Randy Villegas Leads District 22 Count as JetBlue Hikes Bag Fees
Democrat Randy Villegas took an early lead over six-term Republican incumbent Rep.
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Golden State Valkyries Celebrate WNBA Title in Oakland and Across Bay
The Golden State Valkyries celebrated their first WNBA championship on Wednesday with a rally in Oakland, a transbay ferry crossing,…
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Scott Wiener Leads 11th District by 15 Points as Union Square Opens
State Senator Scott Wiener declared victory over Supervisor Connie Chan after building a 15-point lead with 30% of ballots counted in…
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California Approves Proposition 3 School Tax as 3M Sets $7.35B Accord
California voters approved Proposition 3 with 59% of the vote to make a 12.3% income tax rate on top earners permanent, generating…
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Wiener Leads Chan and Lurie Charter Measures Pass in San Francisco
State Sen. Scott Wiener led Supervisor Connie Chan 55.4% to 44.6% (with 35% counted) to succeed Rep.
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Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Rep. Aisha Wahab Win in East Bay Vote
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee won a full 4-year term with 85% of early ballots and nearly 74% support for strong-mayor Measure EE while…
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Bay Area Passes BART and Muni Taxes as Valkyries Set Viewership Mark
Bay Area voters approved the 14-year, five-county Regional Measure RTM with 61.5% support (698,839 Yes to 437,799 No regionally,…
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Concord Passes Measure O and Kuslits Leads District 3 by 12 Votes
Contra Costa County’s election-night tally showed Robyn Kuslits leading Dena Acosta Beere by 12 votes (562 to 550, with Don Seta at…
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Walnut Creek Passes Measure T and Sets Nov. 15 Shadelands FallFest
Walnut Creek voters passed Measure T to make the city treasurer an appointed role and backed school board leaders Heidi Hernandez…
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California Passes Prop 3 and Rejects Props 39 and 40 in Midterms
California voters weighed 14 statewide propositions—approving Proposition 3 (59% to 41% to make permanent a 12.3% tax on individuals…
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Concord District 3 Within 12 Votes as Measure O and CA Democrats Win
Contra Costa County’s election-night report showed Robyn Kuslits leading Dena Acosta Beere by 12 votes (562 to 550, with Don Seta at…
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California Rejects Prop. 40 Wealth Tax and Trails on Prop. 45 CEQA
California voters weighed 14 statewide ballot propositions on Tuesday, rejecting Proposition 40—a one-time 5% tax on roughly 200…
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Bay Area Passes Transit Taxes RTM and Prop. H as Sunset Dunes Wins
Bay Area voters approved the 5-county Regional Transit Measure (Proposition RTM) by 61.5% to 38.5% (698,839 to 437,799 votes) for a…
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Oakland Re-Elects Barbara Lee and Passes Measure EE in East Bay Vote
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee won a full 4-year term with 85% of early votes and nearly 74% support for strong-mayor Measure EE while Rep.
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Walnut Creek Passes Measure T as School Board Incumbents Lead
Preliminary Contra Costa County election returns show Walnut Creek voters approving Measure T by 60% to 40% (12,516 yes votes to 8,240…
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Contra Costa Airs Voter Forums as Magic of Lights Comes to Concord
Contra Costa Television, the Contra Costa Elections Department, and the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley partnered to broadcast…
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Officials Caution on ‘Red Mirage’ as 1,000 Poll Monitors Deploy
California election experts and Protect Democracy’s Ben Gips cautioned voters that initial "red mirage" leads reflect early Republican…
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Becerra Elected Governor as California Takes $1.4B for Broadband
The Associated Press called California’s 2026 gubernatorial election for Democrat Xavier Becerra over Republican Steve…
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Berkeley Author Ayelet Waldman Explores Feminist History in New Novel
Berkeley author Ayelet Waldman’s 19th-century historical novel A Perfect Hand, published May 19, 2026, by Knopf (a division of Penguin…
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Alameda County Sets Vote Schedule as Emeryville Weighs Measure BB
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters outlined its November 3 election night release schedule after 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. plus 5…
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SF One-Bedroom Rent Hits $4,430 as BART Preps for Valkyries Parade
Zumper data shows San Francisco median monthly rent reaching a record $4,430 for a 1-bedroom apartment and topping $6,000 for a…
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Californians Vote on 8 Statewide Offices as 9th Circuit Backs Ballots
Californians are electing 8 statewide constitutional offices on Tuesday, November 3—including Attorney General, Insurance…
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Voters Weigh Prop. 3 School Tax and Prop. 38 as Google Revises K-12 AI
California voters are deciding Proposition 3—making permanent a 12.3% income tax on individuals earning over $371,000 and couples over…
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Voters Decide Prop. 45 CEQA Limits, Prop. 44, and Wealth Tax
Campaign spending across California’s 14 statewide ballot propositions has reached nearly $1 billion on Tuesday, led by Proposition…
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Bay Area Voters Weigh Five-County Transit Tax as Turnout Surges
Voters across 5 Bay Area counties are deciding the 14-year Regional Transit Measure to fund more than 20 transit agencies carrying…
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DOJ Sends Four Monitor Teams to Alameda County on Election Day
Alameda County Registrar of Voters Cynthia Cornejo confirmed that 4 U.S.
