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Dave Cortese Concedes To Sam Liccardo In San Jose’s Mayoral Race

SAN JOSE (KCBS)— After a hard fought campaign and race, Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese confirmed that he called his opponent Monday evening to concede in his bid for Mayor of San Jose. San...

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CA Plastic Bag Makers Want To Overturn Ban; Submit Signatures To Put...

SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Business groups trying to overturn a new California law that bans single-use plastic bags say they’ve collected more than enough signatures to put their referendum on the November...

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‘Death Penalty For Gays’ Ballot Initiative May Be Allowed To Proceed Under...

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — A ballot proposal criminalizing sodomy and allowing the death penalty for anyone who “touches another person of the same gender for purposes of sexual gratification” is moving...

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Report From Panel Led By Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Lays The Groundwork For...

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – California has some major questions to answer before it tries to legalize marijuana, that according to a report released by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy. The...

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Lt. Gov. Newsom Holds Forum On How To Regulate Pot If California Legalizes It

LOS ANGELES (KCBS)— There is a strong likelihood that a measure to legalize recreational marijuana will be on the 2016 California ballot. A Blue Ribbon Committee formed by the state’s Lieutenant...

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Man Behind ‘6 Californias’ Push Offers To Put Your Idea On The Ballot With...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The man who wanted Californians to vote on splitting off into six smaller states has moved on, and now he wants to see your idea on the ballot. Tim Draper, a Menlo Park venture...

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San Francisco Giants’ Modified Mission Rock Plans Include Shorter Buildings,...

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — The San Francisco Giants have modified plans for a 28-acre mixed-use development near AT&T Park across from McCovey Cove to include shorter buildings and more affordable...

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‘President Of California,’ Death To Gays, Ban On Eating Shellfish Among...

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — In the land of direct democracy, anyone with $200 can get just about anything approved for signature gathering, and anyone with enough signatures can get their idea on the ballot...

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Cost To File Ballot Measure in California Jumps From $200 To $8,000 Following...

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — It could cost a lot more to file a ballot measure in California. The assembly just passed a bill raising the filing fee from $200 to $8,000. The increase is designed to discourage...

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Anti-Gay ‘Sodomite Suppression Act’ Not Heading For CA Ballots After Judge...

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – A Superior Court judge has ruled the “Sodomite Suppression Act” proposed ballot initiative that called for the murder of gays is unconstitutional, effectively preventing the...

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Man Collecting Signatures For Bottled Water Tax Proposal Because It’s ‘Not...

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Louis Marinelli believes companies that take water from California’s ground should pay a fair amount for it. That’s why he’s collecting signatures for an initiative to go on the...

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San Mateo Moves To All-Mail Election In November

REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF) — San Mateo County is on its way to become the first county in California to hold a countywide all-mailed ballot election, city officials announced Friday. Forty-one cities,...

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SF Sugar Tax Supporters Turn In Ballot Petition 1-Day Late

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Supporters of a sugar-sweetened drink tax in San Francisco said Thursday that the proposed tax will be in front of voters in November, even though they missed the deadline to...

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Paper Ballots Still Crucial To California’s Voting Process, Despite Online Push

SACRAMENTO (KCBS) — With the approach of Tuesday’s primary, some voters are wondering why they can’t cast their votes online. People do their banking, and pay their bills online, saving them from a...

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Alameda County Places $580M Affordable Housing Bond Measure On Ballot

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to place an affordable housing bond measure on the ballot in November. “The Affordable Housing Bond will provide...

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Oakland Clashes Over Soda Tax, With Some Calling It A ‘Grocery Tax’

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Some small business owners in Oakland are hoping a proposed soda tax goes flat. Some business owners are even referring to it as a grocery tax. But it’s not a grocery tax, it’s a tax...

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Confusing Ballots Led To Nearly 250,000 Overvotes In California Senate Primary

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A staggering number of voters had their ballots in the June U.S. Senate primary tossed out, and two election experts from Sacramento say it’s easy to see why. An analysis by...

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Poll: CA Minority Voters Reluctant To Support Recreational Marijuana Measure

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Californians are just weeks away from a pivotal vote on the future of pot, but an exclusive new poll shows the cannabis race may be closer than anyone thought. Voters approved...

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Thousands Of Solano County Vote-By-Mail And Sample Ballots Sent Out With Errors

SOLANO COUNTY (CBS SF) – Tens of thousands of Solano County voters will receive replacement materials after errors were discovered in their vote-by-mail and sample ballots. The county registrar of...

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Justin Timberlake’s Tennessee Ballot Selfie Breaks New State Law

MEMPHIS (AP) — Justin Timberlake flew from California to Tennessee in order to vote early, and state officials say that’s great – but he shouldn’t have taken a selfie at the ballot box. The singer...

