San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Wages NLCS Bet With Philadelphia's Mayor
The stakes are high as the San Francisco Giants prepare for Saturday's opening game of the National League Championship Series versus the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The stakes are high as the San Francisco Giants prepare for Saturday's opening game of the National League Championship Series versus the Philadelphia Phillies.
Former President Bill Clinton urged Democrats to push past apathy and turn out the vote for Democrats this November, despite economic woes and a political climate that he said is encouraging discord and division.
Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government will enforce its marijuana laws in California even if the state's voters approve a ballot measure to legalize the drug.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said technology companies are instrumental to the Obama Administration's goals for promoting peace and prosperity abroad.
Former President Bill Clinton addressed about 6,000 cheering supporters at UCLA Friday night for gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown and lieutenant governor hopeful Gavin Newsom.
Looking ahead to next month's midterm elections, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday that the country needs to elect business-minded candidates who will not sell out their principles for the sake of bipartisanship.
A shrinking state work force has prompted Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman to revise the number of state government positions she wants to eliminate.
San Francisco's political landscape is facing a possible big turnover this November, with its mayor and district attorney running for statewide office and four seats on the Board of Supervisors up for grabs.
With just a couple of weeks to go before the November election, an already contentious City Council race in East San Jose just got more heated.
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer appears to have a distinct financial advantage going into the final weeks of her campaign against Republican Carly Fiorina, but spending from conservative groups could help dull that edge.
The Democratic incumbent in California's most reliably competitive congressional district appears to have a significant financial advantage leading up to the November 2 election.
Across the Bay Area, like in so many other communities around California, an aggressive effort was launched to encourage adults to register to vote.
Hayward is joining a list of Alameda County cities taking steps to improve the environment by restricting the use of polystyrene foam.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is airing a campaign ad that attacks Jerry Brown's opposition to the death penalty but is misleading because of what it omits.
Sarah Palin has begun a three-day swing through California as she embarks on a tour that is equal parts promotional and political in a state that has been slow to embrace her conservative star power.
