Bay Area school bond measures and parcel taxes: What voters should know
More than a dozen Bay Area school bond measures and parcel taxes are slated for the March 5 ballot this year, aiming to secure a minimum of $1.9 billion over …
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Ahead of assembly polls, Andhra CM Jagan & rival Naidu turn to divine rituals for victory
Hyderabad: With assembly elections just a few weeks away, the two main contenders in Andhra Pradesh have completed one aspect of their preparation — invoking divine intervention to aid their …
Oakland police chief candidates will face public in open forum
In a new twist to the long search for a permanent Oakland police chief, the civilian body responsible for choosing finalists for the job is opening the process to the …
Excitement builds over Trump VP pick
Excitement in MAGA world is building over the race to be former President Trump’s running mate as he hints a decision could come soon. Attendees on the final day of …
TDP-JSP announces first list of 118 candidates for AP assembly polls; Pawan Kalyan gets 24 seats
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections scheduled in April, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Jana Sena Party (JSP) alliance has unveiled its first list of 118 …
Prop. 1 is best chance in decades to change mental health system
For nine years, I begged Alameda County agencies to give my intermittently homeless and schizophrenic ward the care she needed to stay alive and well. Last September, some 12 years …
Amit Shah’s instructions for BJP workers in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: “Gaon ke gaon khaali karane hai (village after village has to be emptied)” — this is the task Union Home Minister Amit Shah has given BJP workers for …
Amid Sandeshkhali row, BJP’s Shehzad Poonawala claims rape incident in Malda, attacks TMC
New Delhi: In a blistering attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday claimed a fresh rape incident in Malda district amid …
Haryana budget walks path of fiscal discipline, while also providing numerous pre-election subsidies
This increased expenditure is divided between about equal increases in both revenue and capital expenditure, and matched by an equal increase in revenues. This has meant the state has been …
Congress to play second fiddle to AAP in Delhi for Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi: The INDIA bloc partners Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday announced that the two will put up a joint fight in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, clinching a …