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"content": "\u003cp>Pro-Palestinian protesters who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084403/golden-gate-bridge-protest-trial-opens-in-san-francisco\">halted traffic across the Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/a> in 2024 say they believed their actions were necessary to save lives amid Israel’s military strikes on Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Activists facing more than a decade in prison told a San Francisco court on Friday that they felt they had exhausted other options to oppose the U.S.’s involvement in the war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believed that it was an emergency; we needed to act very quickly,” said Conrad de Jesus, one of the seven defendants charged in connection with an April 15, 2024, protest that shut down travel across the Golden Gate Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The defendants face felony conspiracy and several misdemeanors, including unlawful assembly, willful restriction of free movement and multiple counts of false imprisonment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>De Jesus’ testimony marked the first time he has spoken publicly about his involvement in the protest more than two years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office argues that the defendants’ actions “clearly” broke the law: they planned to block traffic and trapped commuters when they chained themselves to parked vehicles and each other across the southbound lanes of the bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085595\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00445_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00445_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00445_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00445_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Superior Courthouse in San Francisco on May 29, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The demonstration was part of a multi-city effort to disrupt local and global economies and put pressure on the U.S. government to halt support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Protesters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11982940/protesters-shut-down-880-freeway-in-oakland-as-part-of-economic-blockade-for-gaza\">shut down traffic on Interstate 880 in Oakland\u003c/a> and staged similar actions in San Diego, Seattle, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Chicago and Tallahassee, Florida.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Witnesses who took the stand earlier this week said that they were stalled in traffic trying to cross the Golden Gate Bridge, they missed shifts at work and went hours without access to bathrooms and water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regina Schneider said she was taking U.S. Interstate 101 from Marin into San Francisco for a doctor’s appointment. Sitting in her car, she was anxious and short of breath, she said.[aside postID=news_12084628 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GlobalSumudFlotillaGetty-scaled.jpg']But attorneys for the protesters are trying to prove that their clients believed their actions were justified under a necessity defense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ll need to show that the activists believed they were facing a real, specific and imminent threat to themselves or others; had no reasonable alternative to the action they took; did not create a greater danger than the danger they avoided; and did not contribute to or cause the threat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>De Jesus said that, at the time of the protest, he’d already been involved with pro-Palestinian activism and had “exhausted” other means of trying to get the attention of political forces, including attending marches and writing to his local U.S. representative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said at the time Israel was weighing whether to invade Rafah, a city along Gaza’s southern border where 1 million displaced Palestinians were seeking refuge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We knew there were talks in the Israeli government to attack Rafah, and we knew it was a good time to take action,” he said on the stand on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said he understands people’s anger and that the protest was inconvenient, but believed his actions were justified “because it was to prevent a greater evil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085589\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085589\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00210_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00210_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00210_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00210_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manan Kocher, one of dozens of people who blocked the Golden Gate Bridge for a pro-Palestinian protest, poses for a portrait at the San Francisco Superior Courthouse in San Francisco on May 29, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I believed that, in doing so, we would be saving lives,” he testified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sara Cantor, who faces the steepest sentence of the protesters for her role as their “police liaison,” testified that she believed her actions “would save at least one life, for at least one day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she believed the coordinated day of action had the possibility to be more impactful than any individual protest, and that she saw herself as a “lightning rod” in the operation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It felt important for me to try to keep people safe, and I knew as a white woman, I am typically treated with respect by the police,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The prosecution focused much of its cross-examination of the protesters, trying to clarify the timeline of events that led up to the protest on April 15, angling to develop a record of conspiracy by the defendants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assistant District Attorney Angela Roze asked de Jesus about a call he’d gotten from a friend the day prior to the protest, telling him where to meet in the morning. She asked if de Jesus knew where he would be going and what the action was going to be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He testified that he didn’t recall and said the first time he knew he was going to the Golden Gate Bridge was that day, at the meeting location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cantor testified that protesters decided to target the bridge during a planning meeting in West Berkeley the night before the demonstration, attended by roughly 50 people, including all of the other defendants except de Jesus, where participants volunteered for specific roles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085592\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00301_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00301_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00301_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260529-GGBTRIALTESTIMONY00301_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People wait at the San Francisco Superior Courthouse in San Francisco on May 29, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011165/felony-charges-against-golden-gate-bridge-protesters-can-go-to-trial-judge-rules\">felony conspiracy\u003c/a> carries the longest sentence and is one of the harshest brought against activists involved in similar actions in the past. Six of the protesters could face 14 years in prison. Cantor could face 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters who shut down westbound travel on the Bay Bridge in November 2023 were charged with misdemeanors and reached a deal with the San Francisco DA’s office to avoid jail time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys asked a judge last year to downgrade the felonies to misdemeanors, arguing that the protesters had been overcharged and targeted for their political beliefs, but the judge allowed the charges to stand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Charges against another 19 protesters, who rounded out the group that refers to itself as the “Golden Gate 26,” have been dropped or thrown out over the last year and a half. Sixteen defendants’ cases were dismissed after they agreed to a diversion program, which included paying restitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>After months of Democratic fears over the possibility that two Republicans could advance out of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/governor\">California’s top-two primary for governor\u003c/a>, a new poll released Friday suggests an all-Democrat general election is a more likely, if still remote, outcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like most recent polls, the latest survey f\u003ca href=\"https://igs.berkeley.edu/research/berkeley-igs-poll\">rom the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies\u003c/a> shows Democrat \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/xavier-becerra\">Xavier Becerra\u003c/a>, former U.S. Health and Human Services secretary, leading the field with the support of 25% of likely voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rest of the top three remains consistent as well: Republican commentator \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/steve-hilton\">Steve Hilton\u003c/a> had the backing of 21% of voters in the Berkeley IGS poll, narrowly leading Democratic investor \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/tom-steyer\">Tom Steyer\u003c/a>, at 19%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Three of the candidates — Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer — are now separating themselves from the very crowded field of candidates that we’ve had all campaign season,” said Mark DiCamillo, the poll director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The survey is the latest data point marking Becerra’s consolidation of Democratic support in the weeks after former Rep. Eric Swalwell \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12079583/eric-swalwell-ends-california-governor-campaign-after-sexual-assault-allegations\">ended his campaign\u003c/a> — as well as Hilton’s growing backing from Republicans after winning the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12078793/trump-endorses-steve-hilton-for-california-governor-giving-gop-a-front-runner\">endorsement of President Donald Trump\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Berkeley poll finds Steyer remains within striking distance of making the general election, with an even smaller gap than other recent surveys. A poll \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085276/becerra-hilton-lead-in-california-governors-race-poll-ahead-of-june-primary\">released Wednesday night by the Public Policy Institute of California\u003c/a>, for example, had Steyer trailing Hilton by 5 points and Becerra by 8 — though the PPIC polled from May 14–18, while the Berkeley IGS surveyed voters from May 19–24.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084203\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260518-ChadBiancoTownHall-11-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260518-ChadBiancoTownHall-11-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260518-ChadBiancoTownHall-11-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260518-ChadBiancoTownHall-11-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco speaks with KQED politics reporter Marisa Lagos during a town hall at KQED in San Francisco on May 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, support for Riverside County Sheriff \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/chad-bianco\">Chad Bianco\u003c/a>, a Republican, (11%) and former Rep. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/katie-porter\">Katie Porter\u003c/a>, a Democrat, (7%) declined from previous Berkeley IGS surveys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s hard to bounce back once your numbers start going down, especially this late in the campaign,” DiCamillo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The unsettled race to succeed Gov. 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Steyer, who made billions as a hedge fund manager, has given a record $213 million to his own campaign, while a s\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083747/pge-spends-millions-against-tom-steyer-whats-behind-clash\">uper PAC backed by PG&E and business groups\u003c/a> has spent $34 million to oppose Steyer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The field of notable candidates also includes Democrats Matt Mahan, the mayor of San José, who garnered 4% support, and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who each received the support of 1% of voters.