Becerra Elected Governor as California Takes $1.4B for Broadband
The Associated Press called California’s 2026 gubernatorial election for Democrat Xavier Becerra over Republican Steve…
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Berkeley Author Ayelet Waldman Explores Feminist History in New Novel
Berkeley author Ayelet Waldman’s 19th-century historical novel A Perfect Hand, published May 19, 2026, by Knopf (a division of Penguin…
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Alameda County Sets Vote Schedule as Emeryville Weighs Measure BB
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters outlined its November 3 election night release schedule after 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. plus 5…
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Ballistic Ventures Seeks $490M as ILC Dover Pays $13M Cyber Fine
San Francisco cybersecurity venture firm Ballistic Ventures filed to raise $490 million across a $360 million third flagship fund and…
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Citizen Lab Wins IRTF Prize in SF as Europe Counters Cyber Threats
Citizen Lab and Princeton researchers won the IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize—to be presented at IETF-127 in San Francisco from…
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TechCrunch Founder Summit Opens as Steam Delays Hit Indie Studios
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 convenes November 4 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station (with doors opening at 9 a.m.
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Polls Close in Key States as Senate Tossups and 2027 Aid Shift Loom
Vote counting began in Indiana and eastern Kentucky on Tuesday ahead of 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and 8 p.m.
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Californians Vote on 8 Statewide Offices as 9th Circuit Backs Ballots
Californians are electing 8 statewide constitutional offices on Tuesday, November 3—including Attorney General, Insurance…
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Voters Weigh Prop. 3 School Tax and Prop. 38 as Google Revises K-12 AI
California voters are deciding Proposition 3—making permanent a 12.3% income tax on individuals earning over $371,000 and couples over…
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Voters Decide Prop. 45 CEQA Limits, Prop. 44, and Wealth Tax
Campaign spending across California’s 14 statewide ballot propositions has reached nearly $1 billion on Tuesday, led by Proposition…
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DOJ Sends Four Monitor Teams to Alameda County on Election Day
Alameda County Registrar of Voters Cynthia Cornejo confirmed that 4 U.S.
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CrowdStrike, Cisco, Microsoft, and Google Expand AI Cyber Defense
CrowdStrike signed agreements at Fal.Con Europe to acquire Fiddler AI (reported at $400 million) and Dreadnode (reported at $95…
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U.S. Voters Decide Control of Congress as Polls Open Nationwide
Americans across all 50 states are deciding control of the 120th Congress on Tuesday across all 435 U.S.
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Pleasanton and Dublin Voters Decide Mayoral Races and Tax Measures
Pleasanton and Dublin voters are casting Election Day ballots on Tuesday, November 3, for Pleasanton Mayor (Jack Balch vs.
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Danville Voters Decide Town Council, SRVUSD, and Assembly Races
Danville voters are casting ballots until 8 p.m.
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Voters Decide Prop. 40 Billionaire Tax After $316.7M Campaign War
California voters are deciding Proposition 40—a labor-backed one-time 5% tax on assets above $1 billion held by roughly 200 California…
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Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton Square Off to Succeed Gavin Newsom
California voters are choosing a successor to termed-out Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday in a contest between Democrat Xavier…
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Californians Weigh Prop. 39 Voter ID and Prop. 5 Recall Reform
California voters are deciding two constitutional amendments reshaping state elections on Tuesday: Proposition 39, a voter ID measure…
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Google Cloud Sets $250K Root Bounty as Barracuda Patches Flaws
Google Cloud CISO Chris Betz and Cloud VRP Lead Michael Cote introduced a $250,000 top-tier reward for Root-in-Cloud architectural…
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Fremont Advances 918 Affordable Homes as Union City Upgrades Roads
Fremont approved 918 affordable apartments across 6 developments opening between fall 2027 and spring 2028 under a 35-day permit…
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Polls Show Democrats Ahead in 6 Senate Races as 57M Vote Early
Final New York Times/Siena College polls across seven U.S.
