Ripple Chairman Chris Larsen’s $22M Election Spending Yields Key Wins
Ripple executive chairman Chris Larsen emerged as one of California’s most influential political donors in the 2026 election cycle,…
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California Voters Reject Prop. 43, Protecting Local Tax Thresholds
California voters rejected Proposition 43 in the November 2026 general election, with 55.4% voting No and 44.1% voting Yes as of…
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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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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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FEMA Delays $745M for 6 California Projects as Federal Staff Drops 10%
California disaster-resilience infrastructure backlogs and federal executive branch workforce restructuring converged in policy…
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200+ Local Governments Restrict Gas Leaf Blowers Amid Emissions Data
Suburban noise ordinances, two-stroke engine emissions studies, and seasonal property maintenance standards are reshaping neighborhood…
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Tesla to End Cybertruck by Mid-2027 for Cybercabs as Trolley Returns
Assembly-line reallocation toward autonomous robotaxis, municipal transit restoration, and intercity airport fleet expansion…
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East Bay Rents Drive Altamont Super-Commutes as Trial Reaches Day 13
Housing displacement across the Altamont Pass, federal courtroom cross-examination in Oakland, and community animal shelter outreach…
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Gov.-Elect Becerra Outlines Agenda as California Braces for El Niño
Statewide executive transition planning, winter storm preparedness, and coastal fiscal oversight converged in California on November…
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Alameda Reviews Shoreline Plan & Roots Venue as Richmond Air Assessed
Waterfront land use, environmental health risk modeling, and grassroots food access shaped news across Alameda and Richmond on…
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Livermore Battery Expansion, Brentwood Air Taxi & Delta Farm Report
Clean energy deployment, next-generation transit, and agricultural land preservation topped the Tri-Valley and eastern Contra Costa…
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Voters Pass Prop. 3 School Tax and Elect Barrera State Schools Chief
California voters approved Proposition 3 by 59% to 41% to permanently extend the 12.3% top income tax rate generating $5 billion to…
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Oakland Tallies Election Leads as 1.2 kW Plug-In Solar Takes Effect
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Measure EE win decisively alongside council victories for Charlene Wang (65.62%), Janani Ramachandran…
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