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  Voter turnout in San Francisco hits 12-year low despite Harris nomination

  SFGate - Alec Regimbal

  Turnout among San Francisco voters in this year’s election was the lowest it has been in a presidential election year since 2012, with just 78.9% of 522,265 total voters casting a ballot. While that’s higher than the statewide turnout of 69.7% reported as of Monday, San Francisco has seen larger …

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  'I might get mugged': Wealthy Bay Area residents rail against low-income housing

  SFGate - Alec Regimbal

  An all-too-familiar political skirmish about affordable housing is playing out in Menlo Park. The city, which is home to Meta, joins other wealthy San Mateo County cities — such as Atherton and Hillsborough — that are figuring out how to satisfy new housing quotas set by the state without …

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  Chyanne Chen to join a more moderate SF Board of Supervisors

  SFGate - Alec Regimbal

  Though it appears moderates will control the next San Francisco Board of Supervisors, union organizer Chyanne Chen has finally prevailed in the race for the open District 11 seat, giving the body’s more progressive members another potential ally. Chen triumphed over entrepreneur Michael Lai in what …

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  Calif. Democrats are on the verge of flipping another GOP House district

  SFGate - Lester Black

  California Democrats continue to push against the red tide that swept across the country this November, with what could be the second House seat they take from Republicans in the state. In the 45th Congressional District, Derek Tran has pulled ahead of Republican Michelle Steel by just 36 votes with …

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  Here are the results in some of the more high-profile SF races this year

  SFGate - Alec Regimbal

  Last week’s election proved to be dramatic for San Francisco. Mayor London Breed lost her bid for another term to Daniel Lurie, the first mayor-elect in more than 100 years without any governing experience. District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston, the board’s only democratic socialist, was unseated by …

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  Calif. Democrats flip GOP district as House races come down to the wire

  SFGate - Lester Black

  A ray of positive light for Democrats is shining in the Golden State on Tuesday after last week’s bruising election results gave major wins to Republicans across the country. Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia conceded his race to Democrat challenger George Whitesides on Monday, flipping the …