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11 results for "alameda county"
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The fair returns to the Pleasanton fairgrounds June 18 with a 'Sweet Summertime' theme. Concert tickets open to season pass holders Nov. 17 and to the public Nov. 20.
The county's attorney sent ICE a formal demand Monday to stop enforcement on jail grounds after advocates reported arrests nearby and outside a Dublin courthouse. ICE had not replied to KTVU.
The AP called the one-time 5% tax on billionaires' wealth defeated, 52.8% to 47.2% in the unofficial count, though Alameda County voters favored it with 57.8%.
CBS News projects Rep. Aisha Wahab will keep the 14th District seat for a full term; Alameda County's latest unofficial count has her ahead of Melissa Hernandez 57.5% to 42.5%.
The AP called the race for Democrat Xavier Becerra over Republican Steve Hilton; Alameda County's early count favors Becerra 79% to 21%, with about 4.8 million ballots still uncounted statewide.
Measure RTM, which would add half a cent to Alameda County's sales tax for 14 years to keep BART, AC Transit and other systems running, led with 61.6% across the five counties in early returns, KQED reported.
Alameda County's 2026 Point-in-Time Count found 96 people experiencing homelessness in Pleasanton, up from 70 in 2024, while the countywide total dropped to 8,201. The county posted city-level breakdowns with its full report last week.
The county's immigrant legal hotline group counts detentions in Hayward, Union City, Oakland and Emeryville over two weeks; a county supervisor says local police are not being told. ICE did not immediately respond to questions.
The union says staff interpreters earn less than contractors and federal court interpreters. Court officials say Alameda County Superior Court stays open and they want mediation.
Registrar Cynthia Cornejo says the county will repeat its June approach, processing ballots election night and the next day, and try to add an extra results update. The last 80 vote centers open Oct. 31.
The Regional Transit Measure would raise Alameda County's sales tax by half a cent for 14 years; BART says a defeat would mean deep service cuts and possible station closures, while taxpayer groups say agencies should cut costs first.
