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Wisconsin leans Trump, CBS News rates – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News rates the battleground state of Wisconsin as leaning Republican for former President Donald Trump. CBS News’ Major Garrett and Robert Costa report on whether Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump will speak to their respective supporters on election night. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
Former Trump adviser on U.S. economic outlook – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Donald Trump has largely based his 2024 campaign on the economy. Former Trump chief economic adviser Gary Cohn joins CBS News to assess the former president’s plans. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
Sen. Marco Rubio on how Trump is winning over voters and his Day 1 priorities – CBS News Watch CBS News Florida Sen. Marco Rubio joins CBS News to discuss the type of voters who are decisive for former President Donald Trump’s campaign. Rubio addressed his state’s abortion amendment on the ballot and Trump’s Day 1 priorities. CBS News also projected that Republican challenger Bernie Moreno would defeat Sen. Sherrod Brown in the Ohio Senate race. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 5:56AM California State Assembly Races Latest Latest results from the California State Assembly races. Democrat Incumbent Esmeralda Soria and Republican Joanna Garcia Rose are fighting for District 27 in California’s State Assembly. The newly established seat represents Merced, Madera and Fresno counties. Soria previously was a member of Fresno City Council. This year, Soria authored AB 3171 to Hold Fentanyl Traffickers Accountable by increasing the punishment for selling more than 28 grams of fentanyl. It escalates the prison sentence from up to four years to up to 9. Rose is a Fresno State graduate who has previously worked for the California Employment Development Department. On her page, Rose says that watching her husband’s small business struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic motivated her to pursue this political position. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved. Top Stories
Californians voted on 10 propositions in the 2024 election, covering issues from minimum wage and marriage equality to increasing penalties for some theft and drug crimes. We’ve put together a guide to the 2024 propositions in California, and we are tracking election results as they become available. California Propositions Election Results 2024 Prop 2: Authorizes bonds for public school and community college facilities Prop 3: Constitutional right to marriage — PASS Prop 4: Authorizes bonds for safe drinking water, wildfire prevention, and protecting communities and natural lands from climate risks Prop 5: Allows local bonds for affordable housing and public infrastructure with 55% voter approval Prop 6: Eliminates constitutional provision allowing involuntary servitude for incarcerated person Prop 32: Raises minimum wage Prop 33: Expands local governments’ authority to enact rent control on residential property — FAIL Prop 34: Restricts spending of prescription drug revenues by certain health care providers Prop 35: Provides permanent funding for Medi-Cal health care services — PASS Prop 36: Allows felony charges and increases sentences for certain drug and theft crimes — PASS Scroll down to read about each ballot proposition.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 5:51AM U.S. House District 22 race: David Valadao (R) – Rudy Salas (D) A tight political fight is underway in the South Valley. Republican David Valadao and Democrat Rudy Salas are facing off for a second time for a seat in the House. A tight political fight is underway in the South Valley. Republican David Valadao and Democrat Rudy Salas are facing off for a second time for a seat in the House. Valadao and Salas are familiar foes. In 2022, Valadao beat the former State Assemblymember by just over 3000 votes, making him the incumbent in this race. He has been serving in Congress since 2013, losing the seat once to democrat TJ Cox in 2018. This year, Valadao is campaigning on taking care of veterans, protecting the region’s water supply and supporting central valley farmers. He also touts his willingness to work across party lines. Valadao is one of ten Republicans that voted to impeach former President Donald Trump and one of two that kept his seat after the impeachment. Salas was born and raised here in the Central
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 5:40AM CA Assembly District 8 race: George Radanovich (R) – David Tangipa (R) Republican George Radanovich and Republican David Tangipa are facing off for California State Assembly District 8. Republican George Radanovich and Republican David Tangipa are facing off for California State Assembly District 8. It has been more than a decade since this seat has been open. The incumbent, Assemblyman Jim Patterson, is not running because he termed out. Tangipa, a Fresno State football player, is a small business owner and has served as field representative for Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig. This is Tangipa’s first run at an elected office but he says he’s been mentored by some of the Valley’s best, citing some of his work with Senator Shannon Grove. Former Congressman Radanavich served from 1994 to 2010 before voluntarily retiring. During his time in Congress he served as a key member of a number of committees, including chairing the National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands subcommittee, and the water and power subcommittee Before serving in Congress, he was a Mariposa County Supervisor. In the March Primary, Radanovich
