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The approval of Proposition 50 gives #Democrats a shot at winning as many as five additional seats, just enough to blunt Texas Republicans’ move to redraw their own maps to pick up five GOP seats at Trump’s urging. #Election2025 #California Read: localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/pro…

#Sausalito voters appear to be approving two measures to rezone land for new housing, according to early results in Tuesday’s #election. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/sau…

Early returns in Tuesday’s election show that voters in the Washington Township Healthcare District in southern Alameda County are favoring Measure B, a parcel tax to fund hospital services. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/mea…

Early results in Tuesday’s election show #Fairfax voters oppose the recall of Mayor Lisel Blash and Councilmember Stephanie Hellman, but by narrow margins. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/fai…

County leaders say the five-eighth cent sales tax increase would bring in $330 million in extra revenue annually to stave off the threat of crushing hospital closures, but wouldn’t avoid cuts entirely. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/san…

A parcel tax to provide funding for the #Petaluma Joint Union High School District appears to be falling short of the two-thirds approval needed to pass, according to early returns in Tuesday’s election. #Election2025 #BayArea localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/pet…

#SantaClaraCounty voters are choosing between four candidates for the next county assessor, in a race sparked over the summer by the retirement of Larry Stone, who held the role for 30 years. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/san…

Fresh off a successful campaign to pass #Proposition50, which remaps the state's congressional districts to favor #Democrats, Newsom has raised his national profile for a possible presidential run in 2028. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/new…

#Proposition50 garnered some of its strongest support in the #BayArea, with San Francisco voters favoring the measure by nearly 85%. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/05/pro…

On Tuesday, Bay Area voters cast their ballots at polling stations to vote on Prop 50. We caught up with some of them, here’s what they had to say… #vote #california #bayarea #Prop50 #Newsom #ElectionDay

The move to encrypt radio communications was influenced by similar decisions by all other law enforcement agencies in Alameda County, several councilmembers said. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/ber…

With federal SNAP benefits on hold amid the government shutdown, Contra Costa County supervisors have approved up to $21 million in emergency funding to assist thousands of the county's eligible CalFresh recipients during November. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/07/con…

Homeless community advocates and residents living in recreational vehicles in SF rallied against the city’s ban of long-term RV parking as the new policy went into effect at the start of this month. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/07/doz…

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