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Jerry Brown’s desk and possible signature. The bill will allow more people to “participate in our democracy,” said its author, Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, in a news release. The measure, SB 397, has the support of those who conduct elections in...
RCV. If the mayor's race had a runoff, it would have been a head-to-head contest between Ed Lee and Dennis Herrera, and that would have been fun. (Where would David Chiu, who got stabbed in the back by Lee and who criticized him during the general...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 08: California State senator and San Francisco mayoral candidate Leland Yee greets commuters as he campaigns in a MUNI station on November 8, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Candidates for San Francisco mayor are making... View Photo »
While these public administrators are living high on the hog, many Californians are struggling
How well it does over the long haul is tied to interest from larger automakers, electric-car adoption and the price of oil," the article says. Back in Sacramento, Capitol denizens can instead contemplate the joys of beef noodle soup. Democratic...
Leland Yee, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, is backing Shelly Masur in her bid for the District Four county supervisorial seat. Masur is one of six people who’ve announced plans to run for the seat being left vacant by the terming out of Supervisor Rose...
Stabenow criticized the ad's "divisiveness" and said Hoekstra should be "embarrassed." Two of Hoekstra's rivals in the Republican primary, Clark Durant and Gary Glenn, issued statements questioning whether the current front-runner is the candidate their...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee greets a friend in front of his campaign headquarters on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day,... View Photo »
Californians have a fundamental right to know how their government is working ... As taxpayers, they should have full access to all documents and information that affects them and their families. If the San Bruno disaster has taught us anything, it is that we need to be vigilant in ensuring utility comp...
Stabenow criticized the ad's "divisiveness" and said Hoekstra should be "embarrassed." Two of Hoekstra's rivals in the Republican primary, Clark Durant and Gary Glenn, issued statements questioning whether the current front-runner is the candidate their...
Stabenow criticized the ad's "divisiveness" and said Hoekstra should be "embarrassed." Two of Hoekstra's rivals in the Republican primary, Clark Durant and Gary Glenn, issued statements questioning whether the current front-runner is the candidate their...
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee (R) hands out voter information to people sitting in a park on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day, candidates for mayor of San...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee (C) walks through a park on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day, candidates for mayor of San Francisco are stumping throughout the...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee (R) talks with a worker at Flipper's Burgers on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day, candidates for mayor of San Francisco are...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee (C) walks along Hayes Street handing out voter information on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day, candidates for mayor of San...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee (L) talks with potential voters inside a clothing store on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day, candidates for mayor of San...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee (R) waits in line to hand in his ballot at a polling station inside San Francisco City Hall on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election...
View Photo »California State Senator and San Francisco mayoral candidate Leland Yee (R) walks in the Justin Herman Plaza during an "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration in San Francisco, California October 26, 2011.
View Photo »State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, urged lawmakers to reject a measure to ban the sale, trade or possession of shark fins at the Senate in Sacramento, Calif. , Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Yee and Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrence, called the bill by Assemblyman Paul Fong, D-Cupertino, a...
View Photo »State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, center, and Victor Lee, left, brother of missing fisherman Donald Lee, listen during a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Yee is asking Mexican officials to extend search for missing fishermen after their boat capsized in...
View Photo »State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, speaks during a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Yee is asking Mexican officials to extend search for missing fishermen after their boat capsized in Mexico.
View Photo »State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, speaks as he is surrounded of friends and family of missing fishermen during a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Yee is asking Mexican officials to extend search for missing fishermen after their boat capsized in Mexico.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 08: California State senator and San Francisco mayoral candidate Leland Yee greets commuters as he campaigns in a MUNI station on November 8, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Candidates for San Francisco mayor are making one last push to encourage people...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee greets a friend in front of his campaign headquarters on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day, candidates for mayor of San...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee (C)stpes off on a MUNI bus while campaigning on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day, candidates for mayor of San Francisco are...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee smiles while campaigning along Hayes Street on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day, candidates for mayor of San Francisco are...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee reviews his ballot at a polling station inside San Francisco City Hall on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day, candidates for...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee (2nd R) and his wife Maxine Yee (L) talk with a supporter as they wait in line to cast their ballots at a polling station inside San Francisco City Hall on November 7, 2011 in...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee (2nd L) and his wife Maxine Yee (L) wait in line to cast their ballots at a polling station inside San Francisco City Hall on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With...
View Photo »State Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, listens as State Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torranced urged lawmakers to reject a measure she is carrying to ban the sale, trade or possession of shark fins, during the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Lieu and...
View Photo »Matthew Tsujiuchi, 11, holds a sign for his friend and missing fisherman Donald Lee, as Victor Lee, brother of Donald Lee, speaks during a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, is asking Mexican officials to extend search for...
View Photo »Juan Milo and his wife, Trina Milo, who are family friends of missing fisherman Donald Lee, hold signs during a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. State Sen. Leland Yee, (D-San Francisco) is asking Mexican officials to extend search for missing fishermen after...
View Photo »Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, holds up three video games after a news conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 27, 2011. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional to bar children from buying or renting violent video games, saying government doesn't...
View Photo »Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, gestures during a news conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 27, 2011. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional to bar children from buying or renting violent video games, saying government doesn't have the authority...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 07: California State senator and candidate for San Francisco mayor Leland Yee (R) hands out voter information to people sitting in a park on November 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California. With one day to go until election day, candidates for mayor of San...
View Photo »While these public administrators are living high on the hog, many Californians are struggling
Californians have a fundamental right to know how their government is working ... As taxpayers, they should have full access to all documents and information that affects them and their families. If the San Bruno disaster has taught us anything, it is that we need to be vigilant in ensuring utility comp...
For a number of years, the utilities commission has been a sort of a kingdom unto itself ... We are saying roll down that drawbridge, the sunlight is coming through.
Requiring over a month to hold individuals accountable for a fiasco of this magnitude is unacceptable
It takes about 30 seconds to realize there's been wrongdoing.
The only thing I'm focused on now is coming back to the state Senate
