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Subhed: Votes Counted, statewide:  X,XXX,XXX.  Turnout, statewide: Early, unofficial results are reported by the California Secretary of State, as of 9pm, Nov. 3. Results will be updated hourly.

Campaign spending reports show that the team spent over $2.6 million in 2026 to influence local politics through independent expenditure committees targeting City of Santa Clara candidates. That’s more than half the cost of the team’s new kicker, Eddy Piñeiro.

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Newsom warned that federal agents will seek warrants to seize ballots, election records, or certified voting technology while an election is underway and before the results are certified.

Ian Choudri, who has led the California High Speed Rail Authority since 2024, leaves a legacy marked by budget woes, project delays, and various scandals, including questionable taxpayer-funded trips by consultants.

A federal judge refused to order California to set aside 20,000 ballots, citing a ‘pattern of attempted election interference’ by the Trump administration.

The U.S. Department of Education says it is investigating complaints that three California school districts coerced students to answer a ‘Wheel of Privilege’ survey.

A patrol officer escaped serious injury after being hit by a stolen SUV driven by a 14-year-old. The driver and two other teens were not injured when the officer’s partner shot once into the SUV, which drove away.

Proposition 45 is intended to make it easier to build. But some pro-housing groups worry it will only lead to more sprawl.

On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to force California to set aside votes from 20,000 people it claimed could be noncitizens. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday had threatened election officials with criminal prosecution if they failed to identify ‘suspected aliens who are registered to vote.’

Officials hope the speed cams will calm traffic and prevent deadly crashes. 

Despite seven new statewide laws regulating data centers, at least 26 resolutions, moratoriums, or bans on data centers have been passed or proposed in California since June.

If the bond measure passes, the state would be able to borrow up to $25 billion to set up a new loan program to help people afford down payments on new home purchases.

California’s largest public employee union, representing approximately 95,000 workers, said its members are staying home today to protest a proposed roll back of scheduled wage increases.  Services at state parks, motor vehicle offices, CalTrans and unemploymentdivision offices could be affected.

The declaration enables Valley Water to take immediate actions to prepare for, prevent, or mitigate threats associated with the looming El Niño weather.