California Politics

If AB 3127 is passed, California doctors will also be required to offer a referral to a local domestic violence program.

Two East Bay political leaders, Peggy Moore and her wife, Hope Wood, were killed in a crash in San Diego County on Friday night, according to friends.

As campus tensions escalate over student encampments to protest the war in Gaza -- with canceled classes, violent clashes and mass arrests in recent days -- Republican leaders in the California Legislature are calling for the state to use its upcoming budget process to punish demonstrators who they say have gone too far.   

State Assemblyman Evan Low will face off against former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo after scoring second place in the primary following a recount.

A contentious and highly-politicized recount in Silicon Valley's open congressional race has concluded in Santa Clara County with Assemblymember Evan Low leading Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian by four votes.

In a cramped, cubicle-filled room inside the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters on Tuesday, the painstaking task of a rarely seen recount was done under the gaze of onlookers.

Silicon Valley congressional candidate Sam Liccardo is facing a complaint with the federal election commission alleging his campaign is coordinating a "dark money" effort to fund a highly-criticized recount in the Congressional District 16 race.   

For the first time, two candidates are tied for second place in U.S. Congressional District 16. Now a recount of the votes will begin Monday, and it's expected to take about five days to complete.

All was quiet at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office on Wednesday, as staffers braced for what could be several long days.

State legislators announced a bipartisan effort Tuesday to crack down on organized retail thieves.

There may be a recount in the closely watched District 16 congressional race that ended in a tie for second place.

State election rules say because the vote is tied, they both will be candidates in November’s general election.

San Mateo and Santa Clara counties certified their election results on Thursday making the tie for second place in the closely-watched District 16 congressional race official. 

San Jose Councilmember Bien Doan has installed metal gates and security cameras at his house, and looks over his shoulder when he leaves city meetings at night -- worried one man may get too close.   

The former mayor of Windsor is no longer facing multiple counts of sexual misconduct and assault that drove him out of office, damaged the family wine business and dogged him for three years. 

A new California law aimed at preventing sexual assault and the use of date rape drugs at bars and nightclubs goes into effect this summer.

Raised in the East Bay, State Sen. Aisha Wahab says she was always encouraged by her father to serve her community.

California voters have passed a measure that will impose strict requirements on counties to spend on housing and drug treatment programs to tackle the state's homelessness crisis.