Fiona Ma, Eleni Kounalakis and Ben Allen are Bay Area News Group’s choices to be California’s next lieutenant governor, treasurer and insurance commissioner, respectively.

Dana Eaton — superintendent of schools for the Brentwood Union School District and a candidate for superintendent of the Contra Costa County Office of Education — visits Loma Vista Elementary School in Brentwood in 2019.

Vince Robb is running for Contra Costa County Assessor to replace retiring 'Bad Boy Assessor' Gus Kramer.

Jim Irizarry is running for Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer for San Mateo County in the 2026 election.

Karen Martinez is running for San Jose City County District 5 in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Karen Martinez)

Former State Assemblymember Nora Campos is running for the District 5 seat.

San Jose City Councilmember Peter Ortiz speaks during a press conference addressing allegations of sexual abuse against women and girls by the late farmworker and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, held at Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, March 19, 2026. United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta revealed she was among the women allegedly sexually abused by Chavez during the farmworkers movement in the 1960s, according to an investigation by The New York Times. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HG Hanh-Giao Nguyen is running for San Jose City Council District 7 in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Hanh-Giao Nguyen)

Rafael Garcia is running for San Jose City Council District 7 in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy fo Rafael Garcia)

San Jose Councilmember Bien Doan speaks during the State of the City Address at San Pedro Square Market in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

Van Le is running for San Jose City Council District 5 in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Van Le)

Assemblymember Anthony Rendon, chairperson of the Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes, listens to a speaker during a hearing at the state Capitol in Sacramento on March 12, 2024. (Fred Greaves for CalMatters)

Genny Altwer, a cop-turned-therapist, is running to represent 100,000 residents of San Jose City Council District 9, the suburban southwest corner of the city encompassing Cambrian Park, Hillsdale, Kirk Park and parts of Willow Glen.

Josh Newman, former state senator, speaks during a candidate forum for California superintendent of public instruction at San Diego City College on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Kristian Carreon / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Richard Barrera is running for the office of California Superintendent for Public Instruction in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Richard Barrera)

Chino Valley School board member Sonja Shaw speaks in front of the state Capitol on bills related to LGBTQ+ school curriculum in Sacramento. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Héctor Camacho Jr. is running for San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools in the June 2 primary election.

Chelsea Bonini, candidate for San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools. (Photo courtesy Chelsea Bonini)

Jag Lathan, candidate for Contra Costa County superintendent of schools in the 2026 election.

Héctor Camacho Jr. is running for San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Héctor Camacho Jr.)

Dana Eaton, candidate for Contra Costa County superintendent in the 2026 election.

Vince Robb, candidate for Contra Costa County assessor in the 2026 election.

San Mateo County Supervisor David J. Canepa speaks at the San Mateo County Center in Redwood City, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

Nick Spinner, candidate for Contra Costa County assessor in the 2026 election.

Jim Irizarry is running for Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer for San Mateo County in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Jim Irizarry)

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Genny Altwer has announced her candidacy for the San Jose District 9 City Council seat.

Gordon Chester is running for San Jose City Council District 9 in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Gordon Chester)

Mike Hennessy is running for San José City Council District 9 in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Mike Hennessy)

Scott Hughes is running for San Jose City Council District 9 in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Scott Hughes)

Scott Sakakihara, candidate for California State Senate District 10 in the 2026 election.

Raymond Liu, candidate for California State Senate District 10 in the 2026 election.

Anne Kepner, California State Senate District 10 candidate.

San Jose City Councilmember David Cohen speaks at the fifth annual Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony held at San Jose City Hall in January.

Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano during her State of the City address in 2024.

The Liberal Arts Building at Diablo Valley College, built in 1972, would be replaced as part of the Contra Costa Community College District's Measure G bond and construction plan.

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Rakhi Israni, candidate for California's 14th Congressional District in the 2026 election.

Melissa Hernandez, candidate for California's 14th Congressional District in the 2026 election.

Matt Ortega, candidate for California's 14th Congressional District in the 2026 election.

Dena Maldonado, candidate for California's 14th Congressional District in the 2026 election.

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Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez addresses media on the arrest of suspect James Wesley Howell in Santa Monica, California on June 12, 2016. A man whose car contained a cache of weapons and bomb-making materials was arrested on Sunday after telling police he wanted to “harm” the Los Angeles Gay Pride parade, authorities said. / AFP / Jason Redmond (Photo credit should read JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Assemblywoman Anna Caballero announced her candidacy for State Senate District 12 in Salinas on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (Vern Fisher – Monterey Herald)

Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis addresses to healthcare workers and their families during a Labor Day march and rally organized by Service Employees International Union and United Healthcare Workers West at Mosswood Park in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Aisha Wahab, candidate for California's 14th Congressional District, speaks at an event in Milpitas last year.

Oliver Ma, candidate for California lieutenant governor in the 2026 election.

Fiona Ma, running for California lieutenant governor in the 2026 election.

Financial analyst Patrick Wolff speaks at a forum for state insurance commisioner candidates held by the Palisades Recovery Coalition on Friday, March 27. 2026. (Photo by Jacob Lewis, Contributing Photographer)

Stacy A. Korsgaden is a candidate for Insurance Commissioner in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Stacy A. Korsgaden)

Josh Fryday, running for California lieutenant governor in the 2026 election.

Michael Tubbs, candidate for California lieutenant governor in 2026.

Gloria Romero, running for California lieutenant governor in the 2026 election.

Steven Bradford is running for Insurance Commissioner in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Steven Bradford)

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis addresses health care workers in Oakland in 2023.

Candidates for California state treasurer, left to right: Anna Caballero, Eleni Kounalakis and Tony Vazquez.

State Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) at a press conference in Burbank in June.

A drone view of City Hall in Oakland, where voters are being asked again to raise property taxes.

Fiona Ma speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco in February.

California Lieutenant Governor candidates, from left, Josh Fryday, Fiona Ma, Gloria Romero and Michael Tubbs.

San Jose Councilmember David Cohen speaks during a No Kings protest at St. James Park in downtown San Jose in March.

California Senate District 10 candidates, from left, David Cohen, Anne Kepner and Scott Sakakihara.

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State Sen. Aisha Wahab speaking at the state Capitol in Sacramento in 2024.

Congressional District 14 candidates, from left, Melissa Hernandez, Rahki Israni, Dena Maldonado and Aisha Wahab.

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors appointed Ursula Jones Dickson, a Superior Court judge and former deputy district attorney, to replace recalled District Attorney Pamela Price.

Contra Costa County officials pitching the last sales tax increase to voters in 2020 grossly misrepresented the revenue it would raise.

Kristin Connelly has administered the Clerk-Recorder’s Office — which runs the county’s elections and handles legal filings and marriage licenses — with integrity.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they meet at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland last July.

Measure A would renew the 2006 county line with some minor changes primarily to account for existing development restrictions on public property and constraints such as steep hillsides and high fire danger.

(Left-to-Right) Matt Mahan, Xavier Becerra, Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton, Tom Steyer and Katie Porter participate in a gubernatorial debate at KRON Studios in San Francisco on April 22.

The El Palito oil refinery operates in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela in December.

Tolowa Dunes State Park in 2016.

Oba Tshaka, 85, casts his ballot at Allen Temple Baptist Church during a special Election Day in Oakland last April.

Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom presents his revised 2025-26 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento on May 14, 2025.

El Cerrito Library in July.

Rishi Kumar, left, and Neysa Fligor are candidates for Santa Clara County Assessor.