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About 900,000 eligible voters in Santa Clara County may be limited to vote-by-mail ballots in November if county leaders decide it's unsafe to open voting centers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign came to an end Wednesday as the Vermont senator announced he was withdrawing from the race, leaving many of his supporters in the Bay Area in a tough spot.
The Hayward City Council voted on Tuesday night to expand eviction protections to businesses and other commercial building tenants during the new coronavirus pandemic.
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office is mailing ballots this week for two special May 5 elections for districts within the county.
California Sen. Kamala Harris has made an unusual fundraising move that is sure to fuel speculation about her prospects to be Joe Biden's running mate.
Senator Bernie Sanders is suspending his campaign for president, after falling behind former Vice President Joe Biden in recent primary contests. He announced his decision to campaign staff Wednesday morning.
A 70-townhome residential project in northeastern Concord can move forward, with the Concord City Council's rejection of an appeal.
SF Supervisors have introduced an emergency ordinance that would secure some 7000 hotel rooms to house homeless people, by April 26, when COVID-19 is expected to peak in the city.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he is working with the Legislature on an economic stimulus package for immigrants in the country illegally and others not covered by the federal stimulus package approved by Congress.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday following an uproar over his handling of a coronavirus outbreak on an aircraft carrier and his harsh rebuke of the ship's commander after his desperate plea for help was leaked to the media.
There are now three confirmed cases of inmates at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin testing positive for the novel coronavirus, according to Alameda County's Assistant Sheriff.
Elected officials and workers from three different Bay Area cities announced Tuesday they're pushing for emergency paid sick leave ordinances to protect essential workers.
San Francisco has reversed a plan to shelter homeless people at the Moscone Center and instead will continue with a plan to place homeless people at hotels in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus,
California judicial leaders on Monday adopted a statewide emergency order suspending evictions to help deal with the COVID-19 crisis that has crippled the court system.
While Governor Gavin Newsom imposed a ban on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic so people wouldn't get thrown out of their apartments, two San Jose City Council members are taking the next step, saying they shouldn't have to pay anything.
