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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?
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.
Democrats retained control of both legislative chambers and won a major victory in this week's elections when voters approved Proposition 25, lowering the threshold to pass a state budget from a two-thirds vote to a simple majority.
Resurgent Republicans won control of the U.S. House Tuesday night and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's four-year tenure as the first female speaker in history neared an end.
Voter registration efforts in California appear to have paid off, with both parties seeing a boost over the past five months, according to figures released Friday.
First Lady Michelle Obama is expected to visit the Bay Area on Monday to raise money for local Democratic candidates, just a few days after her husband's brief trip to the region for the same purpose.
President Obama will be in the Bay Area Thursday to raise money for Democratic candidates, but the president will not do any public campaign events while he's here.
President Barack Obama will visit San Francisco later this week, the White House announced Monday.
Former President Bill Clinton is continuing his swing through California to mobilize Democrats on behalf of vulnerable candidates locked in tight election contests.
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.
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.
House Democrats have shelved a last-ditch effort to broker a compromise between phone, cable and Internet companies on rules that would prohibit broadband providers from blocking or degrading online traffic flowing over their networks.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger blasted the state legislature while speaking in San Francisco on Tuesday for "wasting time" while the state continues to go without a budget.
