Mystery volunteer at center of House race’s Khanna-GOP controversy
Her name isn't on the ballot, but Manorama Joshi has suddenly become one of the most intriguing people in the Bay Area's hottest congressional race this year. The Newark woman is at the heart of a controversy over Republican candidate Joel Vanlandingham's last-minute entry in...
Calif. state Sen. Yee withdraws from secretary of state race
(03-28) 10:33 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- State Sen. Leland Yee dropped his candidacy for California secretary of state on Thursday, but made no move to vacate his Senate seat, leaving a tangle of questions about his political future as he faces federal corruption charges. "This...
Democrat Ro Khanna Accused Of Recruiting Candidates To Split GOP Vote In Competitive Primary
A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleged that Democrat Ro Khanna, who is running to unseat seven-term Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) and represent California's 17th District, recruited two Republican candidates to split the GOP vote in the June 3 primary for the seat. A Sacramento judge disqualified...
FBI says: Senator Leland Yee tells undercover agents they can trade weapons, make money
State Sen. Leland Yee was arrested on corruption and firearms trafficking charges yesterday, as part of an extensive FBI operation that netted 26 people across the Bay Area. Yee, a prominent Asian American political leader in California, was arraigned on seven charges. An indictment unsealed...
Khanna recruited candidates to split GOP vote, lawsuit claims
Democratic congressional candidate Ro Khanna recruited two last-minute Republican candidates to split the GOP vote and restore his position as the top challenger to Silicon Valley U.S. Rep. Mike Honda, an East Bay Republican official claims in a lawsuit. The lawsuit provides no direct evidence...
Rand Paul, Republican presidential hopeful, finds support in Berkeley, of all places
Nobody should be surprised that Rand Paul got so warm a welcome Wednesday, even in a city whose name is often preceded in conversation by "The People's Republic of..." After all, the junior U.S. Senator from Kentucky and likely contender for 2016's Republican presidential nomination...