[aside label=\"From the 2026 Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/governor,Learn about the California Governor Election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2026/04/Aside-California-Governor-2026-Primary-Election-1200x1200@2x.png]This spring, Democratic leaders publicly worried that a splintered field could allow both Hilton and Bianco to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083839/what-is-californias-jungle-primary-and-why-does-it-matter-so-much-for-the-governors-race\">advance to the general election\u003c/a>. But those fears have largely dissipated after Trump’s endorsement drove GOP voters toward Hilton and as Democrats began to consolidate behind Becerra and Steyer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the latest survey, 37% of likely GOP voters told the IGS pollsters that the Trump endorsement made them more likely to back Hilton, compared with just 6% who said it made their support of Hilton less likely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Becerra and Steyer have solidified themselves as the Democratic frontrunners, Democrats have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084978/california-democrats-anxious-about-wasted-votes-are-clinging-to-their-ballots\">returned ballots at lower rates\u003c/a> than in the state’s last midterm election in 2022, possibly reflecting an uncertainty over the options at the top of the ticket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to data from Political Data Inc., 44% of the ballots returned through Wednesday have come from registered Democrats, compared with 53% at the same point in 2022. Republicans have accounted for 35% of ballots returned, up from their 26% share four years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley IGS poll reflected those turnout dynamics, finding that among voters who had already cast their ballot, Hilton received 29% support, followed by Becerra at 20% and Steyer at 17%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The survey found 7% of voters remain undecided. But a further consolidation of voter preferences could boost Hilton in the election’s closing days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked for their second choice in the governor’s race, 7 in 10 Bianco supporters named Hilton. On the Democratic side, Porter supporters were more evenly split between backing Becerra (37%) and Steyer (31%).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bianco’s supporters clearly choose Hilton as their second choice … so that’s a pretty good benefit for Hilton as the final week approaches,” DiCamillo said. “It’s not a clear picture of what might happen if [Porter] supporters should decide to leave her candidacy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Three of the candidates — Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer — are now separating themselves from the very crowded field of candidates that we’ve had all campaign season,” said Mark DiCamillo, the poll director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The survey is the latest data point marking Becerra’s consolidation of Democratic support in the weeks after former Rep. Eric Swalwell \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12079583/eric-swalwell-ends-california-governor-campaign-after-sexual-assault-allegations\">ended his campaign\u003c/a> — as well as Hilton’s growing backing from Republicans after winning the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12078793/trump-endorses-steve-hilton-for-california-governor-giving-gop-a-front-runner\">endorsement of President Donald Trump\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Berkeley poll finds Steyer remains within striking distance of making the general election, with an even smaller gap than other recent surveys. A poll \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085276/becerra-hilton-lead-in-california-governors-race-poll-ahead-of-june-primary\">released Wednesday night by the Public Policy Institute of California\u003c/a>, for example, had Steyer trailing Hilton by 5 points and Becerra by 8 — though the PPIC polled from May 14–18, while the Berkeley IGS surveyed voters from May 19–24.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084203\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260518-ChadBiancoTownHall-11-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260518-ChadBiancoTownHall-11-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260518-ChadBiancoTownHall-11-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260518-ChadBiancoTownHall-11-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco speaks with KQED politics reporter Marisa Lagos during a town hall at KQED in San Francisco on May 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, support for Riverside County Sheriff \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/chad-bianco\">Chad Bianco\u003c/a>, a Republican, (11%) and former Rep. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/katie-porter\">Katie Porter\u003c/a>, a Democrat, (7%) declined from previous Berkeley IGS surveys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s hard to bounce back once your numbers start going down, especially this late in the campaign,” DiCamillo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The unsettled race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom has led to a fracturing of support among Democratic elected officials and interest groups and an avalanche of spending. Steyer, who made billions as a hedge fund manager, has given a record $213 million to his own campaign, while a s\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083747/pge-spends-millions-against-tom-steyer-whats-behind-clash\">uper PAC backed by PG&E and business groups\u003c/a> has spent $34 million to oppose Steyer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The field of notable candidates also includes Democrats Matt Mahan, the mayor of San José, who garnered 4% support, and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who each received the support of 1% of voters.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>With just days left to vote in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">California’s primary election\u003c/a>, more Democrats are hanging on to their ballots longer than usual as they stress over a governor’s race with no runaway leader.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Thursday, 11% of registered Democrats had returned their ballots, down from 14% at the same time in the 2022 primary, according to \u003ca href=\"https://tracker.politicaldata.com/?type=statewide&tab=3\">a ballot tracker\u003c/a> from Political Data Inc.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republican turnout, meanwhile, was up 2 percentage points, meaning that at this point in the race, the ballots that have been returned are skewing more Republican than they did four years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a governor’s race that has seen tidal shifts in momentum, from the scandalous \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12079800/eric-swalwell-allegations-resign-congress-california-governor-race-who-is-running-primary\">exit of former East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell\u003c/a> to President Donald Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12078793/trump-endorses-steve-hilton-for-california-governor-giving-gop-a-front-runner\">endorsement of Republican frontrunner Steve Hilton\u003c/a>, some Democratic voters have expressed concern that a last-minute revelation or incorrect polling could lead them to feel like their vote was wasted on a candidate who doesn’t advance out of the primary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like a horse race where you see a horse at the back of the pack, and then it moves up to the front, and then back again,” said Neil Tsutsui, president of the El Cerrito Democratic Club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even more concerning for some is the idea that the two Republican candidates could come out on top of the crowded field and lock out Democrats from the general election, despite \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085276/becerra-hilton-lead-in-california-governors-race-poll-ahead-of-june-primary\">polling \u003c/a>suggesting that’s highly unlikely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12081939\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12081939\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/VotingCM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/VotingCM.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/VotingCM-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/VotingCM-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A voter fills their ballot at a voting center at Powers-Ginsburg Elementary School in Fresno on March 5, 2024. Residents all over California are participating in the primary elections throughout the state. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters via CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Times now just feel so uncertain, and the stakes are so high that voters like me who normally would be early voting wait much later than we normally would,” Tsutsui said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With a crowded Democratic field and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083839/what-is-californias-jungle-primary-and-why-does-it-matter-so-much-for-the-governors-race\">California’s “jungle primary” system\u003c/a> that sends the top two finishers to the November runoff regardless of party affiliation, Democratic voters have been feeling the pressure to cast their ballot for a legitimate contender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The overarching theme of this election has been strategic voting, according to Paul Mitchell, the vice president of Political Data Inc.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“More than ever, voting has really been focused on this question of ‘Who do I vote for in order to make sure my vote counts?’” Mitchell said. “Not only voting for somebody on policy, but that my vote contributes to my party being able to get a candidate into the runoff.”[aside label=\"2026 California Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide,Learn everything you need to cast an informed ballot for the 2026 primary election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2026/04/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2026-Primary-Election-1200x1200@2x.png]But while Democrats wring their hands over their best choice in a crowded field, Republicans have just two leading candidates to choose from, which could partially explain the higher turnout so far among GOP voters, according to Mitchell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two new polls released this week showed Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton leading the race, with Democrat Tom Steyer within striking distance in the latest surveys from the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085276/becerra-hilton-lead-in-california-governors-race-poll-ahead-of-june-primary\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Public Policy Institute of California\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085443/new-california-governor-poll-shows-a-slim-but-growing-chance-of-2-democrats-advancing\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The polls show Democratic support coalescing behind either Becerra or Steyer, and Hilton pulling away with the Republican vote, making a runoff between a Democrat and a Republican the most likely outcome, although an all-Democrat primary is still a possibility. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not wanting to “waste” her vote was the main reason Lauren Schwartz of San Francisco decided to hang on to her ballot longer than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think everyone has PTSD from Eric Swalwell,” Schwartz said, referring to the sexual assault allegations that tanked the onetime frontrunner’s campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>”The first concern was about having two Republicans, and now the concern is about wasted votes on Democrats who won’t make it to the top,” Schwartz said. She said confusion was high at a recent proposition party she hosted, where friends gathered to discuss candidates and measures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone I know is holding on to their ballots until the bitter end,” Schwartz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Democrats have lagged in early voting in this year’s primary, Mitchell said they can be relatively confident that turnout will improve in the coming days, as the voters who have not turned in their ballots so far are largely higher propensity, older voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085438\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085438\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2277856381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2277856381.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2277856381-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2277856381-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Election workers sort ballots at Contra Costa County’s election operations facility on May 27, 2026, in Martinez, California. June 2 is the last day to vote in person or return a ballot ahead of California’s statewide primary election. \u003ccite>(Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But he cautioned that waiting too long to vote could backfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballots postmarked by Election Day must be counted, but a 2025 rule \u003ca href=\"https://fairelectionscenter.org/postal-service-changes-and-mail-voting/\">change \u003c/a>by the United States Postal Service means that mail might not receive a postmark on the same day the Postal Service takes possession of it. That means that if a voter drops a ballot in a mailbox late on Election Day, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085378/usps-changes-ballot-drop-box-near-me-deadline-california-primary-vote-for-governor\">there’s a chance it won’t be counted\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>Los Angeles Times\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-04/california-election-experts-sound-alarm-as-rejected-ballots-quadruple\">reported \u003c/a>in April that this rule change led to a fourfold increase in ballots not being counted in the November 2025 special election, with rural counties seeing the biggest increases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If voters mail their ballot on Election Day, California’s secretary of state \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections\">recommends\u003c/a> getting a hand-stamped postmark from an employee inside the post office. Bay Area counties also operate \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082074/california-primary-2026-dropbox-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-find-my-polling-place-election-day-voter-guide\">official \u003c/a>drop boxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I always say the easiest way to vote is to vote the minute you get the ballot in your hands and to not wait,” Mitchell said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With just days left to vote in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">California’s primary election\u003c/a>, more Democrats are hanging on to their ballots longer than usual as they stress over a governor’s race with no runaway leader.