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| Jan.24 |
Bay Area |
Voters to decide to hike almost all Bay Area bridge tolls The Bay Area Toll Authority was unanimous: let voters decide whether tolls on all seven state-owned bridges should go up, significantly
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| Apr.12 |
SF Mission |
Community 'horrified' at SF DA's decision to not charge officers in shooting
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| Nov.14 |
SF City Hall |
San Francisco mayor says election will not change the city
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| Aug.29 |
Woodside |
Donald Trump holds fundraiser at private home in Woodside |
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| Aug.18 |
SF Castro |
Nude statue of Donald Trump raises eyebrows in San Francisco
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| Jun.6 |
Antioch |
Bill Clinton holds rally in Antioch to drum up support for Hillary Clinton |
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SF Presidio |
Bernie Sanders San Francisco concert draws thousands |
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| Jun.2 |
San Jose Downtown |
Hundreds of protesters greet Donald Trump in San Jose |
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| May.26 |
SF Downtown |
Hillary Clinton makes campaign stop in San Francisco
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| May.25 |
Chinatown |
Bill Clinton makes pitch to Bay Area ahead of California primary |
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| May.18 |
SF Downtown |
Bernie Sanders attends downtown SF union rally |
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| May.6 |
SF Downtown |
Hillary Clinton's Bay Area stop draws support, protests |
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| Apr.29 |
Burlingame |
5 arrested,1 injured in chaotic protest outside Burlingame Republican Convention
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Burlingame |
Kasich calls for balance on gay rights, religion |
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| Apr.8 |
Pacific Heights |
At SF fundraiser, Obama criticizes GOP over high court nominee
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| Feb.11 |
Milpitas |
President Obama wraps up two Bay Area fundraisers He arrived in the Bay Area Wednesday night for two fundraisers in Silicon Valley to help raise money for the Democratic Party.
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| Feb.10 |
Moffett Field |
President Barack Obama lands in Bay Area to attend Democratic Party events |
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| Nov.3 |
SF City Hall |
Prop. F: Measure to restrict Airbnb rentals losing by wide margin San Francisco voters are poised to hand a decisive victory to Airbnb and city residents who want to turn their homes into vacation rentals
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SF City Hall |
Hennessy defeats scandal-plagued Mirkarimi in S.F. sheriff race
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Los Altos |
Tax measures in South Bay, Peninsula find mixed success |
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SF City Hall |
Peskin ahead of Christensen in District 3 race in early returns |
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SF City Hall |
San Francisco to re-elect mayor amid development worries Ed Lee is favored to win re-election even as the ballot reflects deep concern over the tech-driven development he's championed in his 5 year...
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| Oct.10 |
SF Downtown |
Obama takes some delight in House GOP struggles at DNC fundraiser 
Obama opened a DNC fundraiser with 1,000-plus donors by telling the audience that rapper Kanye West was thinking about running for House spe...
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| Jun.19 |
Pacific Heights |
Obama attends funraiser |
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| Nov.10 |
San Jose City Hall |
Dave Cortese conceded close San Jose mayor's race| Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese conceded the close San Jose mayor's race with city councilman Sam Liccardo | |
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| Nov.8 |
Berkeley |
Berkeley passed soda tax Berkeley became the first city in the nation to adopt a soda tax. Measure D levied a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened drinks
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| Nov.7 |
San Jose |
Ro Khanna conceded to long-time Congressman Mike Honda
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| Nov.5 |
Oakland Downtown |
Libby Schaaf declared victory in Oakland mayor's race Map of Lake Merritt Oakland Surrounded by her supporters and campaign staff, Libby Schaaf declared victory in the Oakland mayor's race
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San Jose City Hall |
Sam Liccardo declares victory; Dave Cortese not conceding |
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| Nov.4 |
San Francisco |
Higher minimum wage in SF leading easily in early returns |
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| Jul.22 |
SFO |
Obama arrives in Bay Area for fundraisers Air Force One touched down at 9:18 p.m., a little more than six hours after the president landed in Seattle for fundraisers
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| May.8 |
Los Altos |
President Barack Obama in Bay Area once again |
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| Nov.5 |
SF Downtown |
8 Washington condo project losing big in S.F. |
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| Jun.6 |
Palo Alto |
Obama arrives in Bay Area for fundraising blitz
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| Apr.3 |
SFO |
President Obama visiting Bay Area for fundraisers The president has no public appearances scheduled for his trip to the Bay Area, but he is scheduled to attend four private local fundraisers
