Measure A extension passes by 16 votes in final election county tally
The results are scheduled to be certified today.
Category: Politics
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Rampant runoffs, candidate parties (with a varying degree of enthusiasm), Measure A teetering in the balance and plenty of social-media sniping in this week’s The Backroom.
Voting problems, long lines mar California primary voting
Technical issues plagued polling sites throughout California as people turned out in droves, taxing a system meant to make voting easier with new technology, same-day registration and centralized vote centers in some counties.
Locked in a closet with a six-pack of Fresca, ‘bleeding out something fierce’
What a week: Elections, closed sessions, city managers and more than a few disturbingly detailed attacks on the Post’s coverage.
Council hopeful tried to sell her ad agency; now it’s looming over her campaign
The sale of Cindy Allen’s firm remains clouded in uncertainties. The buyer acknowledges that he has failed to follow through on financial commitments and Allen says she may need to hire a lawyer to sort out the mess.
Newsom wants lower bar for forced mental health care
Newsom took the unusual step of devoting most of his State of the State speech to just two related issues: affordable housing shortfalls and homelessness.
Long Beach congressman co-authors bill putting burden of recycling on plastic industry
The bill would require corporations to build, manage and finance waste recycling systems.
As election looms, dozens accuse councilman of harboring ‘profound disrespect for women’
Other colleagues of Al Austin described him as one of the most respectful councilman they’ve worked with. The dispute stems in part from Austin’s vote on hotel worker protections.
The curse of Garcia, the king-breaker: Who’s next?
Word inside the Beltway has it that Biden is offering Garcia a “large amount” of money, “for the love of God,” to switch his allegiance to Sen. Elizabeth Warren.