AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatar12 hours agoPranksters fill Kennedy campaign calendar with hilarious erotic eventsSFGate - Alec RegimbalRobert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign website lists several “community events” created by supporters of the independent presidential candidate. A meet-and-greet dinner is scheduled for March 28 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as is another event for volunteers in Seattle. But for a short time Wednesday …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatar2 days agoRobert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Bay Area attorney as his running mateSFGate - Alec RegimbalDuring a Tuesday rally in Oakland, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that Bay Area attorney Nicole Shanahan will join his campaign as his running mate. Kennedy, who first entered the race as a Democrat, is one of three third-party challengers to President Joe Biden …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarCalifornia voters narrowly approve Prop. 1, delivering a win for NewsomSFGate - Alec RegimbalCalifornia voters have narrowly approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide ballot measure, Proposition 1, which authorizes $6.4 billion in bonds to fund treatment and housing for homeless people with a mental illness or substance-use disorder. Preliminary election results from the California Secretary …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarA group opposing California’s Prop. 1 conceded defeat. Then it withdrew that concession.SFGate - Alec RegimbalGov. Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 1 had enough votes last week that a group opposing the statewide ballot measure concluded it would likely pass. But then on Monday, the same group retracted its concession, saying it was reviving its campaign to focus on making sure some rejected ballots are …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarKevin McCarthy's former congressional seat will remain in GOP handsSFGate - Alec RegimbalTwo Republican candidates are headed to November’s general election in the race for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s congressional seat in California’s 20th District, an outcome that vividly highlights the GOP’s strength in a mostly rural area that sprawls from the Central Valley to the …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatar80% of voters in this Bay Area county skipped Super TuesdaySFGate - Alec RegimbalTurnout for last week's primary election was sharply down across the Bay Area, and one county lagged far behind the rest. In Alameda County, just 20.75% of voters cast a ballot as of Wednesday, representing the lowest turnout so far among the nine counties in the region. Preliminary election results …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarBarely 20% of voters in this Bay Area county actually votedSFGate - Alec RegimbalTurnout for last week's primary election was sharply down across the Bay Area, and one county lagged far behind the rest. In Alameda County, just 20.75% of voters cast a ballot as of Wednesday, representing the lowest turnout so far among the nine counties in the region. Preliminary election results …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarAaron Rodgers is on a presidential candidate's short list for vice presidentSFGate - Alec RegimbalNew York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers could appear on your election ballot in November. That’s because Rodgers is under consideration by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the candidate’s running mate on a joint independent ticket in this year’s presidential election. The New York Times, which first …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarFormer presidential candidate Bernie Sanders endorses local San Francisco lawmakerSFGate - Alec RegimbalVermont Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston in his reelection bid for his District 5 seat, making Preston just one of five candidates nationwide that the two-time presidential candidate threw his official support behind on Tuesday. “We need leaders like Dean Preston in …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarLondon Breed ends bizarre post-election speech with 'Survivor'SFGate - Alec RegimbalSan Francisco Mayor London Breed fiercely, and bizarrely, pushed back on the narrative that the city is no longer a progressive bastion during her State of the City address on Thursday. The Mayor delivered her 40-minute speech from the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal on Pier 27 on the …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarFacial recognition drones, more police pursuits approved by San Francisco votersSFGate - Alec RegimbalSan Francisco voters awarded local police more power and less oversight Tuesday. A ballot measure that will ostensibly help San Francisco police catch suspects in criminal cases by easing restrictions on vehicle pursuits, allowing for the use of more surveillance technology and reducing oversight …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarSteve Garvey is the latest sacrifice being offered up to California DemocratsSFGate - Alec RegimbalCalifornia Rep. Adam Schiff should cruise to election in the Senate now that his opponent in November’s general election is former professional baseball star Steve Garvey. On Tuesday evening, Schiff was leading a pack of several candidates in California’s primary election for the Senate seat vacated …