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Polls have closed in California. Here’s how the key races we’re watching are shaping up. Where to vote Find the nearest ballot drop box and vote center near you by putting in your address in the search bar below. Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 5 and reach the county registrar’s office by Nov. 12 to be counted. If you are in line at a vote center by 8 p.m., stay in line. You can cast your vote after polls close because you were in line before the vote center closed. Presidential Election From President Joe Biden’s unprecedented decision to step aside as the Democratic nominee and two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump, the candidates’ road to Election Day had dominated headlines this year. Six people are running for U.S. president this election year: Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Green Party Jill Stein, Libertarian Chase Oliver, Peace and Freedom Party Claudia de la Cruz. See the latest news on the presidential election here. U.S. Senate – California Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff
RICHMOND — Election reform is coming to Richmond. What the change will be depends on which of the two competing measures are approved by voters. Both Measure J and Measure L call for updating Richmond’s election system. Both had more than 50% support in early results Tuesday night, but only the one with the greatest number of votes will become law. The community initiative, Measure J, appeared to have stronger support. The measure would require the city to hold a primary election during which a candidate can only win if they receive a majority of total votes cast. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top two vote getters will face off in the general election. Alternatively, Measure L, the City Council’s ranked choice voting initiative, would establish an instant runoff election system, giving voters the opportunity to rank candidates based on who they’d prefer to be in office. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, the candidate with the fewest votes will be removed from the running and ballots cast for them would be redistributed based on rankings. That process would
Assemblymember Tim Grayson has pulled ahead in the race for Steve Glazer’s state Senate District 9 seat, according to early election results posted Tuesday night. San Ramon Councilmember Marisol Rubio was trailing by roughly a dozen percentage points. The Democrat candidates are squaring off to take over for incumbent Steve Glazer, who did not run for reelection due to term limits. District 9 — which spans Martinez, Concord, Antioch, Brentwood and large swaths of unincorporated Contra Costa County — is home to more than a half-million residents. Election officials had counted more than 188,000 ballots by 8 p.m. Tuesday. These early tallies account for just a sliver of all the votes in the upcoming final results, as mail-in ballots and in-person election day votes continue to be counted over the next several days. Grayson, 57, has spent the past seven years in California’s Assembly. As the son of a Teamster union member and public transit worker, he boasts about his past efforts to ease affordable housing construction near transit hubs, boost green energy job opportunities in Contra Costa County and challenge “big banks and pharmaceutical
Democrat Jesse Arreguín is leading Democratic Socialist Jovanka Beckles in the race for California’s state Senate District 7 seat, according to early election tallies Tuesday. The two progressive candidates are vying to replace outgoing state Sen. Nancy Skinner, who since 2016 has represented roughly 847,000 voters in Contra Costa and Alameda counties along I-880, including Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond and Alameda. In the first round of results posted online, Arreguín led Beckles by a wide margin in the coveted liberal stronghold district. Political ideology and corporate spending were the starkest differences between Arreguín and Beckles, despite emphasizing similar goals to revamp outdated state housing and tax laws, vitalize efforts to clean up local industry operations and spur much-needed housing production in California. By 8 p.m. Tuesday, election officials had counted more than 112,956 ballots, according to California Secretary State records. These early unofficial tallies were limited to vote-by-mail ballots and voters who cast their ballots in-person prior to Election Day, and officials results could take days to be finalized. Arreguín, 40, is entering his 20th year in office — currently wrapping up his second term as
A man was killed after being intentionally hit by a car in San Jose on Monday, the San Jose Police Department said in a news release. Around 5:03 a.m., SJPD officers responded to a reported hit-and-run collision with a pedestrian near North Capitol Avenue and Berryessa Road, authorities said. When they arrived, they found an adult man pinned underneath a minivan who was not breathing or conscious. The man was pronounced deceased at the scene by medical personnel, police said. The driver had fled the scene by the time police arrived, according to the press release. In their investigation, police determined that the man was hit on purpose and identified the suspect as San Jose resident Edward Herrera, 40. They also determined that the Herrera and the victim knew each other. Police located Herrera on the same day in San Jose and arrested him. He was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of murder. Authorities have yet to determine the circumstances and motive of the incident, according to the news release. This marks San Jose’s 27th homicide of the year. The identity
