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Monday, March 18, 2024

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Families circulate California ballot petitions to hold fentanyl dealers accountable

By Sarah Downey |
Signature gathering is underway for a new ballot measure that would make fentanyl dealers accountable for their crimes while saving people from a drug that has become a leading cause of overdose deaths.

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California High Court tells appeals panel to revisit whether Santa Monica's at-large voting weakens Latinos at the polls

By Dan Churney |
State Supreme Court has ordered an appellate court to reexamine its decision that an activist group failed to show Santa Monica's at-large voting system "dilutes" Latino voting power, saying the lower court did not undertake a "searching" evaluation of the issue.

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Appeals panel agrees citizen-led ballot measures can pass with only simple majority

By Scott Holland |
On remand, state court to consider whether pillow tax referendum had municipal backing

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Appeals panel says San Francisco allowed to let noncitizens vote in school board elections

By Scott Holland |
Ruling overturns dismissal of Proposition N ordinances as unconstitutional

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Chronicle wants $80K from Shahid Buttar after failed defamation lawsuit

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle wants a failed Congressional candidate who sued it for defamation to pay its attorneys fees.

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Business groups welcome referendum on fast food labor law; Enough signatures secured to let voters weigh in

By Michael Carroll |
A referendum to overturn a California law that aimed to regulate wages and workplace conditions in the fast food industry has received enough signatures to qualify for the November 2024 statewide ballot, the Department of State said

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Google to GOP: No political bias determines what is Gmail spam

By John O'Brien |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Google is defending its spam-filtering technology as it fights a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee that complains its political emails are sent to recipients' spam folders.

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Hoover tops Cooley in District 7 Assembly race; Other races also stoked by voter frustration with education policy, spending

By Sarah Downey |
The California Secretary of State’s release of certified election results on Dec. 16 showed several races from the Nov. 8 election that were decided by a small number of votes.

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California’s certified election results show fewer votes for Newsom than 2021 recall

By Sarah Downey |
After five weeks of counting, the certified Nov. 8 election results show the number of people voting for California Gov. Gavin Newsom was roughly 1.5 million votes behind the number who voted for him in last year’s recall.

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Voters hope for action on inflation, crime, energy policy, homelessness

By Sarah Downey |
As California and other states continue counting votes from the Nov. 8 midterms, questions persist about how those elected will work to address crime, inflation, homelessness and other issues that voters have consistently ranked as top priorities.

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Race for Third Congressional District pits Northern California’s Kevin Kiley against Kermit Jones

By Sarah Downey |
In the wide-open race in California’s newly drawn Third Congressional District, a lawmaker with lifelong ties to the area is vying for the seat, hoping to defeat a challenge from a physician who has worked in Washington, DC, serving as a White House fellow during the Obama-Biden administration, and is new to this area.

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Addressing student learning loss among top priorities for Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate

By Sarah Downey |
With the release of new student test scores that show prolonged school closures negatively impacted academic performance, the challenger in the Superintendent of Public Instruction race has been visiting with families across the state, conveying to voters how his plan would work to get things turned around.

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Candidate Dahle pledges action on water storage, fire prevention issues stuck in Sacramento

By Sarah Downey |
With California’s largest wildfire of the year so far burning in Siskiyou County, and drought conditions upping enforcement of water restrictions throughout the state, questions persist about why generous water storage plans and fire prevention policies haven’t come to fruition in Sacramento.

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Candidate Dahle lays out platform on housing and homelessness

By Sarah Downey |
As Gov. Gavin Newsom looks ready to leave California along with the millions who’ve already moved, his Republican challenger in the 2022 California governor’s race is readying a campaign of reform that underscores his commitment to California and the people who live here.

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November runoff for public education superintendent will pit reformer against incumbent

By Sarah Downey |
After the Secretary of State released certified results on Friday for this year’s primary election, campaigning kicks into high gear throughout the state’s newly drawn voting districts as candidates work to convey their message to voters.

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Superintendent of Public Instruction race results signal ongoing frustration for California families

By Sarah Downey |
With the race for California’s top public education post still too close to call, it’s raising questions about the degree to which parental concerns could override the powerful unions that spent millions to keep the incumbent in office.

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Close race for top schools post reflects importance of education for Californians

By Sarah Downey |
As votes continued to be tallied from last week’s California primary, the millions spent by teachers’ unions in the Superintendent of Public Instruction race did not appear to put incumbent Tony Thurmond above 50 percent, and he will likely face a runoff in November.

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Retailers: Decisive vote to recall SF District Attorney reflects voter concerns on crime and safety

By Sarah Downey |
With the resounding vote to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin last Tuesday, and candidates with prosecution track records also winning support in Sacramento and elsewhere, it’s raising questions about the degree to which crime concerns will factor in the November elections.