Tough-on-crime Prop 36 gains support from business, Bay Area leaders
A controversial ballot measure intended to increase penalties for theft and drug charges is gaining serious momentum with California voters.
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A controversial ballot measure intended to increase penalties for theft and drug charges is gaining serious momentum with California voters.
A new poll is showing overwhelming support for the tough-on-crime Proposition 36. Kara St. Cyr reports. (9-20-24)
A political figure long-known to residents in San Francisco's North Beach, Aaron Peskin has served on the Board of Supervisors two times, first from 2001 to 2009 and again after being re-elected in 2015.
Non-profit executive and San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie stands as the only person running for the office who is a city hall outsider.
California now has some of the strictest laws on election deepfakes.
Stepping inside London Breed's San Francisco apartment, you instantly feel her connection to generations of family that she says are bonded both by blood and by love.
The fabricated story was created by the Kremlin-aligned Storm-1516, one of several disinformation efforts targeting the Harris-Walz campaign, a new report from Microsoft says.
Former President Donald Trump declared "I hate Taylor Swift!" in a Truth Social post Sunday, days after she endorsed Kamala Harris.
Asked to advise Catholic U.S. voters on the choice between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Pope Francis had harsh words, but no firm guidance.
San Francisco voters will be asked to consider two separate bond measures in the upcoming November election, one for schools and another for investments in medical facilities and public spaces.
Hundreds of Oakland 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to cast a vote in their local school board elections. Kelsi Thorud reports. (9-12-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
A supposed benefit of ranked-choice voting is saving money by having fewer elections but the system has also produced plenty of frustration. Wilson Walker reports. (9-12-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
For San Francisco supervisor Ahsha Safaí, his connection to his family is intertwined with his journey to public office and, now, his candidacy for mayor.
A New CBS News poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris with a slight edge in Michigan and Wisconsin while in Pennsylvania she remains even with former President Trump. The two will square off in their first debate Tuesday. Weijia Jian has more.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is facing a lone challenger on Nov. 5, former prosecutor Ryan Khojasteh.
A CBS News California investigation found roughly half of California voters will have someone new to the job running their presidential election this year.
Deepfakes - or falsified images made using AI - are already making their way into the 2024 election cycle. With some using the technology to try to defame candidates or persuade voters.
The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case laid out Thursday the schedule for next steps in the prosecution following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump enjoys immunity for "official acts" he took while in the White House. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has details.
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday laid out a number of economic proposals if he wins the presidential race in November, one of which included putting Tesla owner Elon Musk in charge of a proposed task force that would conduct a "complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government." Robert Costa has more.
The Justice Department filed charges against two people and seized more than two dozen internet domains used in a Russian interference operation, officials said.
For her third profile of the candidates for San Francisco mayor, Lauren Toms rode Muni with Daniel Lurie as he headed to a date with his wife.. (9-3-24) Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/behind-ballot-san-francisco-candidate-mayor-daniel-lurie/ Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
For her second profile of the candidates for San Francisco mayor, Lauren Toms rode along with Supervisor Ahsha Safaí as he performed some of his dad duties. (9-2-24) Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/behind-ballot-san-francisco-candidate-mayor-ahsha-safai/ Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
A politics professor at USF believes the shooting of a 49ers player in the city will impact Mayor Breed's election chances.
A politics professor at USF believes the shooting of a 49ers player in San Francisco will impact Mayor Breed's election chances. Max Darrow reports. (9-1-24)
In a new series, KPIX spent time with each of the major candidates for San Francisco mayor. First up, Lauren Toms profiles Mark Farrell. (9-1-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