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Thursday, 11% of registered Democrats had returned their ballots, down from 14% at the same time in the 2022 primary, according to \u003ca href=\"https://tracker.politicaldata.com/?type=statewide&tab=3\">a ballot tracker\u003c/a> from Political Data Inc.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republican turnout, meanwhile, was up 2 percentage points, meaning that at this point in the race, the ballots that have been returned are skewing more Republican than they did four years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a governor’s race that has seen tidal shifts in momentum, from the scandalous \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12079800/eric-swalwell-allegations-resign-congress-california-governor-race-who-is-running-primary\">exit of former East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell\u003c/a> to President Donald Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12078793/trump-endorses-steve-hilton-for-california-governor-giving-gop-a-front-runner\">endorsement of Republican frontrunner Steve Hilton\u003c/a>, some Democratic voters have expressed concern that a last-minute revelation or incorrect polling could lead them to feel like their vote was wasted on a candidate who doesn’t advance out of the primary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like a horse race where you see a horse at the back of the pack, and then it moves up to the front, and then back again,” said Neil Tsutsui, president of the El Cerrito Democratic Club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even more concerning for some is the idea that the two Republican candidates could come out on top of the crowded field and lock out Democrats from the general election, despite \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085276/becerra-hilton-lead-in-california-governors-race-poll-ahead-of-june-primary\">polling \u003c/a>suggesting that’s highly unlikely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12081939\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12081939\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/VotingCM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/VotingCM.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/VotingCM-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/VotingCM-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A voter fills their ballot at a voting center at Powers-Ginsburg Elementary School in Fresno on March 5, 2024. Residents all over California are participating in the primary elections throughout the state. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters via CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Times now just feel so uncertain, and the stakes are so high that voters like me who normally would be early voting wait much later than we normally would,” Tsutsui said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With a crowded Democratic field and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083839/what-is-californias-jungle-primary-and-why-does-it-matter-so-much-for-the-governors-race\">California’s “jungle primary” system\u003c/a> that sends the top two finishers to the November runoff regardless of party affiliation, Democratic voters have been feeling the pressure to cast their ballot for a legitimate contender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The overarching theme of this election has been strategic voting, according to Paul Mitchell, the vice president of Political Data Inc.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“More than ever, voting has really been focused on this question of ‘Who do I vote for in order to make sure my vote counts?’” Mitchell said. “Not only voting for somebody on policy, but that my vote contributes to my party being able to get a candidate into the runoff.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But while Democrats wring their hands over their best choice in a crowded field, Republicans have just two leading candidates to choose from, which could partially explain the higher turnout so far among GOP voters, according to Mitchell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two new polls released this week showed Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton leading the race, with Democrat Tom Steyer within striking distance in the latest surveys from the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085276/becerra-hilton-lead-in-california-governors-race-poll-ahead-of-june-primary\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Public Policy Institute of California\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085443/new-california-governor-poll-shows-a-slim-but-growing-chance-of-2-democrats-advancing\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The polls show Democratic support coalescing behind either Becerra or Steyer, and Hilton pulling away with the Republican vote, making a runoff between a Democrat and a Republican the most likely outcome, although an all-Democrat primary is still a possibility. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not wanting to “waste” her vote was the main reason Lauren Schwartz of San Francisco decided to hang on to her ballot longer than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think everyone has PTSD from Eric Swalwell,” Schwartz said, referring to the sexual assault allegations that tanked the onetime frontrunner’s campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>”The first concern was about having two Republicans, and now the concern is about wasted votes on Democrats who won’t make it to the top,” Schwartz said. She said confusion was high at a recent proposition party she hosted, where friends gathered to discuss candidates and measures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone I know is holding on to their ballots until the bitter end,” Schwartz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Democrats have lagged in early voting in this year’s primary, Mitchell said they can be relatively confident that turnout will improve in the coming days, as the voters who have not turned in their ballots so far are largely higher propensity, older voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085438\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085438\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2277856381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2277856381.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2277856381-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2277856381-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Election workers sort ballots at Contra Costa County’s election operations facility on May 27, 2026, in Martinez, California. June 2 is the last day to vote in person or return a ballot ahead of California’s statewide primary election. \u003ccite>(Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But he cautioned that waiting too long to vote could backfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballots postmarked by Election Day must be counted, but a 2025 rule \u003ca href=\"https://fairelectionscenter.org/postal-service-changes-and-mail-voting/\">change \u003c/a>by the United States Postal Service means that mail might not receive a postmark on the same day the Postal Service takes possession of it. That means that if a voter drops a ballot in a mailbox late on Election Day, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085378/usps-changes-ballot-drop-box-near-me-deadline-california-primary-vote-for-governor\">there’s a chance it won’t be counted\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>Los Angeles Times\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-04/california-election-experts-sound-alarm-as-rejected-ballots-quadruple\">reported \u003c/a>in April that this rule change led to a fourfold increase in ballots not being counted in the November 2025 special election, with rural counties seeing the biggest increases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If voters mail their ballot on Election Day, California’s secretary of state \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections\">recommends\u003c/a> getting a hand-stamped postmark from an employee inside the post office. Bay Area counties also operate \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082074/california-primary-2026-dropbox-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-find-my-polling-place-election-day-voter-guide\">official \u003c/a>drop boxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I always say the easiest way to vote is to vote the minute you get the ballot in your hands and to not wait,” Mitchell said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/electionsnews\">Election Day\u003c/a> in the California primary is on Tuesday — just days away — and it’ll decide the two candidates who will advance in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/2026-governors-race\">governor’s race\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you were still planning on mailing your ballot through the United States Postal Service, California officials have warned that at this stage, for voters outside major cities, there’s a risk it might not be counted — and they’re urging you to cast your vote another way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why is this happening? To be counted, a mail-in ballot needs to be postmarked by USPS before or on Election Day — June 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in previous years, as long as you didn’t drop your ballot in a USPS mailbox that already saw its last collection, or at a closed post office, your ballot would have received that Election Day postmark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned, \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-and-secretary-state-weber-sacramento-vote-early-june\">USPS has changed\u003c/a> how often it collects mail from post offices and collection boxes “in areas outside California’s major coastal cities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you live in one of these regions, “a ballot dropped in the U.S. mail on Election Day might be collected too late to be counted,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A new voter deadline\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a joint statement with Secretary of State Shirley Weber, Bonta said that California voters planning to mail their ballots “should do so at least a week before Election Day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means Wednesday was actually the last day the state recommended putting your mail-in ballot into a USPS collection box — even if you live in a relatively metropolitan area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12082778\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12082778\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2274165052-scaled-e1778866234143.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Election voting materials, including an official voter information guide, a sample ballot and an official ballot with a return envelope, were mailed to a Southern California resident ahead of a state primary election, photographed May 5, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. \u003ccite>(Jay L Clendenin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These changes to how USPS collects its mail in certain areas are particularly impactful in a state like California, which saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/historical-absentee\">almost 90% of its votes\u003c/a> cast via mail-in ballots in the last statewide election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the good news: If you were planning to mail your ballot through USPS before or on Tuesday, you still have \u003cem>lots \u003c/em>of other options for making sure your ballot reaches your county swiftly, so it can be counted after all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what to know, or jump straight to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Wheretosubmityourballotinsteadofmailingit\"> Where to submit your ballot instead of mailing it\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Howtomakesureyourballothasbeencounted\"> How to make sure your ballot has been counted\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>How has USPS changed mail collection — and how do I know if I’ll be affected?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In April 2025, \u003ca href=\"https://prc.gov/postal-service-implements-nationwide-changes-mail-service\">USPS implemented changes\u003c/a> that mean that if a post office or a collection box is more than 50 miles from a USPS regional hub, the mail dropped off there is now picked up the next day, rather than the same day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The only USPS regional hubs in Northern California are located in Richmond and West Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if your local post office or collection box where you live is more than 50 miles away from these locations, any mail you drop off there won’t be picked up until the next day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085425\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Voting-Rights-Social-Map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Voting-Rights-Social-Map.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Voting-Rights-Social-Map-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Voting-Rights-Social-Map-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Voting-Rights-Social-Map-1638x2048.