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Measure OO: Effort to beef up Oakland’s public ethics commission leads...
Oakland’s Measure OO, designed to strengthen and update the city’s Public Ethics Commission, was ahead with about 72 percent of the vote based on early returns from the Alameda County Registrar of...
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Long-time Oakland City Council incumbent leads in early returns for District...
Oakland City Council incumbent Noel Gallo was pulling ahead of his two opponents in the District 5 election with nearly 59% of the vote based on early returns from the Alameda County Registrar of...
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Solano County cities hoping for tax measures to bolster sagging budgets get...
Three smaller cities in Solano County all facing budget deficits appear to have approved sales tax increase measures Tuesday.All three measures require a simple majority vote. Suisun City’s Measure S...
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Early results put incumbents Banales, Killings in the lead for Pittsburg City...
Initial results on Election Night showed two incumbents likely to secure the open Pittsburg City Council seats. As Pittsburg has an at-large council that appoints its mayor, all registered voters this...
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Early election results in Tracy City Council race reflect appetite for new...
As of late Tuesday night, Dan Arriola appears to have a wide margin ahead of his opponents in the race to replace outgoing Tracy Mayor Nancy Young, while Steve Abercrombie, Dotty Nygard and Mateo...
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Measure MM, to raise millions for wildfire prevention in Oakland hills, leads...
Early returns appear to show voters in the Oakland hills approving Measure MM with about 71% of the vote late Tuesday to raise millions for wildfire prevention efforts, according to the Alameda County...
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Berkeley Councilmember Sophie Hahn leads Adena Ishii for mayor’s office in...
Of the five candidates vying to replace the departing Berkeley mayor, City Councilmember Sophie Hahn was ahead in early returns with a little more than 40% of the vote Tuesday night, according to...
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Incumbents split in Richmond City Council race: one winning, one losing, one...
In Richmond, a City Council incumbent was losing, another was winning, and a third is retiring, according to early returns from Tuesday’s election. In District 1, incumbent Melvin Lee Willis Jr. (618...
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Jamelia Brown leading over incumbent Melvin Lee Willis Jr. in Richmond City...
Jamelia Brown is leading incumbent Melvin Lee Willis Jr. for his District 1 Richmond City council seat. Brown had 50.1 percent of the votes on Wednesday (1,057), soundly winning over Willis (38.05% and...
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Firefighter Zac Unger holding commanding lead in District 1 Oakland City...
Oakland firefighter Zac Unger was holding onto a commanding lead in the City Council District 1 election on Wednesday based on preliminary results released by the Alameda County Registrar of...
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Incumbents and Craig Devinney ahead for Walnut Creek City Council’s three seats
Craig DeVinney will likely join incumbents Cindy Darling and Kevin Wilk on the Walnut Creek City Council. Darling and Wilk were first and second in the race, with DeVinney in third for the three open...
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Mark Armstrong out in front in San Ramon mayoral race, District 1 is still close
Mark Armstrong will likely be the new mayor of San Ramon. Armstrong was leading Wednesday with 71.66% of the vote 16,4800 over Chirag Kathrani, who picked up 28.34% (1,725 votes) Armstrong would...
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Patrick Ahrens leads Sreekrishnan in tight South Bay Assembly race for...
In the South Bay’s only competitive Assembly race, Patrick Ahrens is leading over Tara Sreekrishnan to fill the Assembly District 26 seat.As of 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Ahrens, district director for...
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Mountain View councilmember Abe-Koga will be next Santa Clara County supe in...
Margaret Abe-Koga has a significant lead over Sally Lieber for the Santa Clara County Supervisor District 5 race.As of 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Mountain View Councilmember Abe-Koga has 56.8% of the vote,...
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Santa Clara votes new candidate in and familiar politician out in city...
In the Mission City’s only open city council race, Albert Gonzalez appears to be leading a 3-way contest to replace Santa Clara Councilmember Kathy Watanabe who terms out in December.As of 4:45 p.m. on...
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Both measures aimed at changing Richmond elections headed for victory Wednesday
Two Richmond measures attempting to change how the city conducts elections both seemed headed for victory Wednesday. Measure J and Measure L are both aimed at changing the current plurality system in...
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Two of four Contra Costa County school bond measures appear to pass Wednesday
Four school funding measures for Contra Costa school districts still showed mixed results the day after Election Night. Martinez Measure OMeasure O in Martinez, which requires 55% yes votes to pass,...
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Ukiah voters lean against hiking occupancy tax, while similar Fort Bragg...
A ballot measure that would increase the tax rate for customers booking temporary lodging such as hotels, motels and vacation rentals in Ukiah appears to be rejected by voters, according to unofficial...
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Early votes show 2 candidates in clear lead for Willits City Council, 2 still...
Three open seats on the Willits City Council have led to a competitive race. As of Wednesday morning, it’s clear that two former law enforcement officers are likely to win followed by one of the two...
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Legion of Honor marks 100th anniversary Saturday with day of free music and...
A cake cutting, a marching band and dance performances — all free — are scheduled to kick off the public celebration of San Francisco’s Legion of Honor’s 100th anniversary this Saturday.The event is...
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