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Justin Timberlake’s Ballot Selfie Highlights Mixed Laws

(CBS / AP) – Now even Justin Timberlake has been forced to deal with the question of whether a ballot selfie is legal. Timberlake flew from California to Tennessee to vote early this week, but his...

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California May Require Presidential Candidates To Release Tax Returns

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – Two Bay Area lawmakers are proposing legislation that may prevent Donald Trump from showing up on the ballot in 2020, if he continues to avoid releasing his tax returns. State...

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Appellate Court Justices To Decide If Persky Recall Stays On June 5 Ballot

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Three justices in the state’s 6th District Court of Appeal will decide whether the option to recall Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky will stay on the June 5...

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Judge Persky Breaks Silence On Upcoming Recall Vote

SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) — The judge who presided over the controversial Brock Turner rape case spoke in front of cameras for the first time Tuesday about the recall effort against him. Judge Aaron Persky is...

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AP Exclusive: Facing Recall Judge Aaron Persky Has No Regrets

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Judge Aaron Persky says he has no regrets. The Northern California judge says he would handle the sexual assault case of former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner the...

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Santa Clara Lawmakers Vote To Put Pot Tax On November Ballot

SANTA CLARA (CBS SF) — Santa Clara is one step closer to taxing pot businesses. The City Council voted 6-to-0 in favor of putting put a marijuana tax on the November ballot. City officials are still...

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Supporters Of Prop 6 Gas Tax Repeal Complain Ballot Measure Description Is...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) – The backers of Proposition 6 say the state’s official description of the ballot measure is unfair because it should at least mention something about a gas tax repeal. When KPIX 5...

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San Jose Council Votes To Put ‘Strong Mayor’ Proposal On November Ballot

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A measure to reform the city of San Jose’s campaign finance and conflict-of-interest laws, increase the mayor’s power and add two years to current Mayor Sam Liccardo’s term is...

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7 Elected Bay Area Officials Call for Voters to Decide Future of Caltrain...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A joint statement issued by seven elected officials calls for letting voters decide on funding for the Caltrain service between the South Bay and San Francisco. The statement —...

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SF Supes Don’t Approve Public Advocate Office For Whistleblower Complaints

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted on a handful of charter amendments to be placed on the San Francisco’s November ballot, but ultimately shot down one measure that...

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Citing Pandemic, California Launches Website to Enlist Poll Workers for...

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — The California Secretary of State’s Office announced the launch of a portal Friday that allows state residents to sign up to work as a poll worker in their county for the Nov. 3...

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Election 2020: How To Register And Make Sure Your Vote Gets Counted

MARTINEZ (KPIX) — With the election less than ten weeks away, here is what you need to know about registering to vote and making sure the vote you cast was counted. The Contra Costa County town of...

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Prop 16: California’s Chance To Reaffirm Affirmative Action

BERKELEY (KPIX) – In November, California voters will go to the polls to vote on Proposition 16, a measure that would lift the state’s ban on considering race, gender or ethnicity in admission and...

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‘It’s Not Okay’: Bay Area Election Official, Legal Expert Weighs In On Ballot...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) – After revelations that unofficial ballot boxes were showing up in California, election experts are warning it may be illegal. At the Voting Center near San Francisco’s Civic...

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California Allows Use Of Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes After GOP Promises Changes

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — The California GOP can harvest ballots using their unofficial boxes, according to state voting officials who claim that the Republicans committed to making changes demanded by the...

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KPIX Vote Smart: What To Do If The Signature On Your Mail-In Ballot Is...

SAN JOSE (KPIX) — For millions of Bay Area voters, the key to making sure their mail-in ballot is counted is the signature on the outside of the return envelope — a signature that’s often compared to...

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KPIX Vote Smart: Mobile Voting Centers A Welcome Convenience For Voters In...

PESCADERO (KPIX) — Election officials in San Mateo County are trying to make it easier and more convenient to vote, travelling with a mobile voting center to remote corners of the sprawling county....

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Newsom Sues Secretary Of State To Get ‘D’ Next His Name On Recall Ballot

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF/AP) — After failing to file the proper paperwork, Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the state elections chief he appointed in an effort to get his party affiliation to appear next to his name...

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CA Voter Support For Water Infrastructure Bill May Hang On The Weather

MARTINEZ (KPIX) — Signature-gathering has begun to place an initiative on the 2022 ballot that would force the legislature to fund more water storage in California. But even supporters admit, the...

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SF Supervisor Haney Sues Over Opponent’s Ballot Description ‘Civil Rights...

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN/CBS SF) — San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney — a candidate in the ongoing California State Assembly race — on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court calling on the...

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