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map illustrating the location of California’s six USPS regional hubs, and the regions 50 miles or more away that are now impacted by the postal service’s new collections system. \u003ccite>(Office of the Attorney General of California)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And if you’re dropping off your election ballot on Tuesday, it won’t be picked up until Wednesday and will therefore be considered invalid due to the lack of postmark by June 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In their early mailing PSA, Bonta and Weber cited \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-04/california-election-experts-sound-alarm-as-rejected-ballots-quadruple\">an LA Times investigation \u003c/a>that found that under the new USPS system, mail-in ballots in California’s 2025 Proposition 50 election arrived too late to be counted at four times the 2024 rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even if you live within 50 miles of a USPS regional hub, the state \u003cem>still \u003c/em>recommends that, at this stage, you use another method to submit your ballot rather than mailing it to a USPS collection box.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something that might convince you: The same LA Times report found that even within the 17 counties mostly or entirely within that 50-mile radius, the average rate of late ballots still doubled in 2025 under the new USPS system.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Wheretosubmityourballotinsteadofmailingit\">\u003c/a>How should I now submit my ballot instead of mailing it via USPS?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Regardless of the method you choose below, you should strongly consider submitting your mail-in ballot before Tuesday. In their statement, Bonta and Weber cited a USPS spokesperson’s \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-and-secretary-state-weber-sacramento-vote-early-june\">warning \u003c/a>that “you should never be mailing your ballot on election day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of using a USPS collection box in the days before June 2, you can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Use a secure drop box\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can submit your completed ballot into a secure drop box until polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day. To find your closest drop box, visit the\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\"> state of California lookup tool\u003c/a>, where you can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county (adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check “Drop Off Location.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all the early voting and drop-off locations in that area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Take your ballot to an open post office and ask staff to postmark it\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This approach — \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-and-secretary-state-weber-sacramento-vote-early-june\">recommended \u003c/a>by Bonta and Weber specifically as a good option for Election Day itself — means you’ll have proof there and then that your ballot was postmarked by Election Day.[aside label=\"2026 California Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide,Learn everything you need to cast an informed ballot for the 2026 primary election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2026/04/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2026-Primary-Election-1200x1200@2x.png]From there, you can drop it into a USPS collection box at the post office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vote early in person — or drop off your ballot at an open voting location\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/primary-election-june-2-2026\">The first vote centers\u003c/a> have already opened in certain counties, with more early voting locations opening on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To find your closest early voting location, visit the\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\"> state of California lookup tool\u003c/a>, where you can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county (adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check “Early Voting.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all the early voting and drop-off locations in that area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Remember that in-person voting hours may differ by location, and some locations may not be open every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you intend to vote in person, it’s a good idea to bring the blank ballot you were mailed, as some counties may require you to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082074/california-primary-2026-dropbox-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-find-my-polling-place-election-day-voter-guide\">vote provisionally\u003c/a> if you don’t bring it. If you’re issued a new ballot when you vote in person, any ballot you left at home will be canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vote in person on Election Day itself\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, in-person voting is still available at every county registrar’s office (also known as your county’s elections office) in the Bay Area. If you’re a San Francisco voter, this location will be City Hall.\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\"> Find your county registrar’s office and opening hours.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check your mail-in ballot to see where you can vote and whether you’ve been assigned a specific polling place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12079133\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12079133\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vehicles pass by City Hall in San Francisco on Aug. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you live in San Francisco, Contra Costa or Solano counties, you’ll be assigned a specific polling place, though Contra Costa County election officials say they can process your ballot no matter where you show up to vote. You can also still vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\"> your county registrar’s office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you live in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Sonoma counties, you can vote at any voting location — known as Vote Centers — including your county registrar’s office. Find \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">your voting location through the state’s lookup tool\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Again, it’s a good idea to bring along the blank ballot that you were mailed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Howtomakesureyourballothasbeencounted\">\u003c/a>I submitted my ballot, but now I’m paranoid. How can I make sure it’ll be counted?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can sign up to track your ballot’s progress with the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">“Where’s My Ballot?” online tool\u003c/a>, where you can receive updates — and be reassured that your vote is on its way to being counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here’s the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://acvote.alamedacountyca.gov/index\">\u003cstrong>Alameda\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.contracostavote.gov/elections/\">\u003cstrong>Contra Costa\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (925) 335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">\u003cstrong>Marin\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (415) 473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage to\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\"> send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">\u003cstrong>Napa\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (707) 253-4321 or email the elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (415) 554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">\u003cstrong>San Mateo\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (888) 762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call toll-free at (866) 430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">\u003cstrong>Solano\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call (707) 784-6675 or (888) 933-VOTE (8683). You can also email elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/\">\u003cstrong>Sonoma\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (707) 565-6800 or toll-free at (800) 750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The state also has a full list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">every county elections office in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in previous years, as long as you didn’t drop your ballot in a USPS mailbox that already saw its last collection, or at a closed post office, your ballot would have received that Election Day postmark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned, \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-and-secretary-state-weber-sacramento-vote-early-june\">USPS has changed\u003c/a> how often it collects mail from post offices and collection boxes “in areas outside California’s major coastal cities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you live in one of these regions, “a ballot dropped in the U.S. mail on Election Day might be collected too late to be counted,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A new voter deadline\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a joint statement with Secretary of State Shirley Weber, Bonta said that California voters planning to mail their ballots “should do so at least a week before Election Day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means Wednesday was actually the last day the state recommended putting your mail-in ballot into a USPS collection box — even if you live in a relatively metropolitan area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12082778\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12082778\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2274165052-scaled-e1778866234143.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Election voting materials, including an official voter information guide, a sample ballot and an official ballot with a return envelope, were mailed to a Southern California resident ahead of a state primary election, photographed May 5, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. \u003ccite>(Jay L Clendenin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These changes to how USPS collects its mail in certain areas are particularly impactful in a state like California, which saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/historical-absentee\">almost 90% of its votes\u003c/a> cast via mail-in ballots in the last statewide election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the good news: If you were planning to mail your ballot through USPS before or on Tuesday, you still have \u003cem>lots \u003c/em>of other options for making sure your ballot reaches your county swiftly, so it can be counted after all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what to know, or jump straight to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Wheretosubmityourballotinsteadofmailingit\"> Where to submit your ballot instead of mailing it\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Howtomakesureyourballothasbeencounted\"> How to make sure your ballot has been counted\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>How has USPS changed mail collection — and how do I know if I’ll be affected?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In April 2025, \u003ca href=\"https://prc.gov/postal-service-implements-nationwide-changes-mail-service\">USPS implemented changes\u003c/a> that mean that if a post office or a collection box is more than 50 miles from a USPS regional hub, the mail dropped off there is now picked up the next day, rather than the same day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The only USPS regional hubs in Northern California are located in Richmond and West Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if your local post office or collection box where you live is more than 50 miles away from these locations, any mail you drop off there won’t be picked up until the next day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085425\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Voting-Rights-Social-Map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Voting-Rights-Social-Map.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Voting-Rights-Social-Map-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Voting-Rights-Social-Map-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Voting-Rights-Social-Map-1638x2048.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map illustrating the location of California’s six USPS regional hubs, and the regions 50 miles or more away that are now impacted by the postal service’s new collections system. \u003ccite>(Office of the Attorney General of California)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And if you’re dropping off your election ballot on Tuesday, it won’t be picked up until Wednesday and will therefore be considered invalid due to the lack of postmark by June 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In their early mailing PSA, Bonta and Weber cited \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-04/california-election-experts-sound-alarm-as-rejected-ballots-quadruple\">an LA Times investigation \u003c/a>that found that under the new USPS system, mail-in ballots in California’s 2025 Proposition 50 election arrived too late to be counted at four times the 2024 rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even if you live within 50 miles of a USPS regional hub, the state \u003cem>still \u003c/em>recommends that, at this stage, you use another method to submit your ballot rather than mailing it to a USPS collection box.