Ticket sales are slow and prices are dropping. Fans are reselling at a loss. Hotel rooms and rentals remain vacant along the Peninsula.
The World Cup is turning out to be a flop for the Bay Area, @rswansf.bsky.social reports: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
UPDATE: Democrat Xavier Becerra is now leading Republican Steve Hilton in California’s race for governor. Here are the latest results.
Another California race to keep an eye on: CD6, redrawn by Prop 50 as pickup for Democrats, who could get locked out of the top two. Richard Pan narrowly led Michael Stansfield in earlier returns, now trails slightly in third. We'll see if remaining ballots are more Democratic.
What doomed Saikat Chakrabarti's congressional campaign? @joegarofoli.bsky.social says it was his lack of relationships with a tight-knit local political community.
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A near-complete freeze on federal funding to help California communities recovering from natural disasters better prepare for future hazards has raised alarms among state officials.
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A rough night for wealthy, self-funding candidates in California. After record spending, gubernatorial hopeful Tom Steyer trails in third. Several rich challengers wiped out in Bay Area House races. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
No Democrat is currently positioned to advance in a Sacramento-area House seat redrawn last year to flip control.
Many are confident Richard Pan will pull ahead once all votes are counted, but it's another jump scare for Dems in the top two primary era.
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The first question that San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Maria Su faced set the tone for the hearing, @jilltucker.bsky.social writes: “At what age do you think students should be exposed to drag queen story hour?”
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"So much of this stuff is timing and dumb luck."
And Becerra gave nervous Democrats a candidate to rally around just as ballots dropped, @sophiabollag.bsky.social writes: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Primary results show Democrats well-positioned to flip the five California House seats they targeted with Prop 50 www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
In the Bay Area, “nobody I know is talking about the World Cup,” said a former mayor who lives within a short drive of Levi’s Stadium, where matches are scheduled.
See live California primary election results, including in the governor race and other statewide races.
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A Sacramento-area congressional district gerrymandered to give Democrats a better chance to flip control of Congress in November could still slip through their grasp.
The underdog who decided to stay in the race despite dwindling campaign funds and single-digit support in polls will be on a glide path to become the next governor of California.
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The House Committee on Education and the Workforce drew a large crowd of parents and activists as school leaders were asked about transgender policies, religious beliefs and parental rights.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bid to help Democrats take control of the House faced its first major test this month in the state’s primary elections. Here’s a look at how those races are shaping up.
Tuesday’s primary results underscore the limits of money’s influence on elections in a state as vast and diverse as California.
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Nearly two dozen California lawmakers sent a letter Friday to the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking an explanation for why it appears to be withholding more than $1.6 billion.
