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BERKELEY — A typical community meeting turned tense last week, resulting in a councilmember filing a police report accusing a resident of assault.

Three races – one open and two including incumbents – are nearing a close. Whoever wins will join a council tasked with managing a struggling budget and prioritizing a backlog of infrastructure improvements.

BERKELEY — Initial results show Sophie Hahn leading in the race for Berkeley mayor with education consultant Adena Ishii trailing closely behind and former Councilmember Kate ...

RICHMOND — Election reform is coming to Richmond. What the change will be depends on which of the two competing measures are approved by voters.

RICHMOND — Sitting councilmembers were vying to keep their seats in two of three Richmond City Council races. Initial results have one leading their opponent and the other tr ...

Protestors took to the streets Wednesday evening in San Jose and Berkeley, in a public outcry one day after the reelection of President-elect Donald

BERKELEY — The gap has widened slightly but Councilmember Sophie Hahn and nonprofit consultant Adena Ishii remain in close competition for the Berkeley mayor seat, according to the latest figures from Alameda County.

SAN JOSE — A bomb threat caused officials to evacuate the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Office in San Jose on Saturday morning, NBC Bay Area reported.

Farias, Ortega called the winners in Assembly Districts 15, 20 Lateefah Simon will take over Rep. Barbara Lee’s District 12 seat in the House of Representatives, defeating competitor Jennifer Tran.

BERKELEY — A proposal marketed as a support line for start-up research and development companies struggling to stay afloat in Berkeley was unanimously