San Joaquin County Local News: Elections & Politics

03/25/2024
Lawyers from the conservative Christian group that won the case to overturn Roe v. Wade are returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in pursuit of an urgent priority: shutting down access to abortion pills for women across the country.

03/22/2024
The latest San Joaquin County election results for Fifth District Supervisor and other races including Mountain House incorporation.

03/19/2024
Incumbent Robert Rickman will continue to represent District 5 and Sonny Dhaliwal has been elected to represent District 3.

03/08/2024
Proposition E broadens police surveillance powers and Proposition F mandates drug screening and treatment for people receiving county welfare benefits who are suspected of drug use.

03/07/2024
The number of women elected to the state Senate and Assembly is 50 of 120 after the 2022 election. And based on the primary results so far, it’s expected to increase to at least 55 women after the November election.

03/04/2024
At least 24 Black women are running for seats in the California Legislature this year, resulting from years of work cultivating new leaders and growing confidence among voters.

02/26/2024
Rescue California plans to serve Newsom with a “notice of intention to recall,” the official first step to attempt to remove a public official from office.

02/26/2024
George Sim Park in Lemon Hill is a special place for state Assembly member Kevin McCarty. The 52-year-old got his start in politics in 2004 representing the South Sacramento neighborhood on the City Council.

02/26/2024
Conservative activists who worked on the failed recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021 have launched another attempt, arguing that conditions in California only worsened in the two-and-a-half years since then as Newsom’s attention shifted to national politics.

02/26/2024
Here are the biggest donors in the 2024 California Senate race, both for and against the top candidates: Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, Steve Garvey and Barbara Lee.

02/26/2024
Voting in California can be complicated. Here are answers to some common questions, plus what the leading U.S. Senate candidates say they would do if they’re elected.

02/21/2024
In his decision, a judge agreed that the alleged white nationalists were being selectively prosecuted instead of 'far-left extremist groups, such as Antifa.'

02/21/2024
On one side: Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ advocacy group. On the other side: Protect Kids California, a parents rights organization.

02/18/2024
With Miguel Villapudua termed out, four men and one woman are competing to succeed him as the District 1 supervisor in the upcoming March 5 election.

02/17/2024
With two weeks left before the March 5 presidential primary election, Assemblyman Carlos Villapudua leads his opponents in fundraising for the District 5 seat in the California Senate, with $152,097 in the bank.

02/16/2024
District 5 covers Escalon, Ripon, Tracy, and Mountain House and is currently represented by Robert Rickman, who will compete against Tracy Mayor Nancy Young and retired schoolteacher Wes Huffman.

02/16/2024
Members of the board gathered to put forward a resolution that takes responsibility for the history of discrimination against Black San Franciscans.

02/15/2024
Immigration enforcement lowers students’ ability to succeed academically and negatively affects their overall learning experience.

02/15/2024
When and if California legalizes sports gambling, the policy should honor the laws established in partnership with tribes decades ago, says Assemblyman James Ramos.

02/14/2024
Assemblyman Carlos Villapudua has introduced a bill to help crack down on the fentanyl crisis plaguing California.