Early returns from Gilroy on Tuesday night showed a sales tax increase meant to pay for public safety was a few percentage points shy of the two-thirds threshold required for the measure’s approval. If results hold, the city will have to look elsewhere to fund its struggling and understaffed public safety network, though the loss would signal a win for those business interests and residents who worried about the increased costs of the tax. Even so, proponents are optimistic. “Honestly, I’m shocked at how high the percentage is right now,” said Steven Hayes, president of the Gilroy Firefighters Association, noting that the grassroots effort faced a tight deadline to educate the community on the effort. “I’m very hopeful.” With police and fire staffing stagnating, increased demand for emergency services, and outdated fire stations, the Gilroy City Council turned to a quarter-cent tax measure — Measure C — to shore up public safety in the city. The measure was meant to raise Gilroy’s sales tax to 9.375% — with exceptions for groceries and prescription medicine — adding over $4 million in revenue for public safety. According
Tenants rights attorney Ysabel Jurado was leading Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León in a race to represent downtown and much of the city’s Eastside, according to early returns released Tuesday. The bruising, yearlong contest pitted Jurado, a first-time candidate, against De León, a veteran lawmaker who was politically wounded by his participation in a secretly recorded conversation that featured racist and crude remarks. Jurado, who spent much of election day crisscrossing the district, said her campaign was about making sure that city services are delivered equitably, among other things. “It’s about racial justice. It’s about change. It’s about bringing good governance, and local government that works for people,” she said. Ysabel Jurado is challenging Councilmember Kevin de León in the 14th District. (Brian van der Brug; Christina House / Los Angeles Times) The District 14 seat was one of three council seats that were up for grabs Tuesday. In the San Fernando Valley, former state Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian pulled ahead of small business owner Jillian Burgos in the race to replace Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who is departing because of term limits, early returns
California voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 35, the measure that cements an existing tax on health plans to help fund the Medi-Cal program, as election results continued to be tallied Wednesday. California has imposed a tax on managed care organizations — health insurance providers that provide or arrange services for a monthly payment — off and on over time. The state can reap more federal money as a result of charging the tax, which is based on how many people the health plans serve. The ballot initiative aims to make the “MCO tax” permanent and designates how the money should be used. State leaders had renewed the tax last year and pledged to increase the reimbursement rates paid to healthcare providers under the Medi-Cal program, but Gov. Gavin Newsom changed plans for the funding amid a budget deficit, ultimately approving less money for rate increases than had been previously planned. In the short term, Proposition 35 will require the money to be allocated in generally the same way that California had been planning before Newsom sought to rework those budgetary plans. The ballot initiative was
Incumbents were strongly ahead in all four races to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Los Angeles Community College District, according to early results Tuesday. Andra Hoffman (Seat 1), David Vela (Seat 3), Nichelle M. Henderson (Seat 5) and Kelsey Iino (Seat 7) were up for reelection on the seven-member board, emerging ahead in a packed race, with eight additional competitors vying for positions. The Board of Trustees seats are at large, which means all voters in the nearly 900-square-mile district chose a candidate for each seat. Members are not elected to represent specific geographic areas and candidates chose the seats they ran for. Reelected board members start their new terms in January and serve for four years. There was no primary and the person who receives the most votes in each race is the winner. The incumbents have all worked in the education system. Hoffman serves as the director of the transfer center, career services and student employment at Glendale Community College. Vela was previously on the board of the Montebello Unified School District. Henderson is a Fresno State faculty advisor and