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something that might convince you: The same LA Times report found that even within the 17 counties mostly or entirely within that 50-mile radius, the average rate of late ballots still doubled in 2025 under the new USPS 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In their statement, Bonta and Weber cited a USPS spokesperson’s \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-and-secretary-state-weber-sacramento-vote-early-june\">warning \u003c/a>that “you should never be mailing your ballot on election day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of using a USPS collection box in the days before June 2, you can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Use a secure drop box\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can submit your completed ballot into a secure drop box until polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day. To find your closest drop box, visit the\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\"> state of California lookup tool\u003c/a>, where you can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county (adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check “Drop Off Location.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all the early voting and drop-off locations in that area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Take your ballot to an open post office and ask staff to postmark it\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This approach — \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-and-secretary-state-weber-sacramento-vote-early-june\">recommended \u003c/a>by Bonta and Weber specifically as a good option for Election Day itself — means you’ll have proof there and then that your ballot was postmarked by Election Day.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>From there, you can drop it into a USPS collection box at the post office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vote early in person — or drop off your ballot at an open voting location\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/primary-election-june-2-2026\">The first vote centers\u003c/a> have already opened in certain counties, with more early voting locations opening on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To find your closest early voting location, visit the\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\"> state of California lookup tool\u003c/a>, where you can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county (adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check “Early Voting.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all the early voting and drop-off locations in that area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Remember that in-person voting hours may differ by location, and some locations may not be open every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you intend to vote in person, it’s a good idea to bring the blank ballot you were mailed, as some counties may require you to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082074/california-primary-2026-dropbox-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-find-my-polling-place-election-day-voter-guide\">vote provisionally\u003c/a> if you don’t bring it. If you’re issued a new ballot when you vote in person, any ballot you left at home will be canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vote in person on Election Day itself\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, in-person voting is still available at every county registrar’s office (also known as your county’s elections office) in the Bay Area. If you’re a San Francisco voter, this location will be City Hall.\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\"> Find your county registrar’s office and opening hours.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check your mail-in ballot to see where you can vote and whether you’ve been assigned a specific polling place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12079133\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12079133\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vehicles pass by City Hall in San Francisco on Aug. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you live in San Francisco, Contra Costa or Solano counties, you’ll be assigned a specific polling place, though Contra Costa County election officials say they can process your ballot no matter where you show up to vote. You can also still vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\"> your county registrar’s office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you live in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Sonoma counties, you can vote at any voting location — known as Vote Centers — including your county registrar’s office. Find \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">your voting location through the state’s lookup tool\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Again, it’s a good idea to bring along the blank ballot that you were mailed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Howtomakesureyourballothasbeencounted\">\u003c/a>I submitted my ballot, but now I’m paranoid. How can I make sure it’ll be counted?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can sign up to track your ballot’s progress with the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">“Where’s My Ballot?” online tool\u003c/a>, where you can receive updates — and be reassured that your vote is on its way to being counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here’s the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://acvote.alamedacountyca.gov/index\">\u003cstrong>Alameda\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.contracostavote.gov/elections/\">\u003cstrong>Contra Costa\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (925) 335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">\u003cstrong>Marin\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (415) 473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage to\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\"> send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">\u003cstrong>Napa\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (707) 253-4321 or email the elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (415) 554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">\u003cstrong>San Mateo\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call (888) 762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call toll-free at (866) 430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">\u003cstrong>Solano\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call (707) 784-6675 or (888) 933-VOTE (8683). 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"content": "\u003cp>In early May, nearly 1,400 people flocked to a nightclub in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood to hear \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/saikat-chakrabarti\">Saikat Chakrabarti\u003c/a>, a former tech engineer running to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It wasn’t your typical SoMa rave. But Chakrabarti’s calls for a radically different Democratic Party were met with hands in the air, cheers and youthful optimism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Challenging the establishment, the Democratic candidate said, is what will allow the party to deliver on issues like Medicare for All, affordable housing and fighting back against the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti has little political footprint in the city. But his message, which has inundated social media feeds in recent months, is resonating with many young people eager to seize 2026 and Pelosi’s impending \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062796/nancy-pelosi-leaves-congress-after-38-years-defining-generations-of-democratic-power\">retirement\u003c/a> as an opportunity to challenge corporate-backed Democrats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pelosi has represented San Francisco for nearly 40 years, and the race to become the liberal city’s next Congress member has a likely frontrunner: state Sen. Scott Wiener, a moderate Democrat polling at roughly 40% of likely voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But below him, two progressive candidates are locked in a tight contest for the second spot in November: Chakrabarti and Supervisor Connie Chan, polling at 18% and 17% respectively, according to a recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/wiener-chan-chakrabarti-congressional-election-22224962.php\">\u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> poll\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085186\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-02114-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-02114-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-02114-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-02114-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saikat Chakrabarti speaks with Erich James outside his campaign headquarters in San Francisco on May 19, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pelosi, the former Democratic speaker of the House, widely regarded as one of the most powerful figures in Washington, has served longer than many of her younger constituents have been alive. While young voters said they believe she fought for important issues like during the HIV/AIDS crisis, they also told KQED that the current Democratic establishment is not moving the needle on issues such as wealth disparity, climate and student debt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have to completely change the direction and leadership of the Democratic Party,” Chakrabarti said to the cheering crowd. “We need a Democratic Party that will fight to create a society that works for all, not just the richest few.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That theme, that the Democratic establishment is out of touch with the everyday needs and issues of working-class people, has permeated San Francisco’s congressional race and elections beyond.[aside postID=news_12084482 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260402-OAKTEACHERHOUSING-12-BL_QED-KQED.jpg']In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won a historic election last year, has become a darling of progressives with his populist platform and ability to connect with young voters. At Chakrabarti’s event, scattered with social media influencers like Hasan Piker, young voters said they want something similar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we look at what happened in New York with Mayor Mamdani, he spoke to actual real-life issues that people are really dealing with on a daily basis, and he used that as sort of his core,” said Shagun Aulakh, an undecided voter who went to Chakrabarti’s event. “I don’t think that’s what Pelosi and the establishment Democrats have historically done. They speak more to their corporate base, their donor base.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti, 40, isn’t the only young (ish) progressive in the race. He faces Chan, who came up in San Francisco politics and has amassed labor support and the attention of young working people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan and Chakrabarti have similarly progressive platforms, but what sets them apart most distinctly is their different backgrounds and, critically, in the final weeks leading up to the June 2 primary election, how they are trying to win over progressive voters. Chan is also hoping \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084132/nancy-pelosi-endorses-san-francisco-supervisor-connie-chan-for-congress\">a recent endorsement from Pelosi\u003c/a> herself will draw more supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085172\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chang Ming Chen (center-right) and other supporters of San Francisco City Supervisor and congressional candidate Connie Chan rally at City Hall in San Francisco on May 15, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Born in Hong Kong, Chan, 47, moved to San Francisco’s Chinatown in her youth and has leaned into her experience as an immigrant, mother and longtime civil servant. That background, along with her platform focused on producing affordable housing for middle and low-income residents and lowering healthcare costs, has appealed to young voters like Celeste Martinez-Hernandez, who recently graduated from San Francisco State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do want someone who’s different. I want a policymaker who actually does implement real change,” she said. “Connie is a working mom; she’s a regular person. I don’t think that I can relate to a bunch of millionaires who haven’t struggled with buying groceries or paying their bills.