The Bay Area’s WNBA team, only in its second year, is the fastest expansion team to win a WNBA championship title.

This percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after ...

This percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after ...

Propelled by redistricting and voter disapproval of President Donald Trump, Democrats have flipped at least three seats in ...

Councilmember Claudia Jiménez holds a lead over Ahmad Anderson in Richmond’s nonpartisan mayoral race, with 17,660 votes counted. As of 10:44 p.m. on election night, Jiménez had 52.46% of the vote, ...

Public transportation advocates celebrate measures that avert major service cuts for the region’s transit agencies.

Ariella Cook-Shonkoff shares about her commute through San Francisco on her bike. On my bike, I feel as free as a child. As I fly down the hill where we live, the cool San Francisco Bay winds jostle ...

Preliminary votes show Californians voting no to changing environmental review, but only with a single digit margin.

The lead in California’s most expensive self-funded House race has ping ponged between longtime Rep. Mike Thompson and ...

Early returns show Jane Kim with a slight lead in the race for one of the state’s most powerful regulatory roles that will ...

A mayor’s role varies from city to city. In some jurisdictions, a mayor leads council meetings, but largely has similar responsibilities as other council members: voting on city ordinances, ...

Eighteen months after taking the city’s reins in the midst of a major political scandal and budget crisis, voters give ...