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John Woolfolk
John Woolfolk is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group, based at The Mercury News. A native of New Orleans, he grew up near San Jose. He is a graduate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism and has been a journalist since 1990, covering cities, counties, law enforcement, courts and other general news. He also has worked as an editor since 2013.
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Who are the independent groups pouring money into California’s U.S. Senate race?
Super PACs have spent more than $16 million to influence the race for California's U.S. Senate seat, most of it opposing Republican baseball star Steve Garvey and Democratic Rep. Katie...
California Gov. Newsom faces seventh recall effort
Critics say Newsom "has abandoned the state to advance his presidential ambitions, leaving behind a $68 Billion budget deficit and a public safety, immigration and education crisis," but recall faces...
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Poll shows Porter, Garvey in dead heat behind Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate race
"At this point it looks like a three person race, with a lot of uncertainty about who the number two is," said Mark Baldassare, PPIC Statewide Survey director.
Poll: Garvey rockets into 2nd behind Schiff. Here’s how that could be good for Democrats
The Democrat-vs.-Democrat dynamic has also led to interesting alliances this winter.
Nearly all Caltrans under-freeway lease spaces in Bay Area failed fire inspections
State fire inspectors did 16 inspections of Caltrans under-freeway sites in the Bay Area after a massive blaze in leased space under Interstate 10 in Los Angeles closed it for...
Here’s the first step in California’s quest to fix its home insurance crisis
Insurers have complained of delays in approving rate increases, but aren't happy with proposed streamlining by the California Department of Insurance.
$50 minimum wage, ceasefire, Trump endorsement: Key takeaways from California U.S. Senate race debate
Candidates met in San Francisco for their second debate as voting gets underway for March 5 primary.
U.S. Senate candidates face off again in San Francisco as voting begins
"This is their first chance to be directly exposed to a Bay Area audience," said political analyst Dan Schnur.
How California U.S. Senate candidates would differ from Feinstein and each other
Here's where the candidates stand on issues as voting gets underway.
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Bay Area mayors join move to walk back Prop 47 and crack down on thefts and drugs
The proposed 2024 "Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act" ballot measure would roll back but not fully repeal provisions of Proposition 47, the 2014 "The Safe Neighborhood and Schools...