Politics

Oakland Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas announced she had won the District 5 seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors race despite it being too close to call.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning to visit several areas across California that voted for President-elect Donald Trump in the election earlier this month.

NBC Bay Area’s Janelle Wang spoke to political analyst Larry Gerston about President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to declare a national emergency to carry out mass deportations. 

NBC Bay Area political analyst Larry Gerston offers early thoughts on the first wave of Trump Cabinet nominees.

NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie about his transition team, his plans to combat crime in the city, and keeping tech CEOs in his corner.

President-elect Donald Trump has begun announcing the picks of his cabinet for when he takes office in January 2025. Among them are Elon Musk, Robert Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and others, but some are announcements have politicians and the community turning heads. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with Political Analyst Larry Gerston to under...

After a presidential election across a divided nation, author Mike Robbins explains how to hold better conversations to avoid a contentious gathering this Thanksgiving.

NBC political analyst Larry Gerston reviews the California policy areas that may well attract attention from President Trump.

California officials say they are prepared to defend the state’s values against the challenges brought by a second Trump administration.

Election Day is Tuesday, but according to political analyst Larry Gerston, it could take days for us to get official results. Here’s a look at a possible timeline. 

With four days to Election Day, both major parties are fighting until the end. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are making stops in key battleground states in an effort to sway voters. Already, over 66.36 million ballots have been cast nationally. NBC Bay Area Raj Mathai spoke with Political Analyst Larry Gerston to better understand how the ele...

A new study finds that the 2024 election cycle has been so polarizing that it is leaving voters anxious. The Associated Press reported that two-thirds of voters felt anxious heading into Election Day. NBC Bay Area Raj Mathai spoke with Dr. Nina Vasan, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Stanford Medicine, to better understand how voters...

Dozens of volunteers left the Bay Area on Friday and headed to the swing state of Nevada to help get out the vote just days before the Nov. 5 election.