Guardians Pitchers Fraud Trial Opens in Brooklyn as Kedai Makan Moves
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn opened the fraud trial of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz over an alleged…
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16-Story Sunset Strip Tower Filed as Joliet Plans 1.28M-Sq-Ft Hub
Developer 8228 Associates filed plans for a 16-story residential tower with 115 homes and 18 affordable units at 8240 Sunset Boulevard…
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Conroy Pulls Within 1,857 Votes in WA-5 as Wong Faces Sentencing
Spokane Democrat Carmela Conroy trailed incumbent Republican Rep.
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Record 17 States Elect Female Governors as Seattle Premieres Virtù
Voters in a record 17 states elected female governors in the 2026 midterms as 101 women won statewide office and 139 women were…
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Golden State Valkyries Celebrate WNBA Title in Oakland and Across Bay
The Golden State Valkyries celebrated their first WNBA championship on Wednesday with a rally in Oakland, a transbay ferry crossing,…
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Scott Wiener Leads 11th District by 15 Points as Union Square Opens
State Senator Scott Wiener declared victory over Supervisor Connie Chan after building a 15-point lead with 30% of ballots counted in…
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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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California Approves Proposition 3 School Tax as 3M Sets $7.35B Accord
California voters approved Proposition 3 with 59% of the vote to make a 12.3% income tax rate on top earners permanent, generating…
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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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Dow Surges Over 1,000 Points as Midterm Results Reshape Congress
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,009 points, or 1.9%, on Wednesday morning and rose 1,178 points, or 2.3%, in early trading…
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San Mateo Tops State at $2.27M Home Price and Passes Measures U & J
The California Association of Realtors’ Q3 2026 report ranked San Mateo County as California’s priciest housing market at a $2.27…
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Wiener Leads Chan and Lurie Charter Measures Pass in San Francisco
State Sen. Scott Wiener led Supervisor Connie Chan 55.4% to 44.6% (with 35% counted) to succeed Rep.
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Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Rep. Aisha Wahab Win in East Bay Vote
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee won a full 4-year term with 85% of early ballots and nearly 74% support for strong-mayor Measure EE while…
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Walnut Creek Passes Measure T and Sets Nov. 15 Shadelands FallFest
Walnut Creek voters passed Measure T to make the city treasurer an appointed role and backed school board leaders Heidi Hernandez…
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California Passes Prop 3 and Rejects Props 39 and 40 in Midterms
California voters weighed 14 statewide propositions—approving Proposition 3 (59% to 41% to make permanent a 12.3% tax on individuals…
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Democrats Win House and Senate as Talarico, Jackson, and Governors Win
Democrats captured control of both the U.S. House (putting Hakeem Jeffries on track to become the first Black Speaker) and the U.S.
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Mountain View, Menlo Park, and Peninsula Cities Tally 2026 Elections
Peninsula and South Bay voters delivered decisive leads on Tuesday as IdaRose Sylvester (18.99%, 4,528 votes), Silja Paymer (15.66%,…
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San Jose and Santa Clara Tally Council Votes as SEED Act Passes
San Jose Councilmembers Peter Ortiz (56.8%, 4,645 to 3,532) and Bien Doan (62.8%, 5,316 to 3,145) and District 9 newcomer Genny Altwer…
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Bay Area Tops CA Home Prices as Dow Jumps 1,178 Points and CVS Splits
The California Association of Realtors’ Q3 2026 report ranked San Mateo ($2.27 million median price, $578,400 required income, $14,460…
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California Rejects Prop. 40 Wealth Tax and Trails on Prop. 45 CEQA
California voters weighed 14 statewide ballot propositions on Tuesday, rejecting Proposition 40—a one-time 5% tax on roughly 200…
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Oakland Re-Elects Barbara Lee and Passes Measure EE in East Bay Vote
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee won a full 4-year term with 85% of early votes and nearly 74% support for strong-mayor Measure EE while Rep.
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Walnut Creek Passes Measure T as School Board Incumbents Lead
Preliminary Contra Costa County election returns show Walnut Creek voters approving Measure T by 60% to 40% (12,516 yes votes to 8,240…
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Indonesia Detains 3 Generals in Wiretap Probe as Brazil Passes Law
Indonesian police detained 3 senior police generals—including Presidential Chief of Staff Gen.
