California voters approve data privacy expansion
Proposition 24 includes provisions to triple the fines for companies that violate kids' privacy and will create a dedicated state agency to enforce the law that was passed in 2018.
Measure to create new SF sanitation and streets department passes
According to the latest results, more than 60 percent of voters approved the measure, which needed just a simple majority to pass.
Teens struggle to gain voting power in San Francisco; appear to be losing on state level
Statewide, teens didn't fare as well.
4 incumbents, 2 newcomers join SF Board of Supervisors
Four incumbent San Francisco supervisors appeared to have secured their spot after ranked-choice voting.
Prop D: San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approve sheriff's oversight board
According to Supervisor Shamann Walton, who drafted the measure, the Sheriff's Department needs a dedicated oversight board and inspector general to increase accountability and transparency.
Voters support most education funding measures in Santa Clara County
Nearly all parcel taxes and school bonds are poised to pass as of early Wednesday morning.
Regional medical center preps for possible surge in election night cardiac patients
At least one Bay Area hospital prepared for a possible surge in cardiac patients as Election Day returns start flowing in Tuesday night.
SkyFOX over Chase Center in San Francisco as voting continues
SkyFOX flew over Chase Center around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Bayfair Mall closing early amid reports of planned looting on election night
The San Leandro Police Department has received reports of planned looting at Bayfair Mall on election night.
San Francisco Bay Area local 2020 election results
Get complete results of city, county and other local 2020 elections in the San Francisco Bay Area.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom spends Election Day phone banking in San Francisco
Gov. Gavin Newsom chose Manny’s, which his office touted as the "country’s first and only outdoor socially distanced set of booths" where community members have been coming to phone bank, text bank, and write over 25,000 letters to swing-state voters.
San Francisco Bay Area and California 2020 election results
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Emotions high and eggs fly after Trump caravan visits Marin City
What happened in Marin City, they say, is a microcosm of the politically charged feelings raging throughout the country with just hours left to the election.
Bay Area breaks election turnout records, officials are thrilled
Entering countdown mode, elections officials are thrilled that voter registration and early turnout are breaking records.
What if your polling place is closed on Election Day?
As if the pandemic weren't enough concern for voters, you need to check if your traditional voting place is open. Best advice at this late stage: know exactly where you need to go to either drop off your ballot or vote in person.
East Bay businesses boarded up fearing Election Day fallout
Kathy Hemmenway, Executive Director of Walnut Creek Downtown, said stores are making the individual decision whether to take precautions or not. She said there was no mandate to board up from the city or police department.
Steph Curry shows up at Oakland voting site to get out the vote
"We're down to the wire," Steph Curry said. "If you haven't gone out and voted by mail or in person yet, you still have time."
Bay Area businesses board up storefronts bracing for post-election protests, civil unrest
Concerns are growing of civil unrest on election night and the days following.
Bay Area early voting numbers show impressive turnout
So far, 122,000 vote-by-mail ballots have been collected in Marin County, and the county is projected to surpass the 70 percent voter turnout rate.
Bay Area early voting numbers show impressive turnout
Elissa Harrington reports.