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Concord Council Weighs $75,000 Aid Fund as Brentwood Drive Begins
Concord Mayor Laura Nakamura confirmed that 3 councilmembers support returning Vice Mayor Dominic Aliano’s proposal for $75,000 in…
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California U.S. House Battles Test Prop. 50 Maps on Election Day
Voters across California’s 52 congressional districts are deciding pivotal U.S.
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Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton Square Off to Succeed Gavin Newsom
California voters are choosing a successor to termed-out Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday in a contest between Democrat Xavier…
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Californians Weigh Prop. 39 Voter ID and Prop. 5 Recall Reform
California voters are deciding two constitutional amendments reshaping state elections on Tuesday: Proposition 39, a voter ID measure…
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Google Cloud Sets $250K Root Bounty as Barracuda Patches Flaws
Google Cloud CISO Chris Betz and Cloud VRP Lead Michael Cote introduced a $250,000 top-tier reward for Root-in-Cloud architectural…
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Fremont Advances 918 Affordable Homes as Union City Upgrades Roads
Fremont approved 918 affordable apartments across 6 developments opening between fall 2027 and spring 2028 under a 35-day permit…
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San Francisco Voters Elect Pelosi Successor as Bay Area Polls Open
San Francisco voters are electing a successor to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the first time in nearly 4 decades—choosing…
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UK Cyber Chief Warns of AI Attack Surge as Groups Seek CISA Renewal
UK National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne warned that AI-assisted vulnerability discovery will drive an unprecedented surge…
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Los Altos School Candidates Top $30K as East San Jose Rallies Voters
Four candidates competing for three seats on the Los Altos School District Board of Trustees raised more than $30,000 combined through…
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Contra Costa Hires Security for 150 Polls as LMC Wins State Honor
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder Kristin Connelly hired private security guards for all 150 county polling places and Martinez…
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State Agency Rates Oakland Unified at High Insolvency Risk
California’s Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team rated the Oakland Unified School District at high risk of financial…
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Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Set Aside 20,000 California Ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal by Solicitor General D.
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Avenida de Altares Honors Dolores Huerta as South Bay Polls Open
Families gathered at Mexican Heritage Plaza in East San Jose for the 2026 Avenida de Altares Día de los Muertos celebration—honoring…
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Google Disrupts 1.3M-Device XCPE Android TV Botnet and Bans Maker
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, Japan’s National Police Agency, and five cybersecurity partners dismantled the XCPE malware…
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USC Report Finds 50% of CA School Board Candidates Run Unopposed
A University of Southern California report co-authored by education professor Julie Marsh found that roughly 50% of California school…
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Saint Mary’s Alumna Sahiba Dogra Kaur Enters UW Pharmacology PhD
Saint Mary’s College of California alumna Sahiba Dogra Kaur (Class of 2024)—who won 3 senior academic honors in Moraga including the…
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Emery Unified Voters Weigh 5 Candidates for 3 School Board Seats
Emeryville voters will fill 3 seats on the Emery Unified School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Nov. 3, choosing among 5…
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Bay Area Beaches Face 17-Foot Surf as SF Rescuers Catch Anchovy Jack
The National Weather Service warned Bay Area beachgoers to avoid Pacific Coast waters through Tuesday evening and again from Thursday…
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Over 1,000 GitLab Servers Exposed to RCE Flaw as BTCPay Issues Alert
Threat monitors at Shadowserver found more than 1,000 internet-exposed GitLab servers still unpatched against actively exploited…
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CA Unsheltered Homelessness Drops 6.5% as AB 2251 Sets College Rules
Preliminary federal point-in-time count data show California’s unsheltered homeless population fell 6.5% between January 2025 and…
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Contra Costa Elections Deploys 1,200 Workers Across 150 Poll Sites
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar Kristin Connelly and roughly 1,100 staff and volunteers plus 100 temporary workers are…
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Contra Costa Weighs $3M Voter Guide Increase and $60K Health Cards
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, Nov. 3, to consider a $3 million General Fund increase raising its…
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