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| Nov.6 |
Richmond |
Richmond soda tax gets off to rough start The hotly contested sugar-sweetened beverage tax was losing by a wide margin in early returns Tuesday, with 68 percent of voters saying no
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| Oct.8 |
South of Market |
Obama's fundraiser at InterContinental Hotel
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| Jul.23 |
Oakland Downtown |
Obama makes fundraising stops in the East Bay
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| Jul.22 |
Woodside |
Romney for first of three Bay Area fund raising stops |
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| Jun.6 |
SF Downtown |
Obama makes Bay Area fundraising sweep
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| May.23 |
Atherton |
Obama arrives in the Bay Area for fundraisers
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| Mar.30 |
Golden Gate Park |
Michelle Obama holds fundraiser |
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| Feb.25 |
Burlingame |
Gingrich speaks to Republicans in Burlingame |
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| Feb.17 |
SF Downtown |
Obama attended private dinner, fundraiser
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| Nov.9 |
SF City Hall |
Ed Lee wins San Francisco mayor's race Ed Lee has been declared the winner of the mayor's race with 61.21 percent of the vote
| Lee, a former city administrator, replaced then-Mayor Gavin Newsom when he became lieutenant governor in January
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| Nov.8 |
SF City Hall |
Lee ahead in race in SF mayor's race |
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| Aug.8 |
SF City Hall |
Ed Lee announces run for SF mayor
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| Nov.24 |
San Francisco |
Cooley concedes Calif AG race to Harris |
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| Nov.10 |
Oakland City Hall |
Quan scores upset win in mayor's race| City Councilwoman Jean Quan has been elected as Oakland's next mayor following a days-long process of redistributing votes. A new ranked-choice system allowed voters to list their first, second and third-place candidates. 61-ye... | |
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| Nov.6 |
Oakland City Hall |
Jean Quan starts to lead voting |
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| Nov.4 |
San Francisco |
Harris in front as next attorney general
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| Nov.3 |
East Bay |
McNerney up 121 votes to GOP's Harmer |
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Newsom |
Newsom projected to win lt. gov race| Gavin Newsom is way ahead of incumbent Republican Abel Maldonado. Newsom has 50 percent of the votes to Maldonado's 39 percent | |
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| Oct.26 |
SF Downtown |
Michelle Obama attends local fundraiser |
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| Oct.20 |
Redwood City |
VP Biden visits Bay Area to support Boxer |
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| Oct.17 |
Napa |
Bill Clinton visits to stump for Dems |
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| Oct.7 |
Sunnyvale |
Lt gov candidates spar over label |
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| Sep.1 |
Moraga |
Boxer, Fiorina Tussle In First Debate |
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| Jul.31 |
San Francisco |
Jerry Brown Shares Views At Faith Forum |
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| Jul.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Backs Off Ballpark Initiative
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| Jun.9 |
Santa Clara |
Voters Appear To Approve 49ers Stadium
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| May.25 |
SF Downtown |
President Obama In SF To Help Boxer Map of Fairmont Hotel San Francisco Appearing Tuesday night at a fundraiser, Barack Obama said he needs strong allies with passion on Capitol Hill to help him achieving his agenda
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| May.17 |
San Jose City Hall |
Fake Mailer Attacks SJ Candidate |
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| Mar.13 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Announces Lt. Gov. Run
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| Nov.3 |
East Bay |
Garamendi Wins House Seat Democrats retained control of a left-leaning district, electing a career politician who said he will side faithfully with the Obama administration
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| Oct.30 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Newsom Ends Run For Governor |
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| Jul.21 |
Oakland |
Voters Pass Pot Tax To Boost City Coffers |
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| Apr.21 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Launches Run For Governor Mayor formally announced his candidacy for state governor, entering a race that could see him competing against men 15 and 30 years his senior
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| Mar.3 |
San Jose City Hall |
Councilwoman Nguyen Beating Recall Election results show embattled Madison Nguyen maintaining a lead ahead of the effort to oust her from her District 7 seat
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| Feb.25 |
Newsom |
Newsom, Villaraigosa rivalry growing |
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| Nov.30 |
San Jose |
BART Opponents Demand Recount
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| Nov.5 |
San Mateo |
Speier Easily Re-Elected In House Race |
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Dublin |
Rep. McNerney Re-Elected Over Andal |
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| Nov.4 |
San Francisco |
Pelosi Defeats Sheehan To Win 12th Term
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| Oct.5 |
