George Shultz died Saturday at his Stanford home at the age of 100.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren has taken part in the past three impeachment inquiries—those of Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and now Donald Trump.

During her testimony this week, Rep. Zoe Lofgren said the accusations against Trump are worse than those against Nixon.

Reps. Zoe Lofgren, Jimmy Panetta, Eric Swalwell and other insiders reflect on the Golden State’s political life after Trump. 

Sam Liccardo will be speaking in front of the House Subcommittee on Environment at 7am today, Pacific Standard Time.

With Rep. Anna Eshoo joining the fray, now every single congressional Democrat in the Bay Area backs an impeachment inquiry.

The ex-White House aide and CNN analyst spoke at a recent Santa Clara University panel titled “Democracy in Turbulent Times.”

The lifelong public servant and inveterate regulator says she’ll heed her own advice about transparency in her campaign for elected office.

Brendan Byrne, who died earlier this month at age 93, was one of New Jersey’s last honest governors.

Faced with a science-averse president-elect, local communities have no choice but to fend for themselves in the fight against climate change.

A new ballot initiative seeks to address the unduly harsh punishments tens of thousands of Californians face for nonviolent offenses. The proposal, sponsored by former San Jose Police Chief Bill Lansdowne, would reduce penalties for certain low-level drug and petty theft crimes.

Debates make no difference in campaigns, especially in races where one candidate is so strong, that to share a stage with their opponent is a waste of time for the electorate and themselves.

In 1988, while working for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in Minneapolis—he was stumping for Hubert “Skip” Humphrey for the U.S. Senate—a revelation occurred out of the public sphere. As a witness to the event, it resonates today in the era of partisanship. It was an example of how politics really work when not viewed solely through the jaded lens of the media.