Deferred maintenance could turn into a real dangerous nightmare this winter.

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Fourteen propositions is a lot. So Golden State staff and contributors agreed to share their picks for all 14 statewide measures on the Nov. 3 ballot. Thanks to Robin Epley, Elizabeth Chou, Jon Fleischman, Josh Gohlke, Dan Morain and Elmira Muradkhanyan for contributing!

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i know i’m getting old when i visit my hometown — which i was desperate to escape — and think, “you know, this place isn’t so bad”

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My story about the two CA insurance commissioner candidates, which includes what I’ve gleaned from years of reporting on the relevant insurance issues and several months covering this race.

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“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...

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