Despite the millions spent in negative ads against him, various ethical scandals, and an intraparty challenge in the June primary, gay California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appears to now have an easy path to being elected to a second term.
Despite the millions spent in negative ads against him, various ethical scandals, and an intraparty challenge in the June primary, gay California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appears to now have an easy path to being elected to a second term.
Despite the millions spent in negative ads against him, various ethical scandals, and an intraparty challenge in the June primary, gay California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appears to now have an easy path to being elected to a second term.
Despite the millions spent in negative ads against him, various ethical scandals, and an intraparty challenge in the June primary, gay California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appears to now have an easy path to being elected to a second term.
Bay Briefing: Drought already driving farmers to extreme measures
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Gabriel Castañeda moves irrigation pipes to water the crops covered by plastic to reduce water evaporation on his family s farm outside Santa Rosa, Calif., on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Behind the active field is one the Casteñades are not planting due to the drought. The Castañedas are frequently growing on about 180 acres in the area, but this year because of the water shortage from the drought, they are limiting it to 17 acres.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Wednesday, June 9 and a special election is heating up in the East Bay. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.