Julie Johnson to become first LGBTQ+ Congress member from the South
Texas state Rep. Julie Johnson (D) will take over the seat vacated by Colin Allred. Johnson will be the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent Texas, and all of the South, in Congress.
Can you register to vote on Election Day?
You haven’t registered to vote, and it’s Election Day. Can you still cast a ballot in California?
Mark Farrell slapped with $108K ethics fine one day before election
San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has agreed to a $108,000 fine for campaign law violations, according to a settlement with the city's Ethics Commission.
How many electoral votes does each state have?
In the race for the White House, a candidate will have to win 270 of the 538 total electoral votes to win the 2024 presidential election.
Harris won’t say how she voted on California measure that would reverse criminal justice reforms
California’s approach to crime is a central issue in this election cycle. Crime data shows the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles saw a steady increase in shoplifting between 2021 and 2022, according to a study by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.
Contra Costa County reports long lines of early in-person voters
Contra Costa County was among the Bay Area counties reporting high turnout on Friday for in-person voting ahead of Election Day.
2024 Election: Several California ballot measures buck historical trends
The ballot includes proposals on topics ranging from wildfire prevention funding to expanding rent control protections.
California began in-person voting this weekend, 11% of voters have voted early
Early voting in California began October 7th by mail or ballot drop off and in-person early voting began October 26th.
Measure GG: Berkeley's battle between economy and environment
Measure GG proposes a tax on natural gas use on bigger buildings, but some business owners believe it’s too expensive and could force them to close.
East Bay mail thefts worry voters ahead of Election Day
The trend of East Bay postal service robberies and burglaries has not slowed in recent years, and the mail thefts in Berkeley have community members worried about the security of their mail-in-ballots.
Bay Area artist scribing entire US Constitution with quill pens to get out the vote
A Brisbane artist is hoping her art, through the stroke of a pen, will help get out the vote this Election Day. Beth Grossman is in the process of transcribing the entire US Constitution on old US Mint money bags using quill feather pens. The pens are the same tool used by scribes of the original document in the 1700's.
Monday is last day to register to vote in California
Monday, Oct. 21 is the last day to register online to vote in California for the 2024 election.
In California, what happens if someone dies after they mail in their ballot?
More than 15 million Californians voted by mail in the 2020 presidential election. If you mail in your ballot, then die, there's a procedure in place to figure out if your ballot will be counted.