Elites

California’s ‘Elite Voter’ Syndrome: Slim Segment of State Population to Decide Next Week’s Election

OAKLAND -- As a community college student with a son in first grade, Lionel Ford, 25, supports Proposition 1D. Both his school, Laney College, and his son’s, Emerson Elementary, would benefit from the proposed $10.4 billion bond measure to spruce up public-school facilities.

Rising Independents Could Turn Pombo Race

TRACY- Janice Blumenkrantz is a tireless campaign worker in her own Berkeley precinct. But these days, she’s doing a lot of canvassing 55 miles away in Tracy.

Health-care Measure Likely to Fail Despite Overwhelming Support

BERKELEY- Although the majority of Californians support spending money to improve health care, a measure expected to raise billions for hospitals and programs such as children's health insurance is likely to go down in defeat.