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Menlo Park-Based Meta Lets Go Over 11,000 Employees In Latest Silicon Valley Mass Layoff

November 10, 2022 12:36 pm

Meta, the Menlo Park-based parent company of social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, laid off 13% of their employees, or over 11,000, on Thursday, continuing the stark trend of cutbacks at Bay Area and Silicon Valley tech...

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins Declares Victory In DA Race Before Race Is Officially Called

November 10, 2022 2:30 amNovember 9, 2022 8:29 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins declared victory Wednesday following a tight DA special election where she squared off against the candidate backed by the Democratic Party upset, following changes she has made since being appointed by Mayor London Breed...

Sports Gambling Propositions 26, 27 Fail At The Polls

November 9, 2022 6:09 pm

At the polls on Tuesday, Californian voters overwhelmingly defeated two propositions that would have brought sports gambling into California, with the Golden state remaining one of the handful of states to not allow the practice. Ever since being created as...

Caruso Holds Slight 51%-49% Edge Over Bass In LA Mayoral Race With 44% Of The Vote Counted

November 9, 2022 12:25 pm

With 44% of the vote in as of Wednesday morning, businessman Rick Caruso is currently holding a slight 51%-49% edge over Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) in the Los Angeles Mayoral election, with a clear winner unlikely to be known for...

57.7 % – That’s How Many Californians Officially Don’t Care

November 9, 2022 10:55 amNovember 9, 2022 11:04 am

There was no red wave Tuesday night, so the question of whether or not it would finally crest the Sierras became moot even before California’s polls closed. In the statewide races, those candidates with a “D” next to their name...

Californians Vote for Inflation, More Crime, Water Shortages, High Gas Prices, and Abortion

November 9, 2022 9:27 amNovember 10, 2022 5:54 am

We have the worst inflation in 40 years, the highest crime in decades, a President who can’t remember where he is, an energy crisis, high gas prices and a diesel shortage, the open border, and Republicans couldn’t pull off the...

California Globe (Early) Election Night Results

November 8, 2022 9:43 pmNovember 9, 2022 6:53 am

UPDATED 11/9/2022 6:30a.m.: The Globe will keep an updated tally of races across the state. Many races are not expected to be called tonight because of how close many are and because of the high number of mail-in ballots that...