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06/11/2024

California voters are deciding the outcome of 10 state propositions, including measures that deal with criminal justice, rent control, the minimum wage and investments in schools and climate resilience.

California voters weighed in on 10 state propositions this election. Here's a look at which ones made the cut.

06/11/2024

From the San Francisco mayor’s race to the East Bay’s two recall campaigns and hotly-contested congressional races, KQED’s photographers were there. Take a look at scenes from the night, and follow our live results for every California and Bay Area race:

From the San Francisco mayor's race to the East Bay's two recall campaigns and hotly-contested congressional races, KQED photographers were there.

06/11/2024

Former San José Mayor Sam Liccardo held a substantial lead late Tuesday night against state Assemblymember Evan Low, a fellow Democrat, in a contentious South Bay congressional race.

With little separating the two candidates’ policy platforms, the race between Liccardo and state Assemblymember Evan Low was instead defined by withering attacks over political and personal ethics.

06/11/2024

A California ballot measure that would modestly increase the statewide minimum wage remains in tight contention, with opposition to it slightly ahead, based on the most recent results tally Tuesday evening.

The measure would give an estimated 2 million Californians a raise, to $18 an hour by 2026 — up from the current statewide minimum wage of $16 an hour.

06/11/2024

The effort to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price showed strong support in early returns, in an apparent backlash against progressive criminal justice policies.

The push to recall Price is the latest in a wave of pushback against reform-focused prosecutors in California. It follows the successful recall of progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin in 2022.

06/11/2024

Washington, D.C. — Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris were deflated Tuesday night, but they were not giving up hope as they streamed out of her Election Night party around midnight.

Vice President Kamala Harris Harris decided not to speak at her Election Night party as former President Donald Trump jumped out to a commanding lead.

06/11/2024

Proposition 5, which could have opened up local funding for affordable housing and public infrastructure projects, is trailing in early returns.

Proposition 5 was designed to change some of the provisions of Proposition 13, which ties property taxes to the property’s value when it was purchased.

06/11/2024

Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate late Tuesday after flipping Democratic held seats, holding onto GOP incumbents and wresting away the majority for the first time in four years.

Republicans have seized control of the U.S. Senate for the first time in four years.

06/11/2024

California voters on Tuesday approved a tough-on-crime ballot measure that would allow prosecutors to pursue felony charges against repeat offenders for shoplifting or drug possession.

The measure would allow prosecutors to charge repeat offenders with felonies instead of misdemeanors for low-level crimes like theft or drug use and, in some cases, offer drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration.

06/11/2024

Early results in Sonoma County show that voters have rejected Measure J, a closely watched initiative that would have drastically reshaped farming in the historically agricultural county.

Measure J proposed placing strict limits on the size of individual animal farms, banning any farm that met the federal definition of a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation.

06/11/2024

Missourians voted to legalize abortion up until fetal viability and override the state’s current ban on nearly all abortions, according to a call by the Associated Press.

Missouri’s current law bans abortion with almost no exceptions and this amendment would allow abortion to about 24 weeks of pregnancy.

06/11/2024

In early returns Tuesday night, California voters appeared to be strongly backing a tough-on-crime ballot measure that would allow prosecutors to pursue felony charges against repeat offenders for shoplifting or drug possession.

Who actually elects the U.S. president? That would be a curious institution called the Electoral College, not voters. Here's how it works.

06/11/2024

Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff easily defeated former L.A. Dodgers star Steve Garvey. Although millions of ballots are likely yet to be counted, the Associated Press declared Schiff the winner over his Republican opponent shortly after polls closed Tuesday night.

Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff wins election to U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the passing of Dianne Feinstein.

06/11/2024

Proposition K has been of the most contentious election fights in San Francisco during this election cycle.