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Some of the state’s wealthiest residents spent hundreds of millions to defeat Prop. 40, the “billionaire tax.” Supporters said billionaires should have to pay their “fair share” and help fund social services.

Vote count reaches 85% statewide, according to the California Secretary of State, as 11:40am, Nov. 10.

Silicon Valley has long served as a launchpad for emerging technology companies seeking to turn ambitious ideas into commercial products.

New tech-backed super PACs spent tens of millions of dollars boosting some Democrats over their more progressive opponents. Almost all of their favored candidates won their contests, including Scott Sakakihara in the 10th District Senate race.

On Election Day,  Google released a statement to “clarify” its strategy revealed to The Times the day before that had paired Gemini’s AI with the ubiquitous Google Search, saying it was all a misunderstanding – and announced some changes from the initial “AI or else” approach.

The Google software failed to trigger a crisis alert at any point, the parents claimed. The school’s internet monitoring software eventually triggered an alert, and her parents were notified in March, thwarting a suicide attempt.

The landmark bipartisan legislation to become law on Jan. 1 strengthens California’s protections for children online and when using artificial intelligence.

The social media giant proposed commercial terms of service that would have permitted the company to scrape the websites of all its business account users, obtaining free access to news and other content for its own purposes, including training of AI products.

Propositipon 3 makes permanent an income tax on the wealthy to fund the state's public K-12 schools and other services.

Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted death sentences for 548 state prisoners, saying “state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values.” Victims rights advocates criticized his decision.

Up to half of Bay Area households can skip electric water heaters under an updated rule by air regulators. Residents not exempt have one more year to comply.

Unlike Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic Gov.-elect Xavier Becerra has made few promises on the campaign trail and only hinted at certain policy priorities.

Registar of Voters reports that it has counted approximately 48% of total votes cast. Early, unofficial results are reported by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, as of 10am, Nov. 4 Results will be updated at 5pm.

Steve Hilton conceded 60 minutes after polls closed Tuesday evening. Becerra's strong anti-Trump campaign and Democratic sweep doomed the Republican’s candidacy.

These U.S. House races in California helped decide control of Congress as well as the future direction of the Democratic Party.