2016 has been an election year unlike any other in recent history. With both major party nominees so strongly disliked, people have begun to wonder what the future of political parties in the U.S. might look like.

The Republican Party, in particular, seems to have lost complete control of its base as party voters have chosen a nominee that is strongly disliked by GOP officials. Trump is so hated by the GOP that 50 top party officials signed a letter claiming a Trump presidency would be a threat to national security.

Not to the cynical levels of declaring that more 'natural disasters' happen during election years, but it is true that the public perception of how candidates react is an important feature of the American political process.

SFGate reported Thursday that Donald Trump has made history. Approximately a month before the election, Trump has earned zero major newspaper endorsements, a first for any major party nominee in presidential election history.

In November, voters in South Dakota will decide whether to pass Amendment V. If passed, the measure will institute a nonpartisan primary much like the one in Washington state. Under the proposed rules, all candidates would appear on a single ballot without party labels, and the top two recipients of primary votes would advance to the general election.

La Corte de Distrito de los Estados Unidos en Washington, D.C. escuchará argumentos en una demanda que cuestiona a la FEC por no regular debidamente a la Comisión de los Debates Presidenciales. La corte estableció la fecha de la audiencia para el miércoles 7 de enero, 2017, tan sólo dos semanas antes de que el próximo presidente tome oficina.

Most of the Measures on this year’s San Diego City ballot are non-controversial. Measures E through I and Measure M were all placed on the ballot by the City Council and involve everything from a Charter amendment to reforming the process for removal of public officials to an increase in capacity for subsidized affordable housing.

San Diego, CALIF.- The transition of funding from Mission Bay Park to San Diego's other regional parks could mean more efficient capital improvements for the city's parks.

San Diego, CALIF.- Measure M aims to increase the maximum number of housing units in the City of San Diego for people with low incomes.

If approved, the City and other applicable public agencies would be allowed to help develop, construct, and/or acquire 10,000 more units for those with low incomes. Currently, the state is allowed 28,680 units.