By noon on Nov. 1, the line at St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room spilled out the door as patrons waited for a hot meal from the church’s food distribution center in Menlo Park, Calif. The Dining Room is one of hundreds of organizations in the Bay Area bracing for increased need as funding for the […]
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In a wide-ranging interview with Stanford Journalism MA students on Oct. 23 at her district office in San Jose amid the government shutdown, Democratic U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) said Congress is doing “almost nothing” right now.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Kamala Harris discussed her new memoir at the San Francisco Masonic on Oct. 5, 2025, where she encouraged Californians to vote in favor of Proposition 50. The event was the fifth stop of her book tour promoting “107 Days,” which details Harris’ 107-day presidential campaign following former President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from
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Community organizations are building California-wide initiatives to discuss the political moment and how to prepare for the next four years.
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Peninsula Press reporters fanned out across the Bay Area from Santa Clara to San Francisco counties to cover the Presidential Election on Nov. 5, 2024.
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Sam Liccardo, the former mayor of San Jose, is ahead by nearly 20 percentage points. Just over 59 percent of the total votes have been reported so far.
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Incumbent Carlos Romero leads the race, with 16.8% of the vote. Webster Lincoln trails next with 16.36% of the vote and Mark Dinan is in third place with 15.75%.
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District 13 is one of six pivotal California swing districts to decide whether Republicans will retain their razor-thin majority in the House on Nov. 5.
The last Sunday before the election brings East Palo Alto Mayor Antonio Lopez to Redwood City as he battles to connect with remaining voters in the race for a seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
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With two vacant council seats, the four candidates pitched ideas at an Oct. 8 candidate forum on how to improve the financial picture.
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Manny’s, a civic venue in the Bay Area, held a 24-hour letter writing event in the hopes of encouraging voter engagement in Nevada, a swing state on Oct. 23.
Six candidates for two open seats on the Sequoia Union High School Board engaged in the forum to answer voters’ questions ahead of the upcoming election on Nov. 5.
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