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Collins Names ‘Mogging’ 2026 Word of the Year After 210% Surge
Collins Dictionary selected "mogging"—slang meaning to outshine someone—as its 2026 Word of the Year after usage jumped 210% across…
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AP Voter Poll Finds Young and Hispanic Voters Shifting to Democrats
The AP Voter Poll of 80,000 voters across all 50 states (margin of error 0.6 points) found 7 in 10 voters under 30 and 6 in 10…
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Officials Caution on ‘Red Mirage’ as 1,000 Poll Monitors Deploy
California election experts and Protect Democracy’s Ben Gips cautioned voters that initial "red mirage" leads reflect early Republican…
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Becerra Elected Governor as California Takes $1.4B for Broadband
The Associated Press called California’s 2026 gubernatorial election for Democrat Xavier Becerra over Republican Steve…
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Alameda County Sets Vote Schedule as Emeryville Weighs Measure BB
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters outlined its November 3 election night release schedule after 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. plus 5…
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SF One-Bedroom Rent Hits $4,430 as BART Preps for Valkyries Parade
Zumper data shows San Francisco median monthly rent reaching a record $4,430 for a 1-bedroom apartment and topping $6,000 for a…
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Ballistic Ventures Seeks $490M as ILC Dover Pays $13M Cyber Fine
San Francisco cybersecurity venture firm Ballistic Ventures filed to raise $490 million across a $360 million third flagship fund and…
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Citizen Lab Wins IRTF Prize in SF as Europe Counters Cyber Threats
Citizen Lab and Princeton researchers won the IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize—to be presented at IETF-127 in San Francisco from…
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TechCrunch Founder Summit Opens as Steam Delays Hit Indie Studios
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 convenes November 4 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station (with doors opening at 9 a.m.
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Polls Close in Key States as Senate Tossups and 2027 Aid Shift Loom
Vote counting began in Indiana and eastern Kentucky on Tuesday ahead of 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and 8 p.m.
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Californians Vote on 8 Statewide Offices as 9th Circuit Backs Ballots
Californians are electing 8 statewide constitutional offices on Tuesday, November 3—including Attorney General, Insurance…
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Voters Decide Prop. 45 CEQA Limits, Prop. 44, and Wealth Tax
Campaign spending across California’s 14 statewide ballot propositions has reached nearly $1 billion on Tuesday, led by Proposition…
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Bay Area Voters Weigh Five-County Transit Tax as Turnout Surges
Voters across 5 Bay Area counties are deciding the 14-year Regional Transit Measure to fund more than 20 transit agencies carrying…
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DOJ Sends Four Monitor Teams to Alameda County on Election Day
Alameda County Registrar of Voters Cynthia Cornejo confirmed that 4 U.S.
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CrowdStrike, Cisco, Microsoft, and Google Expand AI Cyber Defense
CrowdStrike signed agreements at Fal.Con Europe to acquire Fiddler AI (reported at $400 million) and Dreadnode (reported at $95…
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U.S. Voters Decide Control of Congress as Polls Open Nationwide
Americans across all 50 states are deciding control of the 120th Congress on Tuesday across all 435 U.S.
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Pleasanton and Dublin Voters Decide Mayoral Races and Tax Measures
Pleasanton and Dublin voters are casting Election Day ballots on Tuesday, November 3, for Pleasanton Mayor (Jack Balch vs.
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Danville Voters Decide Town Council, SRVUSD, and Assembly Races
Danville voters are casting ballots until 8 p.m.
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Voters Decide Prop. 40 Billionaire Tax After $316.7M Campaign War
California voters are deciding Proposition 40—a labor-backed one-time 5% tax on assets above $1 billion held by roughly 200 California…
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Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton Square Off to Succeed Gavin Newsom
California voters are choosing a successor to termed-out Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday in a contest between Democrat Xavier…
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Google Cloud Sets $250K Root Bounty as Barracuda Patches Flaws
Google Cloud CISO Chris Betz and Cloud VRP Lead Michael Cote introduced a $250,000 top-tier reward for Root-in-Cloud architectural…
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Fremont Advances 918 Affordable Homes as Union City Upgrades Roads
Fremont approved 918 affordable apartments across 6 developments opening between fall 2027 and spring 2028 under a 35-day permit…
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San Francisco Voters Elect Pelosi Successor as Bay Area Polls Open
San Francisco voters are electing a successor to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the first time in nearly 4 decades—choosing…
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Polls Show Democrats Ahead in 6 Senate Races as 57M Vote Early
Final New York Times/Siena College polls across seven U.S.
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Commonwealth Meets in Antigua as U.S. Cuts 2 Nations From AGOA
King Charles III and Queen Camilla joined leaders of the 56-nation Commonwealth representing 2.7 billion people in Antigua and Barbuda…
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