Stocks surge amidst Biden victories in Super Tuesday and hopes for more coronavirus stimulus measures

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged over 1,000 points by the close of trading on Wednesday, amidst hopes for more stimulus measures to fight the virus outbreak and Democratic primary wins by Joe Biden.

Warren reevaluates, Bloomberg drops out after Super Tuesday

New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was reassessing her candidacy Wednesday as the winnowing process in the Democrats’ 2020 nomination fight lurched forward after a consequential Super Tuesday.

California's $15 billion school upgrade bond headed to defeat

California voters were rejecting the initiative, that called for a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging schools.

North Bay voters reject sales tax extension for SMART train system

Voters in Sonoma and Marin counties rejected a 30-year extension of a quarter-cent sales tax for the operation of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit's SMART train system.

Long lines at college voting centers in the South Bay

Administrators at Santa Clara County said the only real hiccup in Tuesday's election was the long lines at Stanford University and at the Dr.

Biden claims 10 Super Tuesday victories, including Texas

A resurgent Joe Biden scored sweeping victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. But his rival Bernie Sanders seized the biggest prize with a win in California that ensured he would drive the Democrats' nomination fight for the foreseeable future.

Sanders wins top prize, California; Biden surges nationwide

Bernie Sanders seized Super Tuesday’s biggest prize with a victory in California, while a resurgent Joe Biden scored wins across the country with the backing of a diverse coalition as the Democratic Party’s once-crowded presidential field transformed into a two-man contest.

Poll workers are cancelling amidst coronavirus outbreak

Election officials in Contra Costa County say coronavirus concerns actually kept some poll workers from showing up for duty on Super Tuesday.

Bloomberg to reassess after disappointing results, source says

Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg will reassess on Wednesday whether he should stay in the race after getting disappointing results in Super Tuesday primaries despite spending more than a half-billion dollars on his campaign. 

Biden grabs trio of Super Tuesday wins in Southern states

Joe Biden opened Super Tuesday with a trio of victories in key Southern states, building on momentum that has swiftly revived his Democratic presidential campaign in recent days.

Technical issues lead to long lines for California voters

Some California voters are waiting in long lines because of technical glitches connecting to the statewide voter database or too many users trying to cast ballots at once.

California Democrats ponder reordered field in 2020 primary

Democratic voters in California will consider a suddenly reshaped presidential field Tuesday that has largely narrowed to a rivalry between emerging establishment favorite Joe Biden, billionaire Michael Bloomberg and progressive rivals Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

SF voters decide on taxing certain properties that go vacant for more than 6 months, among other measures

Voters in San Francisco are deciding on five measures during Tuesday's election, including whether to allow the city to tax property owners in certain commercial districts who allow their ground-floor spaces to go vacant for more than 182 days.

Sunnyvale, Santa Clara voters deciding on moves to district-based elections

Sunnyvale residents and Santa Clara residents with are deciding on changes to their voting systems in Tuesday's primary election, following moves by other Bay Area cities to transition to district-based voting in recent years.