Politics

The fundraising has been especially fierce in District 8 in the South Bay and in District 2 on the city’s central coast.

In the June primary, the incumbent led his fellow Democrat by just 12 votes. Thursday night, they disagreed on many issues at a forum in Paradise Hills.

Desmond and von Wilpert take different approaches in high-stakes campaign.

The sheriff’s seizure of 650,000-plus ballots was unlawful and AG Rob Bonta was justified in ordering him to pause probe, justices say.

That estimate is included in a new frequently asked questions page the city created Wednesday to help trash customers affected by the over-billing.

They’re demanding Mayor Todd Gloria give up his role overseeing day-to-day city operations, duties he took on after firing the city’s chief operating officer last year.

City officials are scrambling to assess, notify everyone who was overcharged and figure out refunds before tax bills are due Nov. 1.

Opposing ends of the political spectrum are making big asks of California voters, with progressives backing a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires and conservatives seeking to require voters to present an ID to vote.

Over four decades, typical California tenant averaged 3.9% annual rent increases, the eighth-highest among states.

A plan to build an AI model to assist in the creation of pre-sentencing reports has prompted calls for oversight from the Board of Supervisors.