The City Council approved a spending plan that fills a $50.3 million shortfall. The blow to the budget was softened by voters’ approval of the Measure A hotel tax hike.
California still has lots of ballots left to count, more than one week after the primary. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have seized on the slow count to spread conspiracy theories of election fraud.
Young Democratic challengers took on their party’s aging congressional representatives, but incumbents largely held on.
As the World Cup begins later this week, match officials and team members have faced enhanced immigration scrutiny when trying to enter the United States. A FIFA referee from Somalia was turned away.
