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Across the Bay Area, voters are eager to learn about California ballot propositions as election nears
CalMatters partnered with colleges, libraries, and local publications to bring VotingMatters events to the Bay Area.
Environmentalists buy part of huge ranch at center of mining controversy in Santa Clara County
Peninsula Open Space Trust spent $15.6 million for a property south of Gilroy that is larger than San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
‘Venom: The Last Dance’ misses projections as superhero films’ grip on theaters loosens
“Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, significantly down from the alien symbiote franchise’s previous entries.
Access to the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit continues to improve
The Clean Vehicle Tax Credit provides up to $7,500 to reduce the sale price of an electric vehicle, and the availability of the incentive continues to improve as more EV models meet the complex eligibility requirements. A streamlined “cash-on-the-hood” filing procedure has also boosted the attractiveness of the incentive, allowing consumers to lower the sale price at the time the EV is purchased instead of making them wait until the following tax season to claim the credit.
Lucid Air Pure takes top honors In Best of the Bay showcase
SANTA CRUZ — The 2024 Fiat 500e and 2024 Range Rover SE 7 seat LWB have nothing in common except for four wheels and country-of-origin pride. An ideal mass-produced city car with an Italian heritage dating more than 125 years, the 500e weighs 2,952 pounds and has 117 horsepower. The Range Rover weighs nearly twice as much, has 395 horsepower and a British legacy dating to 1970.
The 2024 Ford F-150 King Ranch Supercrew Hybrid 4×4 Pickup Truck
What is a King Ranch? The King Ranch is a full size F150 pickup truck built in the Dearborn, Michigan assembly plant and sold in North America by the Ford Motor Company. The King Ranch package includes Del Rio leather on the seats, door trim, armrests, steering wheel, and the center console, as well as a unique chrome grille, with a set of polished 22" wheels with King Ranch center caps.
Deep budget cuts coming to Oakland as the city faces $120 million budget deficit in next two years
Oakland is facing a structural budget deficit of $120 million over the next two years.
Are you better off today than four years ago?
Of 7 economic indicators, inflation and job growth were best at predicting the White House race since 1976.
Will Prop 36 mean more deportations?
Good morning, Inequality Insights readers. I’m Wendy Fry. Proposition 36, appearing on California’s 2024 ballot, would reclassify some retail theft and drug crimes as felonies after multiple convictions. It aims to reverse parts of Proposition 47, a 2014 law that reduced such offenses to misdemeanors in an effort to decrease prison overcrowding. Proponents have raised []
California Republicans embrace mail voting
Voting ends in California on Nov. 5, and nearly 3.3 million ballots had already been returned as of Thursday. It’s not shocking that more than half of them are from voters 65 and older, the most reliable voters. What’s more noteworthy is that the turnout so far is higher among registered Republicans (16.5%) than Democrats []
Genera debate el plan de California para reformar un programa climático que aumentaría el precio de la gasolina
La junta estatal del aire votará sobre cambios a su histórico programa de combustible limpio que reduciría más gases de efecto invernadero pero podría aumentar el costo de la gasolina y el diésel.
California’s plan to overhaul a key climate program — raising the cost of gas — ignites debate
The state air board will vote on changes to its landmark clean fuel program that would cut more greenhouse gases but could raise the cost of gas and diesel.