election 2000

Photo by Sara Pellegrini

Poll volunteer Mary Breuning keeps the voting process running smoothly Tuesday morning at Willard Junior High in Berkeley.

A Dejected Rainey Ends His Toughest Race

With most of the precincts reporting, Seventh District Republican State Senator Richard Rainey appeared last night to have lost his re-election battle to the Democratic Assemblyman Tom Torlakson.
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California Democrats Expect to Dominate Legislature

Multi-million dollar campaigns dominate the political landscape as state lawmakers battle to write new district lines in 2001.
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Voters Want Treatment, not Jail, for Drug Users

Controversial Prop. 36 wins easily in California.
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Voters Reject School Vouchers
The defeat of Proposition 38, which was soundly rejected yesterday by California voters, was hailed by voucher opponents as an important thumbs-down for the very idea of publicly-funded subsidies to send children to private schools.
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Proposition 38 Rejected by California Voters
School Voucher Measure Gets Less Than 30 Percent of Vote.
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Battle Over School Bond Measure Close
With nearly 70 percent of the vote in just before midnight Wednesday, Proposition 39, the school bonds initiative, was apparently headed for victory.
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Voters Approving Prop. 34 Campaign Finance Measure
A proposition to set political contribution limits appeared headed toward victory early Wednesday morning.
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State Initiatives a Smorgasbord for Voters
Voters decide wide range of issues at the state level.
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Voters Not for Vouchers
Voters who rejected the school voucher initiative said they had enjoyed a good or excellent experience with the local public schools, according to an exit poll by UC Berkeley students.
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Taking Risks in a Losing Race, Bock No Chicken
Racing around Oakland in search of undecided voters this morning, California Assemblywoman Audie Bock's driving style resembled her political philosophy - results-oriented and a little crazy.
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