Two democratic politicians are fighting to represent us in Washington. Today, Supervisor Connie Chan and State Senator Scott Wiener make their case.

To understand this race and the current state of the neighborhood, Crosscurrents host Hana Baba spoke with Oaklandside ...

The U.S. has become more politically polarized, but research shows people overestimate their differences and there is 'messy middle' majority of Americans who share overlapping political views.

Contra Costa County has decided to hire private security for election buildings after armed Department of Homeland Security officers hand-delivered a letter to the county clerk, demanding that they ...

What happens in California could shape how America taxes the superrich. But will its billionaire tax fill state coffers — or ...

The districts that will decide control of the House and Senate next year are spread across the country. Voting officials in ...

Mission Local's food critic on some neighborhood gems; our panel provides a status check on San Francisco's downtown; the ...

Vance was first propelled onto the political scene as a result of his memoir about growing up in poor, rural southern Ohio.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy says all nine people died aboard a business jet that crashed into a Florida neighborhood.

Sen. Chris Murphy is expected to fully recover from his stroke. The acronym BE FAST can help you remember the symptoms of ...

The U.N.'s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years. Once ...

An independent financial analysis of Oakland Unified School District highlights major issues with how the district is run.