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Commonwealth Meets in Antigua as U.S. Cuts 2 Nations From AGOA
King Charles III and Queen Camilla joined leaders of the 56-nation Commonwealth representing 2.7 billion people in Antigua and Barbuda…
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Livermore Library Hosts India Vet Talk as Hayward Updates Bike Plan
The Livermore Public Library announced a free November 12 Armchair Travelers lecture by veterinarian Randy Lung at the Civic Center…
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UK Cyber Chief Warns of AI Attack Surge as Groups Seek CISA Renewal
UK National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne warned that AI-assisted vulnerability discovery will drive an unprecedented surge…
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Los Altos School Candidates Top $30K as East San Jose Rallies Voters
Four candidates competing for three seats on the Los Altos School District Board of Trustees raised more than $30,000 combined through…
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Tech Billionaires Spend $140M Against Prop. 40 as Squarespace Cuts 19%
Silicon Valley billionaires led by Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s $103 million contribution poured $140 million into Building a…
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State Agency Rates Oakland Unified at High Insolvency Risk
California’s Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team rated the Oakland Unified School District at high risk of financial…
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Trump Touts Reflecting Pool Makeover on Eve of Midterm Elections
On the eve of the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm elections, President Donald Trump spoke at the reopened Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in…
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European Freezer Hacks Mirror August Incidents at 6 U.S. Base Stores
Broadcast confirmations from European grocers—including Sweden’s Coop (7 of 800+ stores) and ICA in Sjöbo, Belgium’s Carrefour (15 of…
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Rep. Levin Pushes Bipartisan Bill as 5 States Eye San Onofre Waste
U.S. Rep. Mike Levin—joined by Republican Reps.
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Nearly $200B in Data Centers Stalled as AI Shapes Midterm Debate
Almost $200 billion in U.S. data center projects were delayed, stalled, or blocked in the first half of 2026 amid local political…
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Google Disrupts 1.3M-Device XCPE Android TV Botnet and Bans Maker
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, Japan’s National Police Agency, and five cybersecurity partners dismantled the XCPE malware…
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USC Report Finds 50% of CA School Board Candidates Run Unopposed
A University of Southern California report co-authored by education professor Julie Marsh found that roughly 50% of California school…
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Saint Mary’s Alumna Sahiba Dogra Kaur Enters UW Pharmacology PhD
Saint Mary’s College of California alumna Sahiba Dogra Kaur (Class of 2024)—who won 3 senior academic honors in Moraga including the…
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Emery Unified Voters Weigh 5 Candidates for 3 School Board Seats
Emeryville voters will fill 3 seats on the Emery Unified School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Nov. 3, choosing among 5…
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Over 1,000 GitLab Servers Exposed to RCE Flaw as BTCPay Issues Alert
Threat monitors at Shadowserver found more than 1,000 internet-exposed GitLab servers still unpatched against actively exploited…
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Gilroy Council Cancels Proposed $64M Sharks Ice Facility After 7 Years
The Gilroy City Council voted unanimously to terminate negotiations with Sharks Sports & Entertainment for a proposed…
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Valley Water Execs Donate to Board Candidates Ahead of Nov. 3 Vote
Incoming Valley Water CEO Aaron Baker donated $499 each to District 1 incumbent John Varela and District 6 candidate Milan Balinton…
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Tech Giants Fuel Record $128M Outside Spending in CA Legislative Races
Technology companies and executives including Google, Meta, Uber, Sergey Brin, Chris Larsen, and Tim Draper have contributed at least…
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CA Unsheltered Homelessness Drops 6.5% as AB 2251 Sets College Rules
Preliminary federal point-in-time count data show California’s unsheltered homeless population fell 6.5% between January 2025 and…
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Contra Costa Elections Deploys 1,200 Workers Across 150 Poll Sites
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar Kristin Connelly and roughly 1,100 staff and volunteers plus 100 temporary workers are…
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San Leandro Marina Inn Faces Lease Crisis as Voters Weigh Transit Tax
San Leandro Marina Inn owner Dennis Miller warned that stalled negotiations for a 9-year city lease extension could force the…
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Eight Candidates Vie for Three Cupertino Council Seats on Nov. 3
Cupertino voters are choosing from eight candidates for three City Council seats on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in a contest centered on…
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Tri-Valley Voters Decide Livermore, Dublin School & Park Board Races
Tri-Valley voters are deciding three major regional governance contests this week: Livermore Valley Joint Unified’s transition to…
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Press Coalition Challenges California County Polling-Site Media Rules
A coalition led by CalMatters and the First Amendment Coalition is challenging polling-place media guidelines in Kern County and at…
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Half of California School Board Candidates Run Unopposed, Study Finds
Roughly half of California’s school board candidates are running unopposed on the Nov. 3 ballot amid budget deficits and 40-hour…
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California Law AB 2251 Mandates Clear College Aid Appeal Rules by 2027
Under Assembly Bill 2251, authored by Assemblymembers Celeste Rodriguez and Marc Berman and signed by Gov.
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