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti is a centimillionaire and has poured nearly $10 million from his own wealth, built during his career as an engineer at the digital payment processing company Stripe, into his campaign. It’s allowed him to roll out an aggressive advertising strategy and quickly become known in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Really, the strategy is to get in front of as many screens as possible,” said Mustafa Ali Khan, 24, who is leading Chakrabarti’s digital campaign strategy. “Beyond the screens, get in front of as many doors as possible, too, because we know when people hear the message that we’re running on, they go our way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085169\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco City Supervisor and congressional candidate Connie Chan pins a button on a supporter at a get out the vote rally at City Hall in San Francisco on May 15, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti previously worked as chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Neither has endorsed Chakrabarti for Congress. But he’s nabbed support from other national progressive figures like Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan has meanwhile run a more modest social media campaign, largely due to the fact that she has raised a fraction of what her top competitors have raked in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think what really resonates about Connie is that she’s been working for over 20 years in public services, and it’s that work that put her here, not just the flashy substance,” said Vivian Redmond, 24, who is leading Chan’s social media strategy. “She’s going to bring the entire San Francisco progressive movement to Washington, D.C., and a lot of young progressives and young people in general are really, really excited about that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener has garnered support from big tech donors, real estate and the city’s more moderate politicians, and that’s steered some of the city’s most progressive young voters away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Scott Wiener, he’s built housing, but it hasn’t really been for the working people, and he’s backed by all these multimillionaires,” said Kai Leynes, a 21-year-old voter who grew up in the Excelsior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085181\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085181\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SFYOUNGVOTERS00819_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SFYOUNGVOTERS00819_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SFYOUNGVOTERS00819_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SFYOUNGVOTERS00819_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Wiener takes a selfie with an attendee at his campaign headquarters opening event in San Francisco on May 15, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, Wiener is leaning into many of the same change-themed narratives as his opponents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do need to change the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party needs to be focused like a laser on policies around housing, healthcare, supporting families that make people’s lives better and more affordable,” he said at a recent campaign party that doubled as a 56th birthday party. “We need the intensity to go up, like, 15 levels.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young Democrats in San Francisco, like Dane Willette, 29, said they’re impressed with Wiener’s personal track record on housing legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The thing that really draws me toward Wiener is that he’s still progressive, still standing up and doing the right thing, but he’s incredibly pragmatic,” said Willette, who is part of San Francisco’s chapter of Yes In My Backyard or YIMBY, a pro-housing development group. “He’s managed to do all these big, impactful bills. I’m just hoping he’s going to do the same thing at the national level.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each of the candidates has been using digital advertising to promote messages appealing to young voters around housing affordability, immigration and climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-01715-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-01715-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-01715-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-01715-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Campaign team members work at Saikat Chakrabarti’s campaign headquarters in San Francisco on May 19, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Chakrabarti’s social ads, viewers get flashy, fast-paced videos with the candidate speaking directly to the camera about how he wants to change Democratic leadership to fight on those issues. Chan’s more often shows the supervisor out in the community, interacting with residents and shopkeepers and promoting her work on the local level. Wiener’s ads emphasize his housing legislation bona fides, with some lightheartedly poking fun at the candidate’s towering 6-foot-7-inch stature with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXHyq1_DyqY/?hl=en\">giraffe\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From a strategy angle, political analysts say it makes sense if you’re trying to reach young people where they get their information. Adults under 30 are more likely than any other age group to get their news on social media, according to a 2025 Pew Research poll, with Instagram and TikTok being the most popular sites for people ages 18 to 29.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You see all the candidates trying to make themselves friendly in an Instagrammable way and trying to create content that will attract eyeballs. This is politics right now,” said Eric Jaye, a veteran political consultant in San Francisco. “There tends to be a greater focus on their own lives and experiences, sometimes to the detriment of regular voters who are not on Instagram or are less impressed by candidates turning themselves into reality stars online.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s an important caveat that may show up clearly on Election Day: young voters make up a relatively small portion of the electorate in San Francisco. There are approximately two voters over the age of 65 in San Francisco for every voter under 34, according to Jaye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085173\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085173\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Teamsters Local 7 brought an 18-wheeler to a rally in support of San Francisco City Supervisor and congressional candidate Connie Chan at City Hall in San Francisco on May 15, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, the candidates all said they don’t take young voters for granted in this election, and noted that older voters are online plenty these days, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The election will be a marker of generational change, no matter the outcome. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won a historic election last year, has become a darling of progressives with his populist platform and ability to connect with young voters. At Chakrabarti’s event, scattered with social media influencers like Hasan Piker, young voters said they want something similar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we look at what happened in New York with Mayor Mamdani, he spoke to actual real-life issues that people are really dealing with on a daily basis, and he used that as sort of his core,” said Shagun Aulakh, an undecided voter who went to Chakrabarti’s event. “I don’t think that’s what Pelosi and the establishment Democrats have historically done. They speak more to their corporate base, their donor base.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti, 40, isn’t the only young (ish) progressive in the race. He faces Chan, who came up in San Francisco politics and has amassed labor support and the attention of young working people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan and Chakrabarti have similarly progressive platforms, but what sets them apart most distinctly is their different backgrounds and, critically, in the final weeks leading up to the June 2 primary election, how they are trying to win over progressive voters. Chan is also hoping \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084132/nancy-pelosi-endorses-san-francisco-supervisor-connie-chan-for-congress\">a recent endorsement from Pelosi\u003c/a> herself will draw more supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085172\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chang Ming Chen (center-right) and other supporters of San Francisco City Supervisor and congressional candidate Connie Chan rally at City Hall in San Francisco on May 15, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Born in Hong Kong, Chan, 47, moved to San Francisco’s Chinatown in her youth and has leaned into her experience as an immigrant, mother and longtime civil servant. That background, along with her platform focused on producing affordable housing for middle and low-income residents and lowering healthcare costs, has appealed to young voters like Celeste Martinez-Hernandez, who recently graduated from San Francisco State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do want someone who’s different. I want a policymaker who actually does implement real change,” she said. “Connie is a working mom; she’s a regular person. I don’t think that I can relate to a bunch of millionaires who haven’t struggled with buying groceries or paying their bills.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti is a centimillionaire and has poured nearly $10 million from his own wealth, built during his career as an engineer at the digital payment processing company Stripe, into his campaign. It’s allowed him to roll out an aggressive advertising strategy and quickly become known in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Really, the strategy is to get in front of as many screens as possible,” said Mustafa Ali Khan, 24, who is leading Chakrabarti’s digital campaign strategy. “Beyond the screens, get in front of as many doors as possible, too, because we know when people hear the message that we’re running on, they go our way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085169\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco City Supervisor and congressional candidate Connie Chan pins a button on a supporter at a get out the vote rally at City Hall in San Francisco on May 15, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti previously worked as chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Neither has endorsed Chakrabarti for Congress. But he’s nabbed support from other national progressive figures like Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan has meanwhile run a more modest social media campaign, largely due to the fact that she has raised a fraction of what her top competitors have raked in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think what really resonates about Connie is that she’s been working for over 20 years in public services, and it’s that work that put her here, not just the flashy substance,” said Vivian Redmond, 24, who is leading Chan’s social media strategy. “She’s going to bring the entire San Francisco progressive movement to Washington, D.C., and a lot of young progressives and young people in general are really, really excited about that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener has garnered support from big tech donors, real estate and the city’s more moderate politicians, and that’s steered some of the city’s most progressive young voters away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Scott Wiener, he’s built housing, but it hasn’t really been for the working people, and he’s backed by all these multimillionaires,” said Kai Leynes, a 21-year-old voter who grew up in the Excelsior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085181\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085181\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SFYOUNGVOTERS00819_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SFYOUNGVOTERS00819_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SFYOUNGVOTERS00819_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SFYOUNGVOTERS00819_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Wiener takes a selfie with an attendee at his campaign headquarters opening event in San Francisco on May 15, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, Wiener is leaning into many of the same change-themed narratives as his opponents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do need to change the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party needs to be focused like a laser on policies around housing, healthcare, supporting families that make people’s lives better and more affordable,” he said at a recent campaign party that doubled as a 56th birthday party. “We need the intensity to go up, like, 15 levels.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young Democrats in San Francisco, like Dane Willette, 29, said they’re impressed with Wiener’s personal track record on housing legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The thing that really draws me toward Wiener is that he’s still progressive, still standing up and doing the right thing, but he’s incredibly pragmatic,” said Willette, who is part of San Francisco’s chapter of Yes In My Backyard or YIMBY, a pro-housing development group. “He’s managed to do all these big, impactful bills. I’m just hoping he’s going to do the same thing at the national level.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each of the candidates has been using digital advertising to promote messages appealing to young voters around housing affordability, immigration and climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-01715-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-01715-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-01715-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260519-SFYOUNGVOTERS-TV-01715-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Campaign team members work at Saikat Chakrabarti’s campaign headquarters in San Francisco on May 19, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Chakrabarti’s social ads, viewers get flashy, fast-paced videos with the candidate speaking directly to the camera about how he wants to change Democratic leadership to fight on those issues. Chan’s more often shows the supervisor out in the community, interacting with residents and shopkeepers and promoting her work on the local level. Wiener’s ads emphasize his housing legislation bona fides, with some lightheartedly poking fun at the candidate’s towering 6-foot-7-inch stature with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXHyq1_DyqY/?hl=en\">giraffe\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From a strategy angle, political analysts say it makes sense if you’re trying to reach young people where they get their information. Adults under 30 are more likely than any other age group to get their news on social media, according to a 2025 Pew Research poll, with Instagram and TikTok being the most popular sites for people ages 18 to 29.