A majority of U.S. voters set aside all evidence of Republican nominee Donald Trump's mental decline, adoration of dictators, criminal convictions, and hostility to the U.S. Constitution and gave him a decisive victory November 5.

Political novice Daniel Lurie — an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune and former nonprofit executive — is leading in the race to become San Francisco mayor.

San Francisco is poised to see a record number of LGBTQ people serving together on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Palm Springs City Councilmember Lisa Middleton finished strong in her bid to be the first transgender member of the California Legislature.

Among the West Coast U.S. House races being watched by LGBTQ politicos, a queer former Oakland resident has won a Washington State seat while a gay former federal prosecutor is close to flipping a Southern California seat into the Democrats' column.

Running unopposed on Tuesday's ballot, gay San Francisco Treasurer-Tax Collector José Cisneros cakewalked into a historic sixth term in his citywide municipal elected position.

In less than 24 hours Election Day will arrive, and with it comes a number of races across California that LGBTQ political watchers will be following closely.

A group that is working to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is also urging voters to reject California's Proposition 3, which would remove language prohibiting same-sex marriage from the state constitution.

Without any comment or even mentioning his name, the San Jose City Council's Rules and Open Government Committee killed a request October 30 for an extended absence by embattled gay councilmember Omar Torres.

Four years ago, bisexual South San Francisco City Councilmember James Coleman shocked his city's political establishment by defeating the city's then mayor for the newly created District 4 seat on the governing body.

In the last week of an otherwise divisive struggle for San Francisco mayor, all five major candidates appeared together alongside elected officials and the city's business community to advocate for Proposition M to pass on November 5.

For many people, the specter of November 8, 2016 looms large over Election Day on November 5.

Residents of San Jose's District 3 have launched a campaign to recall embattled gay City Councilmember Omar Torres — who was stripped of his committee assignments and urged by colleagues to resign when it was revealed he's under criminal investigation.

This year's crop of incumbent California Republican House members seeking reelection offers a picture of dichotomy when it comes to the LGBTQ community.