California voters hit the polls in what could be a fateful primary election
"It's almost too much to process," she said after emerging from the booth at
"I think the homeless issue is a big one," she said. "We can't just keep chasing the (the homeless) around, she added, referring to what she sees as a need for a better solution than just moving the state's sprawling homeless populations from one encampment to another.
Bridge toll hike a hot-button issue
Since all politics are local, and with highway congestion at a crisis stage in the
"We never have enough money for the transportation infrastructure we have," said Nelson, who takes BART to work from the
Transit policy hits especially close to home for Nelson, who works for the
"Voting is important," she said, "especially right now, given the complete disarray of our government."
But for
Garcia was one of
Dropping off his ballot Tuesday morning at his polling place in
Skotz said it wasn't just one issue that brought him out. "I vote in every election, every primary," he said. Asked whether voters should approve a recall of embattled
For governor, she settled on Democrat
Kennedy also voted for the
The gubernatorial race
Also top of voters' minds was the gubernatorial race, pitting front-running Democratic Lt. Gov.
But also voting in
That system, he said, "seems to be dysfunctional. My candidate of choice seemed to be getting the short end of the stick from the two leading Democrat candidates," said Wilen. He said the current open primary system needs to be reformed. He said he preferred Chiang over Newsom because the lieutenant governor "gives me a bad vibe."
With polls open statewide from
Across the country "red states have gotten redder and blue state have gotten bluer and the fights have been within, rather than between, the parties," Kousser said.
As polls opened around the
One-party showdowns in November?
Newsom is expected to easily top the field, but former Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa and state Treasurer
That's already the case in the race for
In a worst-case scenario for the
"Get the vote out in
Will new funds ease congestion?
The proposed bridge-toll hike really hit a nerve with voters, with many strongly in support of the increase if the new funds raised would help ease congestion along the region's clogged roadways.
"It didn't seem astronomical to me,"
For
"I support it," he said. "In general I think transportation and transportation infrastructure is a mess here. It needs to be way better. There needs to be a lot more rail.
But in
Newsom finds support
As expected, Newsom found strong backing from voters throughout the
"Newsom really embraces Democratic Party values,"
But Ramirez says his Christian faith -- "practicing forgiveness" -- drove him to vote for Newsom. "This guy said what he did was wrong."
Sanctity of life issues
For Republican
"She lost my vote," the
The contentious recall debate
The prospective recall of
In
"He should be recalled," said Kemmerer, who has two daughters and says she was appalled at the sentence Persky delivered. Anna, 20, a student at
Elsewhere in
"No one likes the way the case was resolved," he said, adding that the problem lies with the system, not an individual judge.
The recall case also brought
"I voted against the recall," the retired
In
"It was a struggle given the Brock Turner case because it highlighted a discrepancy in the sentencing laws," he said. "I listened to TV and radio stations in the area --
"I felt
powered attorney."
The
On the Peninsula, a key issue involved the prospect of flooding in
"I don't want to see mandatory flood insurance," said Saunders, 69, a Democrat who has lived in
"I don't think it's necessary," Saephan, a Democrat who rents a home in the town, said, acknowledging he might feel differently if he were a homeowner.
Staff writers
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