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The planned parenthood logo (CBS)

Coalition Of Parents Shocked To Discover Planned Parenthood Teaching Sex Ed At East Bay Schools

A coalition of high school parents in the East Bay said they were shocked and upset to find out Planned Parenthood was teaching sex education classes to their children.

18 hours ago

Ed Lee (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Mayor Lee Helps At San Francisco-Marin Food Bank As Part of #LoveLocalSF Day

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee helped box up carrots for the needy at the SF-Marin Food Bank as a part of #LoveLocalSF, a citywide event showing off businesses and attributes.

19 hours ago

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Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Other Soda Makers Spend Millions To Defeat San Francisco Tax

The Coca-Cola beverage company alone spent nearly $6 million.

20 hours ago

Peter Liu (City of Oakland)

Gun-Toting, Foul-Mouthed Fringe Candidate Gets Votes In Oakland Mayoral Race

One of the 15 candidates in the Oakland mayor’s race, who gained some notoriety after he was featured in a TV segment by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, managed to glean a few hundred votes despite his views which include the Internet being a tool for masturbation and using horses as a form of alternative urban transportation.

21 hours ago

Flash Gordon on the ballot for BART Board, November 4th, 2014

Flash Gordon, Mayor Butt, And Mr. Mister Phillips: Unusual Names Don’t Necessarily Get Votes, But They Do Get Attention

From Flash Gordon, to Mayor Butt, Einstein, and even Jim Harbaugh, some unusual names popped up on Tuesday’s ballot, and some of them won.

22 hours ago

San Ardo oil fields in Monterey County. (CBS)

Voters In 2 California Coastal Counties Approve Fracking Ban; 1 Other County Handily Rejects Ban

Voters in two California coastal counties approved a ban on fracking and other intensive oil production on Tuesday, while a third coastal county rejected such a ban.

23 hours ago

A voter fills out their ballot at a polling station inside San Francisco City Hall. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

San Francisco, Oakland Voters Approve Minimum Wage Increase; SF Mayor Ed Lee Calls It ‘A Good Bump’

San Francisco already has the highest minimum wage in the country but voters on Tuesday pushed it even higher. Now, low-wage earners in both San Francisco and Oakland will be getting raises.

11/05/2014

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SF Voters Approve Transportation Measure To Rebuild Streets, Sidewalks

Two out of three transportation measures on Tuesday’s ballot in San Francisco appear to have been approved, according to complete unofficial election results.

11/05/2014

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. (Torlakson Campaign)

Torlakson Defeats Tuck To Remain Superintendent California Schools

Incumbent Tom Torlakson defeated first-time candidate Marshall Tuck in the hotly contested race for California’s superintendent of public instruction, an election that became an expensive battleground with high stakes for teachers unions and education reformers.

11/05/2014

Catherine Baker (bakerforassembly.com)

Republican Catharine Baker Leads Tim Sbranti In Hotly Contested East Bay Assembly Race

In a closely watched East Bay State Assembly race, Republican Catherine Baker appears to have come out on top for the District 16 Assembly.

11/05/2014

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