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I'm not even in this district, but after living through ONE HUNDRED BILLION commercials, I've paid my dues. Ami Bera currently up by 0.8% http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/7/
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Only 11% reporting so far, but at the moment Tuck is behind! 
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Early results make the propositions look fairly decisive so far... http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/ballot-measures/
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Nov 5, 2014 05:41
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In good news, Goodwin Liu is sailing to retention as state supreme court justice, with 67% of voters approving his retention.
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Nov 5, 2014 05:42
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Only 6% counted, but Mike Honda has a 5 point lead over Ro Khanna in CA-17 http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/17/
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Nov 5, 2014 05:47
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FMguru posted:Only 6% counted, but Mike Honda has a 5 point lead over Ro Khanna in CA-17 Crossing my fingers here. It would be the highlight of the night, given how expectedly dismal everything else went.
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Nov 5, 2014 05:50
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Crossing my fingers here. It would be the highlight of the night, given how expectedly dismal everything else went. http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/superintendent-of-public-instruction/
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Aeka 2.0 posted:Where the blue and red circles intersect is where I lived for 20 years, that was a sweet neighborhood. I always played in both of the circles growing up, and that small road that goes up there is a major artery that is constantly getting worse year by year. Measure L is leaning NO but there's less than 150 votes separating them with 11% reporting 
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Nov 5, 2014 06:02
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FCKGW posted:Measure L is leaning NO but there's less than 150 votes separating them with 11% reporting What sucks is I only got the pro L flyer in the mail, I never saw one against it.
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Nov 5, 2014 06:14
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They're reporting prop 47 passed. As a Public Defender, I'm pretty stoked. Its also gonna save so much loving money.
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Nov 5, 2014 06:25
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Why is prop 48 failing what the hell. Also 46 didn't win a single county.
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Nov 5, 2014 06:33
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Interesting, Secretary of State is suuuuuuuper close. 15% in, the Dem is trailing 49.7-50.3. I wonder why this race, of all the statewide races, is a squeaker.
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FCKGW posted:Why is prop 48 failing what the hell. Money
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FMguru posted:Interesting, Secretary of State is suuuuuuuper close. 15% in, the Dem is trailing 49.7-50.3. I wonder why this race, of all the statewide races, is a squeaker. A lot of the newspapers have gone all in on Peterson because the current SoS has apparently not delivered (which means another Dem won't deliver either, apparently). According to the Mercury-News, Peterson will be a "breath of fresh air." So I guess people just feel bad that Democrats will win everything else or something.
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FCKGW posted:Why is prop 48 failing what the hell.  And the sheer amount of money that poured in against 45 and 46 was something to see. If I never have to hear an ad mention "trial lawyers" again, it'll be too soon.
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Nov 5, 2014 06:36
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ComradeCosmobot posted:A lot of the newspapers have gone all in on Peterson because the current SoS has apparently not delivered (which means another Dem won't deliver either, apparently). According to the Mercury-News, Peterson will be a "breath of fresh air." So I guess people just feel bad that Democrats will win everything else or something. LA Times endorsed him too. Here's their byline quote:California secretary of state's office has a website straight out of the '90s. Who can fix that? Pete Peterson Fantastic!
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I work for a small investment firm. In a nutshell, we manage peoples' brokerage accounts for them. The owner had one of our research staff look up the props for him, and he forwarded it to the rest of the office today as a voting guide. Most of the people in the office tend to worship Reagan (one of the Account Execs here jokingly described visiting the Reagan museum as a holy pilgrimage to Mecca). I dunno how much effort the guy put into this pet project, but the reason he gave to vote yes on 2 is because the rainy day fund will also repay debts as well. This makes California municipal bonds safer, and that's a significant portion of our fixed income investments. So I can see why the researcher would support a yes vote. A cursory Google search has Ballotpedia backing this up: quote:Require that from the 2015-2016 fiscal year until the 2029-2030 fiscal year, 50 percent of the revenues that would have otherwise been deposited into the BSA must be used to pay for fiscal obligations, such as budgetary loans and unfunded state-level pension plans. Starting with the 2030-2031 fiscal year, up to 50 percent of revenues that would have otherwise been deposited into the BSA may be used to pay specified fiscal obligations. That sounds like it would be used to pay off bonds to me. Doesn't sound like a terrible thing to me, but "rainy day fund" is not a completely accurate description.
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Because of the Prop 13 limits on taxing real estate, California's finances depend on income, sales, and business taxes, all of which are cyclical and very sensitive to the boom/bust dynamic our state has always labored under. Money sloshes into the state treasury in good times, and evaporates in bad times (which is tough because the state has to pay out more benefits in bad times). Anything to move the state off of its traditional feast-or-famine budgeting cycle is objectively good news.
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Nov 5, 2014 07:05
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Berkeley passed a soda tax because it's full of loving idiots.
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22% in, Torkalson is up 54.1/45.9, an 8.2% gap. Looks like public schools rule, private charters drool. Another close race is Comptroller. The Dem (Yee) is only up 50.8/49.2.
