Five takeaways from the testy U.S. Senate debate between Schiff and Garvey
The only head-to-head debate in California’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race between Rep. Adam B. Schiff and former Dodger Steve Garvey was dominated Tuesday by contentious…
From Pelosi to Harris, how San Francisco launched women into power
San Francisco — Lateefah Simon, a front-runner to represent Oakland in Congress, still vividly recalls that day in third grade, nearly 40 years ago, when…
Rep. Schiff calls on Biden to drop out, citing ‘serious concerns’
Rep. Adam B. Schiff has called on President Biden to drop out of the White House race, becoming the most prominent Democrat in Congress to…
Democratic Activist’s Body Found in San Francisco Bay : Politics: Death of Duane Garrett, who worked for Gore and Feinstein, is being investigated as a suicide.
Duane Garrett, a Democratic activist prominent in politics from the presidential to local level, was found dead in the waters off the north tower of…
Is advanced age only an issue for women in political office?
In 2018, Dianne Feinstein was elected to her fifth full U.S. Senate term. She was 85. Her opponent, Kevin de León, was more than 30…
How do you hold the powerful accountable? – Alam and Feinstein | TV Shows
Photojournalist Shahidul Alam and expert on corruption Andrew Feinstein on the journey into activism and the Gaza crisis. For more than 40 years, Bangladeshi photojournalist…
Dianne Feinstein made history. Now she could get honored with a post office?
WASHINGTON — After a barrier-breaking career over more than a half-century that took her from being the first woman mayor of San Francisco to the longest-serving…
Will California finally elect a woman governor in 2026?
In 173 years as a state, California has had 40 governors. Democrats, Republicans, members of the Unionist and Know-Nothing parties. Merchants, lawyers, former mayors. A…
In California Senate election to replace Feinstein, will the streak of female senators end?
When Rep. Katie Porter first ran for Congress in 2018, some of the nation’s most influential female leaders and advocacy organizations lined up to support…
SFO international terminal to be renamed after the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein
San Francisco International Airport’s governing body announced Tuesday that it will rename its international terminal after the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in California…
Column: 2023 was the year we said goodbye to too many matriarchs
María Fernández Miranda is the epitome of a matriarch. Seven of her 11 surviving children live on the same street as she does in Anaheim.…
Presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips thinks Biden is too old
Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips swept into office in 2018 after promising not to vote for Rep. Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House. The Gen…
Following House retirements and Feinstein’s death, California’s Capitol power is at an ebb
For nearly five years, California reigned supreme in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the speaker’s gavel passing uninterrupted across party lines from Rep. Nancy…
California Senate seat will be on your ballot four times in 2024 election. Here’s why
In 2024, Californians will be asked to vote for a new U.S. Senator. Then they’ll be asked to vote again. And then again. And then…
Feinstein faces new questions about her capabilities
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein pushed back Thursday on a news report that renewed questions about her age and capacity to fulfill the job responsibilities of…
Laphonza Butler won’t run in 2024 California’s U.S. senate race
Labor leader and prominent Democratic activist Laphonza Butler, who was appointed to fill Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s term after the veteran politician died, announced Thursday that…
Column: Feinstein reigns one last day at San Francisco memorial
SAN FRANCISCO — For one last day, Dianne Feinstein reigned. She reigned over this lovely, enchanted, vexing and deeply troubled city. The city where she was…
Dianne Feinstein honored at San Francisco memorial
SAN FRANCISCO — The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein will be honored with a grand memorial service at San Francisco City Hall on Thursday — marking a…
Times columnists discuss Newsom, Butler and Feinstein Senate seat
Acting with dispatch, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week appointed Laphonza Butler, a veteran labor organizer and political strategist, to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in…
Newsom makes a good pick but flip-flopped in choosing Feinstein successor
Gavin Newsom was in his element, hand-feeding dishy commentary to an eager political press corps. As a marquee surrogate for the Biden campaign, California’s governor…