Protesters mostly stayed away from the vote count by Registrar-Recorder Cathy Darling Allen, who had vowed to follow state law and use voting machines.
Jessica Garrison
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Shasta County ditched its Dominion voting machines. Now residents are braced for turmoil on Nov. 7
Shasta County ditched its Dominion voting machines based on unfounded claims of fraud. The state then banned hand-counting ballots after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill authored by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, a former Santa Cruz County clerk.
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Officials urge California residents to brace for flooding as El Niño looms
More than 7 million California residents live in an area where they are at risk of flood, officials said — and many don’t even know it. That echoes a warning to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors last week about battered local infrastructure ahead of an El Niño winter.
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Fears grow as floodwaters threaten to drown this California city and prison complex
The only thing preventing floodwaters from inundating the city of Corcoran is an aging, 14-mile-long wall of dirt. Can it hold?
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Death toll rises to 18, cleanup continues as another storm targets California
The latest storm threatens to further swamp California, already reeling from widespread flooding, mudslides, washed-out roads and downed power lines.
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Biden declares emergency as latest in ‘parade of cyclones’ takes aim at California
President Joe Biden approves an emergency declaration for California as another series of powerful winter storms bears down Monday on Northern California.
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‘The worst of it still in front of us’ as new storms set to pound a rain-weary California
More than 400,000 customers were without power in California as the latest powerful winter storm pushed through, elevating flooding danger.
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It will be a red-tagged Christmas for those whose homes were wrecked in 6.4 quake
Tuesday’s magnitude 6.4 earthquake adds to hardships for some Northern California residents, while others quickly bounce back.
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Newsom signs UFW bill aimed at helping California farmworkers organize
After previously indicating he might veto the measure, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Wednesday that will make it easier for agricultural laborers to join unions, a hard-fought win for the United Farm Workers. The official signature came after union members and their supporters made a 335-mile pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento and then […]
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California’s heat wave fueling destructive fires. The worst is likely yet to come
Record heat is fueling dangerous fires across California, pushing firefighters to the limit and creating ideal conditions for more blazes to spark and spread.