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Ballots are inspected the day after California's 2026 primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry on June 3.

Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would ‘wreak havoc’ on voting

by Safiyah Riddle / Associated Press October 29, 2026October 29, 2026

A federal judge rejected on Wednesday a Trump administration request to stop California from processing the ballots of up to 20,000 people over allegations they are likely noncitizens, warning it would “wreak havoc” on the midterm elections.

Lookout PM: Remembering Dolores Huerta, new local bookstores on the horizon, and more election op-eds

by Max Chun October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

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Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta speaks to the crowd at an October 2025 "No Kings" rally in Watsonville.

‘An inspiration to many’: Dolores Huerta’s legacy lives on in Santa Cruz County activists she inspired

by Tania Ortiz, Alia Yee Noll and Hillary Ojeda October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

Dolores Huerta, the pioneering labor leader and co-founder of United Farm Workers, inspired generations of activists across Santa Cruz County. Local leaders from Watsonville to Santa Cruz remember her as a champion for farmworkers, women’s rights and community activism.

United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta (center) leads a rally in San Francisco's Mission District on Nov. 19, 1988, along with Howard Wallace, president of the San Francisco chapter of the UFW (left) and Maria Elena Chavez, 16, the daughter of Cesar Chavez, right, as part of a national boycott of what the UFW claimed was the dangerous use of pesticides on table grapes.

Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96

by Susan Montoya Bryan / Associated Press October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation’s fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” that became a widespread rallying cry, has died. She was 96.

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