Election results: early returns are in for Richmond, El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo
Just before midnight, the Contra Costa County Elections Office released preliminary results showing Richmond mayoral candidates Claudia Jiménez and Ahmad Anderson in a close race. Jiménez, a Richmond City Council member, was leading with 53% read more…
Election Day coverage: Reporting all day from West County polls
The polls closed on a wet Election Day in West Contra Costa County at 8 p.m., after a busy day of voting that was expected to bring more in-person ballot casters than in 2024. Richmond read more…
Voter turnout — especially in-person — expected to be higher in Contra Costa County this year than in last gubernatorial election
Contra Costa County expects about 75% of registered voters to turn out for Tuesday’s election, if current trends hold. That is 19 points higher than the last gubernatorial election in 2022 but on par with read more…
‘I think we’re going to get slammed at the polling places’: Contra Costa County election workers gear up for big day.
Kristin Connelly doesn’t have a minute to spare. Six days before the election — or “E-6” — Connelly power-walked past volunteers and staff members in the hallways of the Contra Costa Elections Office in Martinez, read more…
Hercules voters: Here’s what you need to know about Measure P, a sales tax to raise money for basic services.
Hercules voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve a 1% sales tax to pay for basic city services such as police, parks, roads, and water quality and to address a growing budget gap. Mayor Chris read more…
Richmond bus riders could lose early and late service if transit tax fails
On her way to see a room for rent in Richmond late last year, Lilly Palma waited about 40 minutes for the 71 bus. She crossed the neighborhood off her list. It was “super unwalkable,” read more…
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