What Bay Area Gen Zers think of Trump and Harris social media

What Bay Area Gen Zers think of Trump and Harris social media

The Harris camp, in particular, has poured time and money into beefing up the vice president’s presence on popular social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 4, 2024 at 6:02 AM PST FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original … Read more

How to stop political text messages

How to stop political text messages

In this historically divisive time, there’s agreement on one thing: Political texting is completely out of control. That ping on your phone, once welcomed, is delivering a textapocalypse of doomsday scenarios, false claims and desperate pleas to INVEST $20, $10 OR EVEN $5 IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS! DEADLINE TONIGHT! Political campaigns are increasingly … Read more

Recent row at a Berkeley community meeting underscores growing incivility – The Mercury News

Recent row at a Berkeley community meeting underscores growing incivility – The Mercury News

BERKELEY — A typical community meeting turned tense last week, resulting in a councilmember filing a police report accusing a resident of assault. City staff say the incident is indicative of a lack of civility that’s grown all too common at community events. On Oct. 24, residents, city staff and Berkeley Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani gathered … Read more

These 6 California races could decide control of U.S. House

These 6 California races could decide control of U.S. House

Races for Congress in the Bay Area are typically hard-fought battles between Democrats that won’t tilt the battle for the U.S. House. But in the Central Valley and Southern California, a half-dozen districts are nationally watched toss-ups between Republicans and Democrats, and outside spending worth millions is pouring in to sway voters as the Nov. 5 … Read more

Early vote centers now open in some Bay Area counties – The Mercury News

Early vote centers now open in some Bay Area counties – The Mercury News

Early vote centers opened Saturday in several Bay Area counties — including Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara — giving voters an opportunity to cast their ballots in person for the Nov. 5 general election. Yolanda Ayala of Oakland, who was concerned that her ballot hadn’t yet arrived at her home, took advantage of a … Read more

Former Alameda County DA, Oakland mayor endorse recalling their successors

Former Alameda County DA, Oakland mayor endorse recalling their successors

OAKLAND — Breaking away from other prominent East Bay Democrats, retired Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley became the second former leader this past week to call for their successor to be yanked from office during the Nov. 5 election. O’Malley’s endorsement of the recall campaign targeting current District Attorney Pamela Price came just days … Read more

Trump weighs in on transgender players in college sports and singles out Bay Area athlete

Trump weighs in on transgender players in college sports and singles out Bay Area athlete

Former President Donald Trump weighed in on the polarizing debate about transgender athletes on Wednesday, an issue that has engulfed San Jose State’s volleyball team, saying if he’s elected he’ll use an executive order to outlaw transgender competitors at all levels. “You just ban it,” Trump said during a town hall that aired Wednesday on … Read more

Alameda County DA Pamela Price’s ‘exclamation point in history’ at risk in unprecedented recall vote

Alameda County DA Pamela Price’s ‘exclamation point in history’ at risk in unprecedented recall vote

OAKLAND – Pamela Price’s self-proclaimed “exclamation point in history” – that moment when she became the first Black woman to serve as Alameda County’s top prosecutor – is at risk of ending in a whimper barely a third of the way into her first term. The former civil rights attorney is battling the latest multi-million … Read more

Protest against Israel-Hamas war roils UC Berkeley campus, a day after Bay Area Jews mourned Oct. 7 victims – The Mercury News

Protest against Israel-Hamas war roils UC Berkeley campus, a day after Bay Area Jews mourned Oct. 7 victims – The Mercury News

More than 1,000 people protesting the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza crowded UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza on Tuesday afternoon, holding signs such as “Faculty and Staff for a Free Palestine” and, over a picture of Kamala Harris, “No Votes for Genocide.” The protest followed a call by National Students for Justice in Palestine for students across … Read more