BERKELEY - California voters on Tuesday rejected Proposition 87, a measure that would have established an oil tax to fund alternative energy research. The campaign sparked by Proposition 87 was the most expensive in California history with a total of $155 million raised by both sides.

BEKELEY - California smokers and tobacco retailers might soon breathe a sigh of relief.

BERKELEY -- Voters appear to be rejecting the idea of levying an extra tax on oil production, according to early voting results. With 29.3 percent of precincts reporting, the No on Proposition votes are leading 57.4 percent to 46.2 percent, according to the California Secretary of State’s office.

CALIFORNIA — Voters overwhelmingly approved a measure Tuesday that will sharply increase the monitoring of sexual offenders, but lawyers and political analysts predicted Proposition 83 would end up in the courts.

SAN FRANCISCO – On an anxious evening when supporters and opponents of Proposition 85 hovered over computers and refreshed screens every few minutes to get the latest data, it seemed that Californians voted just as polling experts predicted they would. It also appeared possible that Proposition 85 might succumb to a narrow defeat, just as its predecessor, Proposition 73 did in last November’s special election.

BERKELEY - Many Bay Area voters seem to be supporting Proposition 87, but with an hour until polls close across the state, the initiative’s fate remains uncertain.

ALBANY- Big fish usually eat small fish, according to the natural order of things, as long as nature doesn't change the rules. From the perspective of proponents of Proposition 90, which would curtail government actions affecting private property, the controversial proposal would give small fish certain weapons to fight back.

BERKELEY -- If it were up to Berkeley voters to decide Proposition 85, also known as the “Parent’s Right to Know and Child Protection Initiative,” the answer would be a resounding “no.”

BERKELEY—A line of yellow taxis sat idling along the corner of Center Street while the drivers leaned out their windows to smoke.

“I usually smoke between shifts – what else is there to do?” one of the drivers said. “In our job – driving a taxi – you’re sitting around, and you just can’t help but start smoking.”

SAN FRANCISCO--While voters are expected to pass a resolution this November that will effectively prohibit sex offenders from living in San Francisco, convicted child molester and Tenderloin resident Jake Goldenflame is not rushing to pack his bags.

BERKELEY- When California voters read Proposition 85 on this year’s ballot, no one can blame them if they experience a feeling of déj� vu. They decided a nearly-identical initiative just last November, when a slight majority of voters defeated Proposition 73.

BERKELEY-The opponents of Proposition 85, the ballot measure that would require one parent to be notified when a minor requests an abortion in California, have spent more than twice as much as supporters of the measure. The most significant funding on the ��No’ side has come from chapters of Planned Parenthood in California, including the local Golden Gate affiliate of San Francisco. The American Civil Liberties Union has also joined forces with Planned Parenthood to organize fundraisers and mobilize volunteers to speak to voters.

BERKELEY - With more than half the votes counted, Californians late last night appeared poised to pass $27 billion in infrastructure bond measures, including a $5.4 billion water bond.

BERKELEY— While proponents of Proposition 83 support stricter sentencing and monitoring as necessary to protect vulnerable children, many social workers worry that the measure lacks treatment provisions and will do little to stop the state’s sex related crimes.

BERKELEY- As fundraising rockets past $130 million and polling data shows a narrowing gap in voter preference, Proposition 87 may be the biggest show in the state this election season.

Grace Briles already has a plan in case Proposition 86 – a measure that would increase taxes on cigarettes by $2.60 a pack – passes on the November 7 ballot.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Californians will once again face a daunting list of choices when they enter the voting booth Nov. 7. Candidates running for office represent only a fraction of those choices.