John Ramos

2 days ago | cbsnews.com | John Ramos

Votes are still being counted, but with her closest competitor having conceded, Barbara Lee is now considered the mayor-elect of Oakland.  And on Monday, she addressed the media with her plans to unite a city facing some pretty significant problems. Barbara Lee entered the room full of people whom she had represented for decades. But now she has a different job in a very different political atmosphere. "More than 100 days ago, I launched my campaign to be Oakland's new mayor," she said.

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | John Ramos

On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a posthumous pardon to a North Bay Vietnam War hero for drug offenses committed after returning home.  The park overlooking downtown Petaluma is named for Richard Allen Penry, a man who has come to symbolize those who fought in Vietnam, both for their courage and for what they had to endure when they came home.  Now, it appears, there is finally some understanding that you can't judge one without considering the other.

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | John Ramos

Saturday saw another mass demonstration in the North Bay, this time in Santa Rosa, where hundreds of people with protest signs gathered once again to express their opposition to the Trump administration.  But in one neighborhood, the signs are a bit different and have managed to capture the attention of the entire community and beyond. At protests these days, you can see how personalized the fight has become.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | John Ramos

Bay Area company creating its own energy with hydrogen to power data center As California already struggles to meet its goal of electrification, technology experts said the future demands of artificial intelligence will require a doubling of the nation's energy output. But one Silicon Valley entrepreneur has developed a data center that generates not only the power to run it but also the water to cool it. The biggest problem facing high tech these days is power.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | John Ramos

Ranked-choice voting remains hotly debated as Oakland decides on mayor When voters hit the polls in Oakland's special mayoral election, they had more than one decision to make. Ranked choice voting has been used in Oakland since 2010, and it's led to some pretty interesting results.  But after 15 years, even its proponents admit the public still doesn't really understand it very well.