Keeping an eye on all things California in Washington DC for @sfchronicle. Reach me at alexei.koseff@sfchronicle.com or on Signal at akoseff.01
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A woman who worked for nearly two years for Rep. Eric Swalwell told the Chronicle she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss and alleged he twice sexually assaulted her when she was too intoxicated to consent. sfchronicle.com/politics/art…
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It was a breakthrough election for the progressive Working Families Party in California, @joegarofoli writes: sfchronicle.com/politics/joe…
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Primary results show Democrats well-positioned to flip the five California House seats they targeted with Prop 50 sfchronicle.com/politics/art…
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First day in Congress for @J_Gallagher4CA, who won a special election last week to finish out the late @RepLaMalfa’s term representing rural northeastern California.
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After his ceremonial swearing-in, @J_Gallagher4CA and his family shared a prayer with Speaker @MikeJohnson. Gallagher told me he was praying for “wisdom and guidance in this job.”
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The first question that San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Maria Su faced set the tone for the hearing, @jilltucker writes: “At what age do you think students should be exposed to drag queen story hour?”
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Shasta County just voted to get rid of mail voting and require hand counting, which will likely lead to a legal fight with the state, as Huntington Beach’s effort to institute voter ID has
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California requires a state ID or social security number for voter registration
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People who have no proof of residency in the City, County, or State can register to vote in those respective jurisdictions and receive ballots automatically,
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Homeless people are legally allowed to use a shelter address to register to vote in California calmatters.org/politics/elec…
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Exclusive | Thousands of homeless LA voters registered at shelters without beds — including one linked to Raman nypost.com/2026/06/09/us-new…
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UPDATE: Democrat Xavier Becerra is now leading Republican Steve Hilton in California’s race for governor. Here are the latest results. sfchronicle.com/projects/202…
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Friday afternoon updates, the first new results since election night, push Pan into second place in CD6. If this hold, no Democratic lockout.
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#CD06 Update
25.24% - 31,901 - Kevin Kiley (NPP)
22.96% - 29,022 - Richard Pan (Dem)
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A near-complete freeze on federal funding to help California communities recovering from natural disasters better prepare for future hazards has raised alarms among state officials.
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Ticket sales are slow and prices are dropping. Fans are reselling at a loss. Hotel rooms and rentals remain vacant along the Peninsula.
The World Cup is turning out to be a flop for the Bay Area, @rachelswan reports: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…
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What doomed Saikat Chakrabarti's congressional campaign? @joegarofoli says it was his lack of relationships with a tight-knit local political community.
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"So much of this stuff is timing and dumb luck."
And Becerra gave nervous Democrats a candidate to rally around just as ballots dropped, @SophiaBollag writes: sfchronicle.com/politics/art…
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No Democrat is currently positioned to advance in a Sacramento-area House seat redrawn last year to flip control.
Many are confident Richard Pan will pull ahead once all votes are counted, but it's another jump scare for Dems in the top two primary era.
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Only two incumbent LA mayors since 1973 have found themselves in her situation, facing a runoff for re-election. Both lost.: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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A rough night for wealthy, self-funding candidates in California. After record spending, gubernatorial hopeful Tom Steyer trails in third. Several rich challengers wiped out in Bay Area House races. sfchronicle.com/politics/art…
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Paging Michael Mann!
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Another California race to keep an eye on: CD6, redrawn by Prop 50 as pickup for Democrats, who could get locked out of the top two. Richard Pan narrowly led Michael Stansfield in earlier returns, now trails slightly in third. We'll see if remaining ballots are more Democratic.
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