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San Francisco saw some surprises last night, perhaps the biggest being the margin by which Fiona Ma defeated her opponent, Janet Reilly, in the race for the California Assembly seat. In a big day for Asian candidates, Ma joined Leland Yee, a candidate for the State Senate, and Lillian Sing, a candidate for judge, in landslide wins. The likely defeat of Prop. A also presented a surprise, which many thought would win easily, while a win for Prop. B and big losses for Props. C and D surprised no...

Fresno County progressives and their candidates did not fair well in the Tuesday, June 6, 2006 primary elections. What went wrong? Was there a silver lining? What lessons have we learned? The photo below is Fresno City Council candidate Scott Miller, who was in the Gay Pride Parade last Saturday. Miller will face Blong Xiong in the November runoff....

For the third time in four years, Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos wins approval of voters....

The California governor's primary of 2006 has clearly demonstrated that the party regulars, who always turn out for these primaries, despise challengers and prefer the reactionary status quo, and this is certainly true for the Democrats. The brightest result is clearly a victory for the workingclass of San Francisco, in particular, the 2/3 of the residents who are tenants with the passage of Prop. B....

Eric Safire has tried over 300 cases; he knows what it is like to be wrongfully accused....

On Tuesday, 6-6-6, San Franciscans have yet another opportunity to chart the course of our city and state by passing social justice initiatives and demand accountability from the mayor. I’m talking about The City’s Prop B that will require property sellers to disclose to potential buyers of TICs if the Ellis Act has been used as a weapon to evict seniors or disabled tenants from their homes. I’m talking about Prop C that will require the Mayor to become directly involved in meetings regarding...

Vote for Eric Safire for Judge on June 6...

Santa Cruz County sits on the brink between some progressive breakthroughs or environmental degradation. At the county level, there will be a power vacuum when 3rd District Supervisor, Mardi Wormhoudt, leaves her seat. Will Santa Cruz follow a progressive, sustainable path or will it yield to the millions of dollars offered by developers and megamalls who have been licking their chops in anticipation of this moment? Cast your vote this TUESDAY, JUNE 6th. (Image: Chris Krohn delivered f...

Aimee Allison, a Green Party candidate, is running for City Council in Oakland's District 2...

The referendum petition drive to put the question of the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan to the voters of San Francisco on the November ballot is launched! We must gather 30,000 signatures in 30 days, and the clock started ticking Thursday, June 1. If you’re in San Francisco, join us for a kickoff press conference on the steps of City Hall at noon Monday....