California voters on Tuesday approved a November ballot measure that will impose stricter penalties for repeat theft and crimes involving fentanyl, steering away from recent progressive policies that critics blamed for increased lawlessness. The Associated Press declared the passage of Proposition 36 about an hour after polls closed, an indication of the strong voter support for the measure. Proposition 36 will make it a felony for someone to steal merchandise of any value after two previous offenses and can lead to longer jail or prison sentences. The ballot measure also allows judges to sentence convicted drug dealers who traffic in large quantities of hard drugs, including fentanyl, or who are armed with a gun while trafficking the drugs to state prison instead of county jails. It will also create a “treatment-mandated felony” as a new category of crime, by giving some eligible drug offenders an option for treatment instead of jail time. twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right angle-down angle-up long-arrow-right The measure undoes key parts of a 2014 ballot measure, Proposition 47, which voters overwhelmingly passed during a time when the state Democratic leaders sought reverse
In early returns for Los Angeles Board of Education races, two-term incumbent Scott Schmerelson led challenger Dan Chang to represent District 3 in the west San Fernando Valley. And in District 5 — which makes an arc north and west of downtown and takes in several Southeast L.A. County cities — longtime teacher Karla Griego was ahead of school counselor Graciela Ortiz. More certain results appeared to be emerging in District 1 — covering south and southwest L.A. — where veteran educator Sherlett Hendy Newbill had a commanding early lead over Kahllid Al-Alim, a community activist and parent. The seven-member school board sets policy for the nation’s second-largest school district, which educates about 420,000 students and employs some 74,000 teachers, administrators and other staff. The school board is accountable for the district’s $18.4-billion budget. Members also hire and evaluate the superintendent. The District 3 and District 5 races for the Los Angeles Board of Education became high-spending campaigns between two competing political interest groups, but the groups were not the same in each race. Total outside spending through Monday for both races is approaching record
Voters across the Inland Empire were to decide on bond measures to upgrade public schools across the area. Early election results on Tuesday, Nov. 5, show many of the bonds in the lead. Many school districts, from Pomona to Redlands, asked voters to approve local measures. The projects vary, but include building and upgrading classrooms, repairs of roofs and plumbing or electrical systems and the addition of technology to campuses. Advocates argued that aging campuses need work and that school districts have few ways to pay for such improvements. Foes said bond measures are too vague about the projects that would be funded and that bond oversight committees can lack the independence to critically review spending. The timing wasn’t a coincidence as the statewide Proposition 2, if passed, would offer up $10 billion for school construction work. To receive state construction dollars, school districts need to pay large amounts of money. Usually the state pays half the cost of new buildings and 60% of renovations, the state Legislative Analyst’s Office reports. The local bond measures need 55% of votes cast to pass. LIVE ELECTION RESULTS: See
Early results Tuesday show voters favoring a ballot measure meant to boost funding for youth- and family-focused programs in Pomona. Meanwhile, Debra Martin, Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole and Lorraine Canales were leading their respective races for Pomona City Council, according to early unofficial election results released at 10:14 p.m. Measure Y seeks to amend the City Charter to allocate an additional 10% of the city’s general fund to youth programs. To pass, the measure must be approved by 50% of the voters plus one. Early unofficial election results Tuesday showed the measure passing with 56.76% of the vote. The measure was opposed by Mayor Tim Sandoval, who was reelected in the March primary election, and other community leaders, while organizations such as Pomona Kids First were vocal supporters. See the latest election results. In the District 1 council race, Martin challenged Councilmember John Nolte. With mail-in and some in-person ballots counted by 10:14 p.m. Tuesday, Martin was leading with 59.82% of the vote, according to election officials. In District 4, Guillermo Gonzalez faced Ontiveros-Cole, the incumbent. Early results showed Ontiveros-Cole leading with 53.10% of the vote, according
John Andrew Cervantes, Andrew Cruz, and James Na were leading Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the race for the Chino Valley school board, early election results show. The board has made headlines for its conservative votes in recent years. LIVE ELECTION RESULTS: See a chart of the latest vote counts The board has had a four-person conservative majority since 2022, when board President Sonja Shaw and trustee Jonathan Monroe joined. Two members of that majority, Cruz and Na, sought reelection in Trustee Areas 2 and 5, respectively. Board member Donald Bridge could not run again because trustee area lines were redrawn and he no longer lived in his district. Trustee Area 1 Cervantes and Eric Shamp are vying for the Trustee Area 1 seat. The district was not split into trustee areas until 2022. Cervantes said in a questionnaire from the Southern California News Group that he supports parent notification policies and would prioritize security, academic excellence and support for our teachers while moving away from political agendas and unnecessary programs. Cervantes was leading with 57.25% of the vote when early results were posted at 10