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ShutteredIn posted:Berkeley passed a soda tax because it's full of loving idiots. Good, hope it passes in sf too.
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FMguru posted:22% in, Torkalson is up 54.1/45.9, an 8.2% gap. Looks like public schools rule, private charters drool. Her last name probably didn't help. PS. gently caress Tuck ShutteredIn posted:Berkeley passed a soda tax because it's full of loving idiots. I'm not going to mention my opinion on the soda tax but as I said earlier in the thread its passage was inevitable; Berkeley is like the California capital of coastal liberals who vote for any tax that isn't on income or property.
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SplitDestiny posted:Good, hope it passes in sf too. Looks like it is along with the minimum wage hike. Lol that it doesn't cover Starbucks frappuccinos tho
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SplitDestiny posted:Good, hope it passes in sf too. The last results I saw for SF didn't look good, since it needs 2/3rds instead of just a simple majority. It's a better measure than the Berkeley version too, since the money would be guaranteed to children's nutrition and health programs. Sucks because it's going to lose with a majority "yes" vote.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:In good news, Goodwin Liu is sailing to retention as state supreme court justice, with 67% of voters approving his retention. I really hope he replaces RBG on the SCOTUS when she retires... because gods can't die. vvv There was never any doubt as to the dems keeping it to be honest vvv vvv Let me have my dream rear end in a top hat vvv A Winner is Jew fucked around with this message at 07:58 on Nov 5, 2014 |
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Nov 5, 2014 07:55
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^^^ I am sure a Republican Senate caucus which blocked his appointment to the Ninth Circuit in fear of that very outcome will get right on that. Democrats may very well lose their supermajority in the assembly. Districts 16, 29, 36, and 65 are currently trending towards Republican takeovers, District 44 is trending towards a Democratic takeover. Districts 57 and 66 are virtual ties with Democratic incumbents.
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Papercut posted:The last results I saw for SF didn't look good, since it needs 2/3rds instead of just a simple majority. It's a better measure than the Berkeley version too, since the money would be guaranteed to children's nutrition and health programs. Sucks because it's going to lose with a majority "yes" vote. Oh drat, yeah it's only up at 55%
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How the gently caress did Libby win in Oakland? I wouldn't have thought Jerry Brown's endorsement would mean much. Dude's an asshat.
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With 9 seats left to call (according to the LA Times) but 100% of precincts in, it is now highly likely that Republicans have blocked Democrats from holding a supermajority in the Assembly (Republican candidates are 1 seat from blocking the supermajority and are currently leading in the undecided Democratic-held districts 16 and 66)
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Riverside's Measure L is now ahead by 5k "No"s. gently caress that greedy Vegas idiot. And we kept Takano. Things are looking good (I originally had something else here, but I misread something on the Registrar of Voters webpage). Megaman's Jockstrap fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Nov 5, 2014 |
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Nov 5, 2014 17:09
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Trabisnikof posted:Which profession is the most noble? How do we best measure it? Chemistry. It has both noble gases and Alfred Nobel. Alternatively: French Renaissance History.
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:Riverside's Measure L is now ahead by 5k "No"s. gently caress that greedy Vegas idiot. Board of Supervisors also approved body cameras for police officers. Things are looking up Riverside!
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I'm kind of shocked at the blowout loss the Indian casino referendum got. What's the logic behind that? e: Also my city council race between 4 people resulted in the same ordering of the candidates as my preference. I've got the pulse of the electorate.
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I'm disappointed that 45 and 46 went down in flames, but Torlakson and Honda won (those were my two biggest worries; and 47 winning I think shows where the CA electorate is right now. It was a mostly good night for us, unlike the national situation. I assume someone is working on getting pot legalization on the 2016 ballot? Based on OR and AKs results, I think that would be a no brainer.
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Shear Modulus posted:I'm kind of shocked at the blowout loss the Indian casino referendum got. What's the logic behind that? Same reason my senate district elected Pan; there's apparently a large chunk of people who oppose gambling because rabble rabble immorality.
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Nov 5, 2014 17:47
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This wasn't in much doubt, but thank god my state senate district stayed Democratic. I'm relieved running a campaign which basically amounts to "We must secure the education of our people and a Cal for Chinese Children" didn't work here.
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nm posted:They're reporting prop 47 passed. As a Public Defender, I'm pretty stoked. Its also gonna save so much loving money. How in gently caress did such an unabashedly good prop get on the ballot and pass? You're killing my cynicism here. 
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Zeitgueist posted:How in gently caress did such an unabashedly good prop get on the ballot and pass? It doesn't apply to current felons unless the justice system wants it to (so probably not). Keep the cynicism alive!
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I'm actually (pleasantly) shocked that Tuck didn't win, especially how things seemed to be trending during the last month and especially with the outside money rolling in. I'm bummed about Chiu beating Campos in SF and Measure G going down, but it's not too surprising considering the hold that VCs and Tech has of the city these days.
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mA posted:I'm actually (pleasantly) shocked that Tuck didn't win, especially how things seemed to be trending during the last month and especially with the outside money rolling in.
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