The Peninsula goes to the polls (PHOTOS)
Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties went to the polls today — view our photo gallery of voters.
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State and city medicinal marijuana policies leave Palo Alto voters with a hazy choice
Palo Alto voters decide Tuesday whether to allow three medicinal marijuana dispensaries to operate in the city. Other places, including San Jose and Los Angeles, have allowed dispensaries with mixed results.
Elections 2012 — Data visualizations (Part 2) charting the money behind the measures
This is the final installment of a two-part Peninsula Press series featuring data visualizations that track the money behind California’s statewide ballot measures.
Battle shaping up for November death penalty vote
As the November election grows closer, the battle lines are being drawn over the future of the death penalty in California. Voters are likely to be able to vote on abolishing the state’s death penalty.
SF Pride weekend festivities brought out crowds of proud (PHOTOS)
San Franciscans and visitors turned out in droves to the city’s Civic Center for the annual pride parade. The festival comes just two days after New York voted to legalize gay marriage.
Taxes on marijuana may force a showdown between state and federal laws
On Election Day, voters approved a number of local marijuana taxes, which may bring simmering tensions between California and federal drug laws to a boil.
VIDEO – Students proud to vote for the first time
Four students share their opinions on the propositions they have taken to heart and describe the factors that have led them to vote.
Sales-tax measure defeated in Half Moon Bay
Voters in Half Moon Bay yesterday rejected Measure K, a proposed one-cent sales tax increase that city leaders had portrayed as a life-saving measure for the coastal community swimming in debt.