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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Contra Costa Tallies 184,200 Ballots as El Cerrito Races Tighten
Contra Costa County Elections officials report 184,200 unprocessed ballots—nearly 40% of the 464,886 estimated ballots cast—while…
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SF Attorney Harmeet Dhillon Resigns as DOJ Civil Rights Chief
San Francisco conservative attorney Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as Assistant Attorney General for the U.S.
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Democrats Win Majority of Mid-Decade Congressional Redistricting Races
Democrats emerged victorious across the majority of mid-decade congressional redistricting battlegrounds in Tuesday's midterm…
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Voters Reject Prop. 40 Billionaire Tax and Pass Prop. 42 Wealth Ban
California voters reshaped the state's fiscal and election rules across seven closely watched ballot propositions.
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