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See San Mateo County November 2026 election results

Redwood City voters will weigh in on Measure E, which would limit rent increases. Half Moon Bay residents will decide Measure Q, a referendum to block proposed farmworker housing. San Mateo County voters will choose whether to pass or reject Measure U, which would create an independent commission to draw...

San Mateo County, CA · 2d
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SFGate

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Redwood City: Rent Control Measure Lags Behind In Early Results

A measure to introduce rent control and expand tenant protections in Redwood City lagged behind the needed majority in early results on election night. Measure E has garnered about 44% approval based on early counts that included all vote center ballots as well as vote-by-mail ballots received in the mail or returned to vote centers and drop boxes by Friday.

Redwood City, CA · 2d
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Newsom's proposed death row commutations would affect Bay Area's most notorious killers

Newsom's proposed commutations would change death sentences to life without the possibility of parole for inmates, including notorious killers Cary Stayner, Richard Farley, and Richard Allen Davis.

California · 13h

sfstandard.com

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The Bay Area has decided public transit is worth saving. Now comes the hard part

The public transit armageddon has been averted. After months of alarm from transit agencies and campaigning by advocates, voters approved two new taxes to fund public transit: Proposition H, a San Francisco parcel tax to fund Muni, and Proposition RTM, a regional sales tax to fund BART, Muni, Caltrain and other public agencies.

San Francisco, CA · 2d
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mindfullyamerican.com

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Bay Area Californians Could Pay $149 at Safeway for $100 at WinCo

A can of Campbell’s soup is the same can wherever you buy it in the Bay Area. Here’s how much more Bay Area Californians could pay at Safeway than at WinCo, and what that gap means for your weekly budget. Who Ran the Numbers. Checkbook priced a basket...

California · 2d

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Redwood City’s Measure E appears to be failing, but opponents remain hopeful

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A measure that would add stricter rent control, with increases capped at 5%, and that would expand tenant protections appears to be failing with just 43.74%, or 6,348 votes, according to the latest report filed at 2 a.m. Wednesday by the San Mateo County Elections Office.

Redwood City, CA · 2d

The Financial Wire

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Bay Area real estate CEO gets 18 months, owes investors $2,253,219.84

Sanjeev Acharya, the former president and CEO of SiliconSage Builders, was sentenced Oct. 28 to 18 months in federal prison for deceiving more than 20 investors who lost more than $2.2 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California said. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer also ordered Acharya, 58, of San... The post Bay Area real estate CEO gets 18 months, owes investors $2,253,219.84 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 3d

coastsidebuzz.com

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San Mateo County Honors Mavericks Surf Pioneer Jeff Clark and “Show Up and Be Kind” Philosophy of Half Moon Bay High School’s Surf Club; Check Mavs Future: Zoe Chait and Luca Padua

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... VIDEO. From the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting on Tuesday, October 20th, 2026 at 9:00am, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment. Agenda. Staff Report and proclamation Item #6. SMCo Press Release. Item #6 starts at 1:30:46. PRESS RELEASE. On a...

San Mateo County, CA · 20h

San Francisco Chronicle

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Original Joe’s eyeing Left Bank space in Menlo Park

The Bay Area restaurant chain is eyeing a new downtown Menlo Park location.

Menlo Park, CA · 2d

Contra Costa Herald

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Former BART Director Debora Allen responds to apparent passage of Measure RTM

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Following the apparent passage of Measure RTM, former BART Board Director Debora Allen, a leading critic of the regional transit sales tax measure, issued the following statement:. I have never been afraid to be a minority voice, nor have I been afraid of losing while...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

scotscoop.com

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New synthetic opioid variant surfaces in Bay Area

A new synthetic opioid variant, commonly known as cychlorphine, has recently surfaced in the Bay Area and has already made its mark. After taking the life of San Francisco resident 16-year-old Dante Lacourte, four people were arrested by the San Francisco Police Department for allegedly supplying him with what would become a fatal dose. Composed of elements like carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, nitrogen, and oxygen, cychlorphine is far from safe for consumption.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

The Almanac Online

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Booze, ballots and an uncertain future for downtown Menlo Park’s Measure P

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Election night results show Menlo Park’s Measure P — which would require voter approval to redevelop eight city-owned downtown parking lots — trailing by more than 300 votes, with 47.8% in favor (3,474 votes) to 52.2% against (3,799 votes) on election night.

Menlo Park, CA · 1d

KRON4 News

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Rain reaches Bay Area Tuesday

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — It will be a rainy day at the polls Tuesday, with showers increasing early this morning in the North Bay, drifting south of the Golden Gate by mid-morning. The heaviest rainfall will be in the North Bay and Delta, where we could see in excess of half an inch of rain. […]

San Francisco, CA · 3d

Palo Alto Online

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San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties are state’s priciest housing markets, but not its least affordable

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... San Mateo County remains California’s most expensive housing market, with buyers needing an annual household income of $578,400 to afford the median-priced home of $2.27 million, according to the California Association of Realtors’ Third Quarter 2026 Housing Affordability report,. That’s more than...

San Mateo County, CA · 2d

CalMatters

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New deadline for phaseout of gas water heaters gives Bay Area homeowners one more year

Up to half of Bay Area households can skip electric water heaters under an updated rule by air regulators. Residents not exempt have one more year to comply.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

tricityvoice.com

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Niles Main Street celebrates 30 years

Niles Main Street Association (NMS), a nonprofit community organization, is marking its 30th anniversary with a full season of events in the historic Niles District, from the Altar Walk through the Festival of Lights Parade and into the holiday shopping season. Movie nights return to the Essanay Silent Film Museum...

Fremont, CA · 3d

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San Mateo County Supervisors Directs County Health to Develop a Roadmap to Accept Commercial Insurance and Local Lab Services at the Coastside Clinic Within 90 Days

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PRESS RELEASE and CONSENT AGENDA. Press Release from San Mateo County Executive’s Office on November 3rd, 2026. Agenda from From the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 9:00am, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment. Staff Report for Item #11. The Item was moved to Consent which was agreed to without discussion.

San Mateo County, CA · 1d

KTVU FOX 2

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Bay Area voters feeling encouraged by incoming Congress

The blue wave, or tsunami, as some are calling it, was a reaction to an economy rocked by high oil and gasoline prices, inflation and tariffs. Many Bay Area voters we spoke with said they are feeling encouraged that things will improve, albeit gradually, with the new incoming Congress.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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‘Moment in history’: Bay Area officials move ahead with natural gas water heater ban, with a few changes

The Bay Area Air District will ban the installation of natural gas water heaters starting in 2028, over strong objections of a few of the agency’s board members.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

bayareatelegraph.com

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Permanent Closure of Orinda BART Presumably Off the Table as Measure RTM Passes

ORINDA, CALIFORNIA – For much of 2026, Orinda residents faced an unsettling possibility: Their local BART station, a fixture of the community for more than 50 years, could close as the transit agency struggled with a massive financial shortfall. Now, following Tuesday’s election, that possibility appears to be off...

Orinda, CA · 1d