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The president's inauguration speech was everything Corrin Rankin needed to hear to know she had campaigned and voted for the right candidate. Rankin was ecstatic and emotional as she stood on the National Mall last Friday, tearing up even before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
Experts have been warning for months that hackers could try to disrupt Tuesday's election by penetrating local voting systems. But another target could prove easier to hack: U.S. media outlets offering election night results.
PALO ALTO >> An airplane noise committee will hear draft recommendations Thursday that could offer relief to South Bay, Peninsula and Santa Cruz residents furious over jet roar from new flight paths the federal government imposed in recent years to improve efficiency. But it remains uncertain whether residents will get the relief they want - people living in different areas want different solutions, and there's no recommendation on a key question of switching a route for southern arrivals.
The University of California is the biggest source of cash for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. Individuals affiliated with the University of California system gave nearly $1.2 million to Clinton's campaign committee, the largest bloc of contributions she received for her presidential run.
How things are now: Based on FAA data, this map shows the communities affected by noise from flights along the SERFR flight path since the FAA's NextGen program was rolled out in 2015. Orange represents the least amount of noise, 35-40 decibels; yellow is at 40-45 decibels and gray is more than 45 decibels.
In this Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, file photo, Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, arrive for a State Dinner in honor of Chinese President Xi Jinping, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
Activists from UltraViolet, a national womenA's advocacy organization, hold a rally before delivering over one million signatures to the California Commission on Judicial Performance calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench Friday, June 10, 2016, in San Francisco. The case of Brock Turner, the Stanford student sentenced to just six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster, has sparked widespread outrage.
This January 2015 booking photo released by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office shows Brock Turner. The former Stanford University swimmer was sentenced last week to six months in jail and three years' probation for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, sparking outrage from critics who say Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky was too lenient on a privileged athlete from a top-tier swimming program.
Before he showed leniency to Stanford swimmer and rapist Brock Turner , Judge Aaron Persky made court rulings that appeared to favor a group of De Anza College baseball players accused of a gang rape, the victim's lawyer said Thursday. The controversial calls came during a 10-week civil trial back in 2011 that ended with a handful of private settlements and the jury letting two defendants off the hook, lawyer Barbara Spector told the Daily News.
As elections officials worked to wrap up ballot counts across San Mateo and Santa Clara counties following Tuesday's election, 24th District Assembly candidate Vicki Veenker appears to have clinched second place in one of the state's most contested elections. Menlo Park Councilman Peter Ohtaki and Veenker were initially neck and neck for runner-up in the open primary wherein eight sought to replace Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, who is being termed out.
When Ro Khanna challenged Rep. Mike Honda's re-election two years ago, Khanna finished 20 percentage points behind the fellow Democrat in the 17th Congressional District primary. Khanna narrowed that gap to within four points that November, but ultimately lost.
In this June 1, 2016 photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign rally at the Cubberley Community Center in Palo Alto, Calif. With the end of the primaries looming, Bernie Sanders is focused on victory in California yet offering signals about what he will do next to shape the party's platform at the convention, help down-ballot Democrats and defeat Donald Trump.