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For Giselle Hale, the decision to drop her campaign for the California Legislature came...

It was a good night Tuesday for out male legislative candidates in California. Of the dozen LGBTQ contenders who survived their primary contests, just three were female.

It was a good night Tuesday for out male legislative candidates in California. Of the dozen LGBTQ contenders who survived their primary contests, just three were female.

The polls are closed, but remember: In California elections, that's just the beginning.

The steady rise of independent voters in California, those who register “No Party Preference” (NPP), is showing signs of a legitimate challenge to the state’s long history of one-party rule.

This week in community briefs, candidate forums are underway ahead of the June primary election, Cañada College appoints new president; Menlo Park Rotary club announces grant recipients, and more.

Tania Solé, an entrepreneur and past Redwood City Council Candidate, is running for Assembly District 21, the new district covering the eastern portion of the Peninsula. Solé is running as a Green Party of California candidate, and has a background in the tech and automotive industries. She currently heads a seawater desalination startup she founded last year. Among her top priorities are repealing state housing laws Senate bills 9 and 10, in addition to environmental action and establishing u...