Race for mayor: Vallejo city councilman takes slim lead over competitor with domestic violence convictions
The news website, Open Vallejo, recently exposed Hakeem Brown's criminal history that included domestic violence and gun convictions.
‘We are not enemies’: Biden calls for unity as 2020 election count continues
Joe Biden stopped short of declaring victory in remarks after winning Wisconsin, saying, “I will govern as an American president.”
California retains cash bail, rejects punishment rollbacks
The seeming incongruence does not undermine voters’ recent shift away from the get-tough practices of the past.
Trump announces a flurry of lawsuits, so what are the next steps?
The Trump campaign announced it was demanding a recount in Wisconsin Wednesday, even before news agencies declared former Vice-President Joe Biden the winner by a razor-thin margin.
San Francisco approves Department of Sanitation, DPW oversight
Votes are still being tabulated in San Francisco and it appears voters there have approved creating a new city department and are willing to spend more money to make the changes they say the city needs.
Trump prematurely claims victory in battleground states
Trump tweeted that he has “claimed, for Electoral Vote purposes, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (which won’t allow legal observers) the State of Georgia, and the State of North Carolina, each one of which has a BIG Trump lead.”
Trump campaign files lawsuit to halt vote counting in Pennsylvania citing lack of 'transparency'
President Donald Trump's campaign has filed a lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court to halt vote counting in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania over a lack of "transparency."
Biden breaks Obama’s record for most votes for presidential candidate in US history
Joe Biden has won more votes than any other presidential candidate in U.S. history.
NY elects two openly gay Black men to Congress
New York Democrats Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres have become the first openly gay Black men to be elected to Congress.
How Prop 22 will affect app drivers trying to make ends meet
Proposition 22, which exempts Uber, Lyft, Instacart and other companies from California labor law AB5, passed on Tuesday as the most expensive ballot measure in California history.
Twitter flags Trump tweets complaining of 'ballot dumps'
“Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled,” President Trump tweeted.
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.
Stocks shake off 2020 election night wobbles to rally
Much of Wednesday's strength for Wall Street was due to big gains for technology stocks. Investors have increasingly seen these stocks as some of the safer bets in the market, able to grow their profits even in a pandemic as more of daily life shifts online.
Biden, Trump locked in tight race in key states with no winner yet announced
Results poured in Tuesday night in the 2020 race for the White House, with President Donald Trump claiming the hotly contested states of Texas, Florida and Ohio, while Democratic nominee Joe Biden won Arizona and Minnesota.
California rejects plan to end cash bail system after voters say 'no' on Prop 25
California voters said "no" on Proposition 25, rejected a plan that would have eliminated the state's current cash bail system, replacing it with a computer algorithm.
President Trump files lawsuit in Michigan to halt counting votes, citing lack of access
President Donald Trump's campaign has filed a lawsuit in Michigan on Wednesday to halt counting election votes, citing a lack of access.
Scattered protests, no wide unrest, in US on election night
The outcome of the hard-fought contest for the presidency remained undecided Wednesday, stirring worries that prolonged uncertainty could yet spark conflict.
Balance of power: Democrats projected to retain House, Senate still unclear
The FOX News Decision Desk projected that Democrats will retain control of the House, expanding their majority by at least five seats in the 2020 election.