Loni Hancock’s running for Dion Aroner’s Assembly seat. At this point, of course, it’s just a rumor, but one almost a dozen local politicos seem to be quite sure of. “I understand Loni Hancock is in.

Loni Hancock is a retired California State Senator. Previously she represented California District 9, and served as chair of the Senate Public Safety Committee and the Budget Subcommittee 5 on ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Citing the health and environmental impacts of a proposal to export coal out of Oakland, state Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Oakland, introduced four bills today at a news conference in ...

With Loni Hancock forced from the state Senate by term limits, two of four candidates vying to replace her received our serious consideration. In the end, we endorse Democrat Katherine Welch, ...

The California Teachers Association and state Sen. Loni Hancock have introduced legislation to halt the testing of second graders. Senate Bill 800 would exempt second graders from the annual state ...

They're back. Berkeley's most famous political couple will again hold elected offices simultaneously, but this time he'll stay home while she goes off to the state Capitol in Sacramento. Mayor ...

Sens. Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley, and Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, were joined by the Make It Fair campaign, a coalition of unions and other liberal groups, to unveil their proposed changed to ...

State Senator Loni Hancock plans to introduce a bill Monday to ban the death penalty in California. The measure would also convert existing death penalty sentences to life without parole.

State Senator Loni Hancock says the clock is ticking on a proposed coal depot that would bring in coal by rail from Utah to Oakland. CBS News Bay Area: Free 24/7 News CBS Bay Area App ...

Former Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock was headed for victory last night in a three-way Democratic primary race for the East Bay's 14th Assembly District. With most returns counted, Hancock ran up a ...

(CN) – Senate budget subcommittee chair Loni Hancock on Thursday took issue with a $10 fee the courts’ administrative office wants to assess for every public file request, and questioned why the ...