California Secretary of State Debra Bowen is embracing Twitter as another way to share election results. She says the social media format allows Twitter followers to set the agenda.
Four Sacramento city council seats, three county supervisor chairs, two assembly primaries and the long, bitter contest for Sacramento County sheriff. Those are among the local races that could be decided Tuesday. Or … they might not.
Tuesday’s primary might seem like a bit of an afterthought to some voters, since it’s not a general election. But for elections officials, it’s perhaps their toughest challenge of all.
Parts of the American River are starting to swell with snowmelt from the Sierra now that the weather’s warming up. And park rangers say that’s causing the water to run high, cold and dangerous.
