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Breaking: Voters approved two housing bond measures, Props 1 and 37, according to the Associated Press.

The two bonds take aim at the state’s affordable housing crisis in very different ways. https://t.co/RkppTwpN1q

📸 Martin do Nascimento

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California voters have overwhelmingly rejected Proposition 44, which would have required community health clinics to spend at least 90% of their revenue on program services. https://t.co/HbpUYBCWoC

📸 Randy Vazquez

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California state leaders will be able to put away more money when its economy is booming.

With 46% of votes counted, The Associated Press declared the measure had passed. https://t.co/RZQrVXUzf8

📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

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Breaking: California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have required people to prove their citizenship in order to vote under Prop 39. https://t.co/XEOlDtw4MB

📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

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Opinion | Becerra has been very reluctant to reveal any policy intentions, but in an interview late last month, he indicated that he may be willing to increase taxes — unlike Newsom. https://t.co/e8WUBqSzFT

📝 Dan Walters
📸 Ariana Drehsler

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Breaking: Xavier Becerra is California’s next governor. Here’s what it means for Californians and the state’s ongoing disputes with the Trump administration: https://t.co/3spDNWqf6B

📸 Jae C. Hong, AP

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Californians are facing decisions on a wide range of topics, including how recall elections are conducted, speeding development by capping environmental reviews, and whether the state should put more money toward housing... https://t.co/JqhxpjUGoP

📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

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The state of California has agreed to accept $1.4 billion in federal funding to bring broadband internet access to 270,000 people while simultaneously challenging conditions attached to the funding. https://t.co/wvzkRWCWC2

📸 Carlos Avila Gonzalez

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Californians are choosing a new insurance commissioner after almost a decade of deadly wildfires that threw the state’s property insurance market into a crisis from which it is still trying to recover. https://t.co/sblODs36hY

📷 Fred Greaves

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California voters are deciding whether Republicans will hold onto seats they flipped in 2024 and whether business-backed groups can help elect more moderate Democrats. https://t.co/5vJn97rprL

📷 Fred Greaves

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The race between Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom is one of the most consequential on the ballot. Polls for months have put Becerra ahead of Hilton by double digits. https://t.co/IY5g7XwWIV

📷 Fred Greaves and Rahul Lal

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Opinion | Eligible voters have a right to show up on Election Day, get registered and cast their ballots. Their votes count the same as yours, mine and everyone else the pollsters have deemed “likely” to vote. https://t.co/rrpl2uAriR

📝 Laura Brill
📷 Larry Valenzuela

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If it passes, Proposition 40 would assess a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of the state’s roughly 200 billionaires, targeting their stocks, bonds, business holdings and other valuable personal property. https://t.co/a2rmOTQb6R

📷 Manuel Orbegozo

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CalMatters journalists are covering the election in every corner of the state and we’ll post updates here. Thank you for joining us! https://t.co/th29HN2HCk

📷 Jae C. Hong, AP

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Your November ballot includes billions of dollars in proposed bonds, including money for immunology research in an effort to find cures for Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and other ailments. https://t.co/cixBj4B7P5

📷 Larry Valenzuela

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Proposition 2, or the Save for California’s Future Act, aims to shore up the state’s rainy day fund by allowing state leaders to save up to 20% of the state’s general fund tax revenue, up from the current ceiling of 10%. https://t.co/spZ27K6krK

📷 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

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California schools, already grappling with declining enrollment and tight budgets, will dodge a steep revenue cut if voters approve Proposition 3. https://t.co/SqHLSztlPc

📷 Larry Valenzuela

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California voters will play a key role in determining which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives, and by how much, as voting for the 2026 midterm election concludes Tuesday. https://t.co/Mngy9tq9Yi

📷 Demetrius Freeman

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California voters are deciding on Proposition 39, which would require voters to show a government ID, such as a driver’s license, at polling places. https://t.co/voFQC5UfzQ

📷 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

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A former staffer for Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco, a Downey Democrat, has sued the lawmaker and her chief of staff, alleging they created a “hostile and abusive” work environment and retaliated against him for complaining about it. https://t.co/sQCek39OLr

📸 Fred Greaves