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You see all the candidates trying to make themselves friendly in an Instagrammable way and trying to create content that will attract eyeballs. This is politics right now,” said Eric Jaye, a veteran political consultant in San Francisco. “There tends to be a greater focus on their own lives and experiences, sometimes to the detriment of regular voters who are not on Instagram or are less impressed by candidates turning themselves into reality stars online.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s an important caveat that may show up clearly on Election Day: young voters make up a relatively small portion of the electorate in San Francisco. There are approximately two voters over the age of 65 in San Francisco for every voter under 34, according to Jaye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085173\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085173\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260515-SF-YOUNG-PROGRESSIVES-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Teamsters Local 7 brought an 18-wheeler to a rally in support of San Francisco City Supervisor and congressional candidate Connie Chan at City Hall in San Francisco on May 15, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, the candidates all said they don’t take young voters for granted in this election, and noted that older voters are online plenty these days, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The election will be a marker of generational change, no matter the outcome. 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He noted that in a nine-month period last year, more than 270 DACA recipients were arrested and 174 deported. In response, he has introduced the \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8013/text\">Keep Innovators in America Act\u003c/a>, a bipartisan bill to protect Optional Practical Training, a program that allows foreign graduates to work in the United States after completing their degrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The effort has drawn support from Republican members of Congress, including Rep. María Salazar and Rep. Jay Obernolte.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed four-year cap on student visa duration is particularly damaging for STEM fields, Liccardo said, where engineering and graduate programs routinely require more than four years to complete. Rightful Fong, a first-year international student from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, studying business economics at the junior college, said the stakes are personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083228\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083228\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260511-KAISERDACA00192_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260511-KAISERDACA00192_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260511-KAISERDACA00192_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260511-KAISERDACA00192_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Mann (center) rallies against Kaiser’s plans to terminate a DACA recipient registered nurse outside of Kaiser Permanente on Geary Street in San Francisco on May 11, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I literally flew across the world just to be in the U.S.,” he said. “Giving international students more flexibility to learn and study here would allow us to make a better impact to the world and to the U.S. itself, and also result in economic growth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Foothill College President Kristina Whalen said the proposed rule would immediately disrupt 200 students in her district and affect 2,000 more over time. 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It makes good business sense, good economic sense.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Research presented by entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa showed that immigrant-founded startups in Silicon Valley peaked at 52 percent a decade ago before declining to 43 percent as visa access tightened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wadhwa said he has lived the consequences firsthand. Three years ago, he tried to build a medical diagnostics startup in Silicon Valley and could not find the biomedical engineers, plasma physicists or electrical engineers he needed because of visa barriers. He eventually moved the company to India, where he now employs 45 people — a number he expects to grow to several hundred by next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those jobs could have been here in Silicon Valley,” Wadhwa said. “This is the result of U.S. immigration policies, and this is the future unless we do something about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044055\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044055\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250129_UCBerkeleyRally_GC-44_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250129_UCBerkeleyRally_GC-44_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250129_UCBerkeleyRally_GC-44_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250129_UCBerkeleyRally_GC-44_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A UC Berkeley student gets emotional and hugs a DACA recipient during a rally against the Trump administration’s promises to carry out mass deportations, in Berkeley, California, on Jan. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yadira Aldana, a licensed nursing home administrator at Channing House, a nonprofit retirement community in Palo Alto, is a DACA recipient. Aldana, who was brought to the United States from Mexico at age three, oversees care for nearly 300 older adults and 190 employees. Her employer has already lost seven staff members because their DACA permits expired before renewals came through, and 12 more are now at risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have exhausted every effort to support and retain our staff,” Aldana said. “But due to unavoidable USCIS delays, seven valued employees have had to leave us. This represents 10 percent of our workforce. This is not just a personal issue; it is a community issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aldana said she renewed her own permit seven months early and still does not know if it will arrive on time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My whole life that I’ve been on DACA, I’ve been living in two-year increments,” she said. “But it seems like now it’s becoming shorter, more like a 10- or 12-month increment. 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Three years ago, he tried to build a medical diagnostics startup in Silicon Valley and could not find the biomedical engineers, plasma physicists or electrical engineers he needed because of visa barriers. He eventually moved the company to India, where he now employs 45 people — a number he expects to grow to several hundred by next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those jobs could have been here in Silicon Valley,” Wadhwa said. “This is the result of U.S. immigration policies, and this is the future unless we do something about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044055\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044055\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250129_UCBerkeleyRally_GC-44_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250129_UCBerkeleyRally_GC-44_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250129_UCBerkeleyRally_GC-44_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250129_UCBerkeleyRally_GC-44_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A UC Berkeley student gets emotional and hugs a DACA recipient during a rally against the Trump administration’s promises to carry out mass deportations, in Berkeley, California, on Jan. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yadira Aldana, a licensed nursing home administrator at Channing House, a nonprofit retirement community in Palo Alto, is a DACA recipient. 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Katie Porter, businessman Tom Steyer, businessman Steve Hilton, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, San José Mayor Matt Mahan look on during a CNN California Governor Primary Debate at East Los Angeles College on May 5, 2026, in Monterey Park, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Democrats have largely rallied around Becerra, who was stuck in the single digits in the PPIC poll as recently as early April, after East Bay Rep. 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That’s despite the latest PPIC poll also finding a sharp drop in the number of Republicans saying the U.S. is going in the right direction — down to 50%, from 64% in PPIC’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-february-2026/\">February survey\u003c/a>.[aside label=\"From the 2026 Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/governor,Learn about the California Governor Election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2026/04/Aside-California-Governor-2026-Primary-Election-1200x1200@2x.png]Despite that shift, Baldassare said, Trump looms large among Republicans, earning a 75% approval rating from GOP voters in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Endorsements by President Trump, we’ve seen again and again, in primaries makes a big difference,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The poll indicates that Steyer, who has far surpassed California’s self-funding record by spending more than $213 million of his own fortune on his candidacy, seems to have hit a ceiling in the mid-teens, Baldassare said. 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"content": "\u003cp>With one week until voting ends in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">California’s June primary\u003c/a>, Democratic candidate for governor Tom Steyer sold himself as a populist who will use his experience in finance to squeeze more out of corporations and help average Californians with rising costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steyer, one of the race’s three leading candidates, is a former hedge fund manager who has spent hundreds of millions of dollars of his fortune in recent years pushing progressive causes, including fighting climate change, opposing President Trump and, now, running for governor. At a KQED town hall on Tuesday night, he returned to his campaign’s central theme of affordability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you want change in this state, if you believe this state is unaffordable for Californians, if you want to take on the corporate interests, there’s only one person,” Steyer told a live audience at KQED’s San Francisco headquarters. “I’m the change person. I’m the person who’s going to take on the corporate interests, and I’m the person that working people are behind. That is the choice in this election.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steyer fielded questions from both the audience and KQED’s Guy Marzorati. It was the third in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084065/chad-bianco-pitches-deregulation-and-a-focus-on-fraud-at-kqed-govern\">series\u003c/a> of town hall events KQED hosted with top-polling \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082254/porter-focuses-on-california-housing-costs-ai-plans-at-kqed-town-hall\">candidates\u003c/a> for governor this election season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are three takeaways from the hourlong conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Steyer’s ‘enemies’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Part of Steyer’s closing pitch to voters: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYxnu_QSnFc/\">Judge me by those who oppose my candidacy\u003c/a>. He lists off big oil companies, investor-owned utilities and tech companies that have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083747/pge-spends-millions-against-tom-steyer-whats-behind-clash\">all spent big to defeat him\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3WP7MknWk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, how would he work with those companies to actually govern?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would start by not using the word ‘enemy,’” he said. “I don’t look at them as doing something evil. I look at them as following their interests rigorously against the interests of working people, and I’m on that side of working people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steyer, who made his fortune making bets on high-risk assets, said a company like PG&E is simply following the rules California has set up. But he said those rules have resulted in Californians paying double what residents in other states pay for their electricity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12083747 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/043006TOMSTEYER_GH_013-KQED.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So I’m going to change the rules to the extent I can so we drive down prices,” he said. “ I don’t believe in monopolies…. When there’s competition in the world, that’s how we keep prices down and that’s how we take advantage of new innovation and the ability of people to do things cheaper.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steyer cast the company’s opposition to his campaign as a badge of honor — but one that’s not personal, just political. He said he just wants corporations to pay “their fair share.