$1 million primary commercial insurance now required.
Alameda County has until Dec. 2 to certify its election results.
Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan held a news conference yesterday.
Measure BB got nearly 70 percent of the vote.
15 candidates were vying for the seat.
A few newcomers and some races are still too close to call.
Click here for results in real time.
The Department of Justice's civil rights division will conduct in-person monitoring of polling places in 28 jurisdictions in 18 states today
When you vote on Tuesday, show off your "I Voted" sticker with a selfie. Tag pics with #PiedmontPatch on Instagram!
Urges residents to "vote early" due to long ballot.
Signature gathering has begun.
The office is scheduled to be open on Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. for early voters, election officials said.
The election is November 4.
If you're planning on voting by mail for the Nov. 4 election, you better get on it!
Gov. Brown rallies Bay Area activists working to 'Get Out the Vote'
The election is Nov. 4.
The nonprofit, nonpartisan "California Choices" is useful tool for weighing state measures and candidates for Nov. 4 election
The deadline to register online to vote in either Alameda or Contra Costa County is Oct. 20. The election is November 4.
Measure Z would call for Oakland to maintain a minimum of at least 678 police officers.
Congressman Eric Swalwell participates in House Homeland Security Committee hearing in Dallas
To be successful, the effort needs the signatures of 504,760 registered voters by Dec. 29 to qualify for the ballot.
The Imitation Firearms Safety Act aims to curb the use of replica guns that look like the real deal.
California was first "ban" state when Gov. Brown signed a bill yesterday. Now signatures being gathered for ballot initiative to overturn.
The law was named after 15-year-old sexual assault victim Audrie Pott.
The law will start to take effect in July 2015.
Brown also signed six other bills that he said are aimed at better protecting victims of human trafficking.
Joseph Bontempo, 54, is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 6 to set a date for his preliminary hearing
Elected officials say the trees pose a serious fire danger. What do you think should be done with the trees?
The Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness plate will fund the “Every Woman Counts” program
League of Women Voters of Piedmont General Election Forum 7:30 p.m. Piedmont City Hall October 9th, 2014
Venture capitalist Tim Draper isn't ready to give up, though.
The governor has until Sept. 30 to veto the bill or sign it.
The Urban Shield Conference drew several hundred protestors concerned with increasing police militarization to downtown Oakland Friday.
This morning advocates rallied in Sacramento to support the legislation. What do you think?
The 'Cell Phone Kill Switch Bill' is meant to keep help keep smartphone owners from being mugged or robbed for their phones.
"Bone-appétit," says Assemblymember Yamada, sponsor of the bill which becomes law in January.
Assembly Bill 2198 Requires Suicide Prevention Training for Mental Health Professionals
Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner says the bill is modeled on California’s domestic violence restraining order laws.
Protesters say they plan additional demonstrations and picket lines later in the week.