Oakland voters weigh in on rent control
Qinghui Kong October 19, 2020 Two years after California voters rejected Proposition 10, rent control supporters are trying again. This November, voters are considering Proposition 21, which would allow cities to set and manage rent control provisions. If Proposition 21 passes, local governments could establish rent control on residential properties over 15 years old. It would…
Read MoreCalifornia leads the nation in QAnon-supporting congressional candidates
Dylan Svoboda October 30, 2020 SACRAMENTO — In early April, Republican congressional candidate Buzz Patterson was asked on Twitter if he supports “the Q movement,” a group on the fringe of GOP politics best known for its outlandish conspiracy theories accusing leading Democrats of being part of a secret Satanic cabal that engages in pedophilia…
Read MoreOakland to vote on stronger police oversight
Noah Baustin October 30, 2020 On Nov. 3, Oaklanders will vote on whether to strengthen the Oakland Police Commission, the civilian body that oversees the Oakland Police Department (OPD). A “yes” vote on Oakland Measure S1 by more than 50% of voters would increase the commission’s power and independence. It would create an Office of the Inspector…
Read MoreProp 17: Should California allow parolees to vote?
Melissa Perez Winder November 1, 2020 John ‘J’ Vasquez, a full-time, 43-year-old student at SF State, has never had the right vote. That right was taken away before he was even eligible, because Vasquez, at 16, was sentenced to 15 years-to-life in Sacramento County for shooting and killing a rival gang member, 19-year-old Robert Maisonet,…
Read MoreThe last of the early voters
BY ZACHARY FLETCHER AND LEY HEIMGARTNER NOVEMBER 2, 2020 From the time Geoffrey Bara parked his car to the moment he walked out of the Agoura Hills Courtyard Hotel with an ‘I Voted’ sticker, only seven minutes had passed. Bara is one of many voters choosing to visit a polling place in the final days of voting across…
Read MorePro-Trump caravans draw crowds and concerns
BY FREDDY BREWSTER AND KATIE LICARI NOVEMBER 2, 2020 Up and down the state from Humboldt to Riverside counties, supporters of President Donald Trump took to the streets in cars, trucks and other vehicles on the last weekend before election day. In caravans labeled the “Red Wave,” they were honking and yelling out their support for the president’s…
Read MoreHere’s what record early returns mean for speed of California’s vote tally
BY LEWIS GRISWOLD AND AARON LEATHLEY NOVEMBER 2, 2020 For political junkies, the pandemic might have at least one upside: You can expect to know pretty quickly after California polls close how record early voters are breaking for the presidential election and the propositions. “I do think it will be all vote-by-mail or mostly,” Chris Miller, spokesman for…
Read MoreIn Norman Rockwell country, everyone votes by mail
BY ROBIN ESTRIN NOVEMBER 2, 2020 As of Sunday night, 70 percent of voters in Plumas County had returned their ballots. The figures were similarly high in Alpine and Sierra Counties, hovering near 65 percent and dwarfing the statewide average of 49 percent. What do Plumas, Alpine and Sierra have in common? These three counties —…
Read MoreSouth Bay residents to decide the future of neighbors who live in RVs
Lesley Torres and Sabrina Kharrazi November 2, 2020 In recent years, Oakland city officials have struggled to address the growing number of residents who have begun living in RVs on the city’s streets. One nearby community in the South Bay is grappling with a similar issue ahead of tomorrow’s election. Headquarters to Google and home to branches…
Read MoreFor Bay Area residents, fire is on the ballot
Sarah Bohannon and Sasha Hupka November 2, 2020 Dan Detzner watched in shock as the fire spread rapidly into Sleepy Hollow, a neighborhood near his home. In three hours, the flames engulfed 1,500 homes in Orinda, a suburb of Oakland. Detzner’s house could have been one of them – but the fire wasn’t real. It was a…
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