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“None of these corporations invest because they like someone, they spend money because they don’t like what I am going to do,” he said, adding that the companies backing his competitors in the governor’s race are doing so because they “believe for sure [those candidates] are going to do their bidding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Taxes and affordability\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Steyer has promised that one of his first acts as governor would be to call a special election asking voters to increase taxes on commercially held properties in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hukSxP2tqgs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s landmark property tax law, Proposition 13, was passed in 1978 and, since then, has severely limited annual increases to all property taxes, whether they are owned by individuals or corporations. Steyer wants to split off commercially owned properties from Proposition 13 protections, a change \u003ca href=\"https://www.tomsteyer.com/issues/tax-loopholes\">he said would bring up to $20 billion a year \u003c/a>into state coffers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-10/proposition-15-commercial-property-tax-defeated\">rejected a similar proposal in 2020\u003c/a>, but Steyer thinks the timing is right and has indicated \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/18/tom-steyer-wants-a-special-election-to-hike-corporate-taxes-in-2027-00786876\">he would help fund \u003c/a>a 2027 campaign on the matter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked by audience member Bathsheba Turnage how he will balance keeping businesses in the state while raising their taxes to bring in more resources for housing and education, Steyer leaned on his experience in the private sector and as a political activist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steyer said he’s been on the other side of oil and tobacco companies in numerous ballot measure fights over the past 15 years, and said none of those initiatives have hurt California’s economy. He rejected the argument that increasing commercial property taxes would push businesses to move elsewhere, reframing it as a tax loophole that is allowing businesses to avoid paying their fair share.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nobody is moving Disneyland to Austin, Texas, or Miami, Florida, or Reno, Nevada,” he said. “I went to Stanford Business School, I built a business from zero to $38 billion. I think I know something about business. And so I’m going to be very intent on making sure that we do this in a way that works and works for business. … I’m for shared prosperity. And you know what? You can’t share prosperity if there’s no prosperity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Artificial intelligence\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Steyer was also asked about another balancing act: which specific policies he would implement to protect workers while ensuring California remains a leader in the development of artificial intelligence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFpglgavFeA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He started by noting what he called “one of the biggest policy failures of my lifetime”: The decimation of Midwest industrial jobs because of globalization and mechanization. Steyer said that era should offer lessons as AI rises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s something we cannot let happen in the state of California,” he said. “We have to protect workers…. We want [AI] to be a tool for workers, not a replacement of workers. We have to have a huge government effort to make sure we have training for people to get good jobs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steyer said he would create a “gigantic” training program at community colleges in a collaboration between government and the private sector. It should be paid for, he said, by a \u003ca href=\"https://www.tomsteyer.com/issues/ai-policy\">small fee imposed on every calculation done by an AI company\u003c/a> — an idea he joked that he “shamelessly” stole from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noting that Pope Leo XIV just issued an encyclical about artificial intelligence, Steyer associated himself with the religious leader’s approach to the profound moral and existential questions the technology poses. He dismissed an idea pushed by billionaire Elon Musk that the federal government should cut checks to counter unemployment caused by AI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m going to come out on the side of the pope instead of on the side of Elon Musk. The pope is talking about the dignity of human beings, the dignity of work, the meaning of purpose, supporting people in having a meaningful life. And that’s what I’m in favor of,” he said. “Healthy societies have people participating, building things together … that’s what California’s always been about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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He said he just wants corporations to pay “their fair share.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“None of these corporations invest because they like someone, they spend money because they don’t like what I am going to do,” he said, adding that the companies backing his competitors in the governor’s race are doing so because they “believe for sure [those candidates] are going to do their bidding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Taxes and affordability\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Steyer has promised that one of his first acts as governor would be to call a special election asking voters to increase taxes on commercially held properties in California.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/hukSxP2tqgs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/hukSxP2tqgs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The state’s landmark property tax law, Proposition 13, was passed in 1978 and, since then, has severely limited annual increases to all property taxes, whether they are owned by individuals or corporations. 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"content": "\u003cp>Election Day — your last day to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\"> vote\u003c/a> — is less than two weeks away, on Tuesday, June 2. And every registered California voter will receive a mail-in ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if your ballot still hasn’t shown up yet?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline for Bay Area counties to start mailing out their ballots was May 4, so if you’re registered to vote, your ballot should have shown up by now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t worry: You have time — and several options — to fix things and make sure you get to cast your vote by the time polls close at 8 p.m. on June 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking for information about what’s on your ballot instead?\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\"> Take a look at KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>, including information about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/governor\">California’s governor race. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’ve made a mistake on your ballot, we also have a guide to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082075/california-primary-elections-2026-faq-governors-race-vote-ballot-signature-how-to-correct-mistake\"> how to address different kinds of ballot — and signature — goofs.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#Whatsthequickestwaytogetareplacementballot\">What’s the quickest way to get a replacement ballot?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>First, check if your voter registration is correct — and if your ballot was actually sent out\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">Input your details on the Secretary of State’s voter status page\u003c/a> to check your registration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This site will show whether you’re correctly registered to vote and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\"> Read our guide to making sure you’re correctly registered to vote.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">the Where’s My Ballot? Tool\u003c/a> to check whether your ballot has been sent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finding out if your voter registration is correct will help you determine next steps in getting your ballot:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If your ballot was sent to the wrong address\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it turns out your ballot was missing because your voter registration wasn’t updated, don’t feel bad — people move all the time and forget to update their registrations accordingly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to update your voter registration online using\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\"> the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> was May 18. But if you missed that date, you can still\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\"> reregister with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called “conditional registration”). \u003c/a>You can do this in person right up until when polls close on 8 p.m. on Election Day, June 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084656\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco official mail-in ballot for the Nov. 3, 2020, election. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can reregister to vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\"> your county elections office during business hours\u003c/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/primary-election-june-2-2026\">The first vote centers open \u003c/a>May 23 in certain counties, with more early voting locations opening May 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082074/california-primary-2026-dropbox-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-find-my-polling-place-election-day-voter-guide\">Read more about registering (or reregistering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"Whatsthequickestwaytogetareplacementballot\">\u003c/a>If your voter registration address was correct, but your ballot never showed up\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it’s more than six days before Election Day, you can just\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\"> call your county elections office \u003c/a>and ask them to send a new ballot. Scroll to the bottom of this story to find your Bay Area county elections office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office won’t mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day because it can’t be sure the ballot will reach you in time. So, if you’re trying to get a ballot in the immediate run-up to Election Day, go to your county elections office in person and request one at the counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11978435\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1990px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11978435 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/GETTYIMAGES-2053492564-KQED-e1729796821581.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1990\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/GETTYIMAGES-2053492564-KQED-e1729796821581.jpg 1990w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/GETTYIMAGES-2053492564-KQED-e1729796821581-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/GETTYIMAGES-2053492564-KQED-e1729796821581-1020x683.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/GETTYIMAGES-2053492564-KQED-e1729796821581-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/GETTYIMAGES-2053492564-KQED-e1729796821581-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/GETTYIMAGES-2053492564-KQED-e1729796821581-1920x1286.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1990px) 100vw, 1990px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘I Voted’ stickers at the ready atop a table at the Allen Temple Voting Center on March 5, 2024, in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Philip Pacheco/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office is also already open for early voting through Election Day, so you could also go there and vote in person at the same time.\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\"> More early voting locations will be opening throughout May.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, if you’re \u003cem>not\u003c/em> actually registered to vote or need to reregister to update details like your address or your legal name, you always have the option of\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\"> Same Day Registration\u003c/a> at an open voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If your ballot showed up, but it has your former name on it\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve legally changed your name since you last voted in California, you’ll need to reregister to vote with your current (new) name.[aside postID=news_12082074 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/007_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed.jpg']The deadline to update your voter registration online using\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\"> the Secretary of State’s voter status page\u003c/a> was May 18, and if you missed that date, you’ll need to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083100/am-i-registered-to-vote-california-primary-2026-voting-for-governor-check-voter-registration\"> reregister with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called “conditional registration”).\u003c/a> You can do this in person right up until polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can reregister to vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\"> your county elections office during business hours\u003c/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you when many early voting locations open around the Bay Area on May 23.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082074/california-primary-2026-dropbox-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-find-my-polling-place-election-day-voter-guide\"> Read more about how to find your closest voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082074/california-primary-2026-dropbox-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-find-my-polling-place-election-day-voter-guide\">Read more about registering (or reregistering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How to contact your county directly about voting\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. 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