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Emeryville Incumbents and Measure BB Win as Oakland Preps Book Fair
Emeryville voters reelected City Council incumbents David Mourra (1,903 votes, 38.5%) and Kalimah Priforce (1,424 votes, 28.87%) while…
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Trump Offers Press Post to Dana White as False Rumor Draws Crowd in LA
White House staffing shakeups following the midterm elections and a municipal housing misinformation incident in Los Angeles led civic…
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Defense Grills Witness in Thao Trial as Warriors Hold Porzingis $20M
Federal courtroom cross-examination in Oakland, Golden State Warriors salary protections, and a razor-thin Peninsula school board…
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Democrats Win First Arizona Trifecta Since 1966 as Qatar Floats Deal
Historic statehouse legislative flips, new congressional priorities, four state athletics ballot initiatives, and Middle East…
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Rep. Huffman Eyes D.C. Project Oversight as Mississippi Count Narrows
Incoming congressional oversight of federal capital projects, a U.S.
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Bay Area Passes $1B Transit Tax at 61% as SF Elects Wiener, Keeps Park
Voters across 5 Bay Area counties approved a regional public transit sales tax measure by a 61% to 39% margin, raising an estimated $1…
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