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CalMatters and Shasta Scout Sue Shasta County Over Election Subpoena
Nonprofit newsrooms CalMatters—which shares reporting with more than 130 California media partners—and Shasta Scout filed a California…
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Emeryville Incumbents and Measure BB Win as Oakland Preps Book Fair
Emeryville voters reelected City Council incumbents David Mourra (1,903 votes, 38.5%) and Kalimah Priforce (1,424 votes, 28.87%) while…
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Defense Grills Witness in Thao Trial as Warriors Hold Porzingis $20M
Federal courtroom cross-examination in Oakland, Golden State Warriors salary protections, and a razor-thin Peninsula school board…
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Eric Jones Widens District 4 Lead to 3,801 Votes as Measure B Hits 64%
Updated vote totals across the 5-county 4th Congressional District showed Republican challenger Eric Jones widening his lead over…
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Democrats Win First Arizona Trifecta Since 1966 as Qatar Floats Deal
Historic statehouse legislative flips, new congressional priorities, four state athletics ballot initiatives, and Middle East…
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Rep. Huffman Eyes D.C. Project Oversight as Mississippi Count Narrows
Incoming congressional oversight of federal capital projects, a U.S.
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El Camino Healthcare Term Limits Hit 92% as Gilroy Lifts Hotel Tax
Two municipal governance and revenue ballot measures in Santa Clara County recorded decisive margins as Friday afternoon vote counts…
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Bay Area Passes $1B Transit Tax at 61% as SF Elects Wiener, Keeps Park
Voters across 5 Bay Area counties approved a regional public transit sales tax measure by a 61% to 39% margin, raising an estimated $1…
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Napa Valley College Trustee Tallies, Early Flu Spike & Canopy Plan
Higher-education governance, early seasonal respiratory surveillance, and urban forestry restoration led Napa Valley and regional news…
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Lafayette Advances BART Bike Station as Wrubel Leads Berkeley Race
Transit infrastructure, ranked-choice election tallies, and community media anchored Lamorinda and neighboring East Bay civic news on…
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San Ramon Mayor Armstrong Leads With 76% as Lockheed Pays $29.5M
San Ramon Mayor Mark Armstrong led his reelection bid with 76.03% of the vote, or 13,576 votes, while Vice Mayor Marisol Rubio led…
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Mountain View, Menlo Park, and Woodside Election Returns Tally
Early Mid-Peninsula election returns show Mountain View voters passing Measure F with 79.55% and Measure E with 71.53%, El Camino…
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San Jose, Santa Clara, and Morgan Hill Council Returns Take Shape
Early Santa Clara County returns show San Jose Councilmembers Peter Ortiz leading District 5 with 56.8% and Bien Doan leading District…
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Alameda Filings Detail Vella’s EdTech Donors as APD Makes Arrest
Campaign disclosures show Alameda mayoral candidate Malia Vella received a $5,900 maximum donation from Amira Learning co-chair…
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DOJ Subpoenas CA Election Workers as Legislative Spend Tops $128M
Federal prosecutors issued grand jury subpoenas to at least four California election officials after Judge David O.
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Polls Show Eric Jones Leading Rep. Mike Thompson in 4th District
Two October surveys commissioned by Democratic challenger Eric Jones’s campaign—conducted by David Binder Research (52% to 40%) and…
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Devon Conley Leads Mountain View School Board Fundraising With $7,400
Campaign finance filings show incumbent Devon Conley leading the four-candidate race for two seats on the Mountain View Whisman School…
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Menlo Park Council Candidates Debate Measure P and Belle Haven Growth
Ahead of the Nov. 3 election, Menlo Park City Council candidates Wonman Lee and James Rohr in District 1 and Charlotte Reed and Laura…
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Connie Chan’s Cantonese & English Messaging Draws Scrutiny in SF Race
Translated interviews reviewed ahead of the Nov. 3 congressional election show San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan criticized Mayor…
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Peninsula Campaign Filings Detail Final Push as Leyla Bakery Launches
Pre-election campaign finance disclosures released Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 detail fundraising and independent expenditures across the…
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Bay Area Groups Launch $11M Crab and Whale Collaborative
The Marine Mammal Center, The Nature Conservancy, and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations unveiled an $11…
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Dublin School Board Candidate Seema Badar Addresses Online Comments
Dublin Unified School Board Area 5 candidate Seema Badar addressed 256 comments posted on a social media share of her candidate…
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Prop. 45 CEQA Ballot Measure Splits Bay Area Housing Advocates
Proposition 45 on California’s Nov. 3 ballot has divided pro-housing advocates: Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and Eden Housing…
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San Jose Renames Downtown Park “Plaza de San Jose” in Unanimous Vote
The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rename downtown’s 1797 park from Plaza de Cesar Chavez to Plaza de San Jose…
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Lurie’s $164M Network Reshapes SF as Prop. 40 Trails 46%–52%
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, his family, and allied donors have directed $164 million since 2023 across political campaigns,…
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Napa Registrar Tuteur Refuses Federal Demand on 42 Listed Voters
Napa County Registrar of Voters John Tuteur confirmed he has taken no action and will not respond to a Justice Department letter…
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Bay Area Election Chiefs Challenge Federal Voter Roll Demands
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Kristin B.
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Billionaires Spend $300M Against Prop. 40 as Feds Probe SFUSD Course
Campaign finance filings show California billionaires have spent roughly $304 million opposing Proposition 40 and backing competing…
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Menlo Park Downtown Housing Plan Faces Up to $45M Funding Gap
Menlo Park’s plan to partner with Related California to build at least 345 affordable apartments on three downtown parking lots faces…
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South Bay Democratic Socialists of America Records 40 Percent Membership Surge Heading Into November Midterm Elections
Grassroots civic chapter mobilizes volunteers across San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara behind tenant protections and municipal…
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Pittsburg extends its City Council filing deadline to Aug. 12
Pittsburg pushed its council nomination deadline to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, after an incumbent did not file by the original cutoff.
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