Berkeley Voters Narrowly Reject Sit-Lie Ban
Berkeley voters have narrowly defeated a controversial measure that would have banned sitting on sidewalks in the city's commercial areas.
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Berkeley voters have narrowly defeated a controversial measure that would have banned sitting on sidewalks in the city's commercial areas.
California voters have decided to retain the death penalty for the state's worst criminals, rejecting the argument that too few death row inmates are executed to justify the cost.
Palo Alto voters overwhelmingly defeated Measure C, which would have allowed three medical marijuana dispensaries to open in the city.
San Jose City Councilwoman Rose Herrera won re-election on Tuesday in a tough race where opponents made an issue of her support for pension reform.
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Richmond voters rejected Measure N, a business license fee that would have required business to pay one penny for every ounce of a sugar-sweetened beverage sold in the city.
A proposal that could have led to the dismantling of San Francisco's water system in Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy Valley was roundly rejected by the city's voters Tuesday.
President Barack Obama won California and its 55 electoral votes on his way to being re-elected Tuesday night, despite a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney as well as the weak economy and high unemployment that encumbered his first term and crimped the middle class dreams of millions.
California voters have reaffirmed their support for unions in defeating a provision that would have banned the way labor traditionally raises money to fund political activity.
Returns from Richmond and from El Monte in Los Angeles County were showing voters rejecting a penny-per-ounce tax on businesses that sell soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages.
Having tried and failed before to abolish California's death penalty on moral grounds, capital punishment foes took a new tack this election season: state finances.
California voters were leaning toward approving an initiative that would undo a tax break for out-of-state corporations and send more money to state coffers. Proposition 39 was ahead in early returns Tuesday after polls closed.
The nation's harshest three strikes law has been reformed to allow for shorter sentences for some offenders.
Consumers' appetite to distinguish foods produced from biotech crops was put to the test Tuesday as California voters considered a ballot initiative to slap labels on genetically modified food.
A majority voted "yes" on Proposition 40 on Tuesday after the original challengers dropped their opposition to the new political boundaries.
