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.

Judge limits Gov. Newsom's powers during pandemic

Sutter County Superior Court Judge Sarah Heckman tentatively ruled that one of the dozens of executive orders Newsom has issued overstepped his authority and impinged on the state Legislature.

How to register to vote on Election Day in California

There are an estimated 13 million unregistered voters in 21 states that allow on-site voting.

5 things to know about the California election

Turnout has been heavy during the early voting period as Californians cast ballots for president, the state Legislature, local offices and on a dozen statewide propositions. Here’s are five things to know about the Nov. 3 election:

Nearly 12M Californians have already cast ballots ahead of Election Day

More than half of registered voters in California have already cast their ballots before Election Day on Nov. 3. The California Secretary of State said 11,822,758 ballots have been returned as of Monday. 

Will we have results on election night? FEC commissioner says prepare to wait

Ellen L. Weintraub, a commissioner on the FEC, said voters should prepare for the possibility that we won’t know the full results of the presidential race on election night, but that doesn’t mean something has gone wrong.

Oregon could become 1st US state to decriminalize cocaine, heroin, other hard drugs

Oregon could be the first state in the US to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other hard drugs. Instead of being arrested, the users would have the option of paying $100 fines or attending free addiction recovery centers.

Trump decries FBI probe of supporters surrounding Biden bus

The president’s tweet came hours after the FBI confirmed that it was “aware of the incident and investigating.”

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."

Biden works to push Black turnout in campaign's final days

Biden was in Philadelphia on Sunday, the largest city in what is emerging as the most hotly contested battleground in the closing 48 hours of the campaign.

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.

US vote to shape how world warms as climate pact exit looms

The day after the presidential election, the United States formally leaves the 2015 Paris agreement to fight climate change.