Burlingame |
Palin Appearing At GOP Fundraiser |
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| Aug.18 |
SF Downtown |
Barack Obama Fundraises |
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| Jul.19 |
San Francisco |
Sex Workers Put Prostitution On Ballot |
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| Jun.4 |
San Francisco |
Voters Pass Bayview Development
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| May.22 |
Union City |
John McCain Campaigning |
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| Apr.8 |
San Mateo |
Speier Wins Lantos' House Seat |
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| Feb.28 |
San Francisco |
Ex-Supe Gonzalez Picked As Nader Mate |
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| Feb.12 |
San Jose City Hall |
Voters To Decide Name Of Saigon District |
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| Feb.1 |
San Jose Downtown |
Hillary Clinton addressed 4,200 supporters |
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| Dec.11 |
Vallejo |
Judge: Cloutier Out, Davis In As Mayor |
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| Dec.10 |
San Francisco |
Giuliani Visits San Francisco Diner |
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| Dec.6 |
Vallejo |
Mayoral election overturned after recount
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| Dec.5 |
Vallejo |
Cloutier Sworn In As Mayor Amid Recount |
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| Nov.14 |
Google |
Obama Stumps At Google Campus |
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| Nov.7 |
SF City Hall |
Refund Asked From Vote Machine Maker |
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| Nov.6 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom re-elected as mayor The mayor has been re-elected after easily eclipsing a field of candidates that included a colorful cast of characters but no serious rivals
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SF City Hall |
Mayoral Race Results Could Take Days |
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| Nov.4 |
SF City Hall |
SF Fighting Mayoral Election Apathy |
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| Sep.30 |
Oakland Downtown |
Thousands of supporters hear Hillary |
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| Jun.6 |
San Jose City Hall |
Chu Wins City Council Runoff In Landslide |
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| May.31 |
Santa Clara |
Hillary Clinton Touts High-Tech Agenda |
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| May.24 |
SF City Hall |
Tony Hall Announces S.F. Mayoral Run |
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| Nov.21 |
Richmond |
Mayor Concedes 2 Weeks After Election |
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| Nov.8 |
Oakland City Hall |
Jerry Brown Elected Attorney General
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Berkeley |
Mayor Tom Bates re-elected |
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San Leandro |
Anthony 'Tony' Santos will be next mayor |
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| Nov.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
Reed Leads Chavez To Become Mayor San Jose Councilman Chuck Reed, a Kansas native, was leading San Jose native who directs education
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| Nov.1 |
SF City Hall |
Bill Clinton Rallies To Support Prop. 87 |
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| Oct.30 |
Oakland |
Voting Machine Firm Denies Chavez Ties |
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| Jun.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums Winner In Mayor Race
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| Sep.13 |
San Jose City Hall |
Madison Nguyen Wins Race |
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| Dec.9 |
San Francisco |
DA Hallinan unseated by Kamala Harris |
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SF City Hall |
Gavin Newsom New San Francisco Mayor| Supervisor Gavin Newsom, 36, beat rival Matt Gonzalez and will replace outgoing mayor Willie Brown. Born on Oct. 10, 1967, in San Francisco. From 1992 was a founder, owner of PlumpJack wine shop. Mayoral candidate's platfo... | |
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| Nov.4 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom faces runoff |
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| Oct.6 |
San Jose |
Arnold campaigns with wife |
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| Sep.3 |
Walnut Creek |
First debate of California's recall election
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| Aug.12 |
San Francisco |
Nader hit by pie |
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| Jun.27 |
SFO |
Bush makes quick dash in collecting money |
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| Nov.6 |
Oakland |
Measure for more police passed |
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| Nov.5 |
San Francisco |
Voters stripping homeless of monthly cash
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San Francisco |
Hetch Hetchy bond measure approved |
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San Francisco |
Yes to marijuana measure |
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| Mar.5 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor Jerry Brown easily wins re-election Brown easily won re-election to a second term by 63% after a campaign run in relative obscurity
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San Jose City Hall |
Gonzales wins another term as mayor Ron Gonzales won re-election to another 4-year term, capturing 57% votes in a 6-candidate field to avoid a runoff
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| Nov.11 |
SF City Hall |
Public power measures defeated |
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| Mar.4 |
San Francisco |
Clinton Races Around Bay |
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