive races and voter frustration with the status quo.
Two days after voters went to the polls, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris remains slightly ahead of Los Angeles D.A. Steve Cooley in the race for State Attorney General.
The results of Tuesday's election still haven't been certified, and Governor-elect Jerry Brown and the state Senate minority leader have already started the discussion on how to help small businesses and spur job creation in the private sector.
The Bay Area's only competitive congressional race remained too close to call Wednesday.
Officials in San Jose are hoping changes that they have made will stimulate housing development citywide.
BART's board of directors has experienced little turnover in recent years, but former East Bay Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Robert Raburn shook it up in Tuesday's election by comfortably beating three-term incumbent Carole Ward Allen of Oakland.
Who will take over as mayor of the city once Gavin Newsom heads to Sacramento to become Lieutenant Governor?
