Matt Mahan
San Jose mayor, who broke with fellow Democrat Gavin Newsom to support Prop 36, a ballot measure to toughen retail theft and fentanyl penalties, is vindicated as a new poll shows 71% of voters support it.
Elon Musk
Tech billionaire who bought Twitter two years ago posts “no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala” after a man with a gun is found near Trump. Musk says it was a joke; the Secret Service is investigating.
Big Labor
A new poll shows Proposition 32, a measure to raise the minimum wage from $16 to $18 an hour by 2026, in trouble with 50% support to 49% opposed. But in deep blue California, most Democrats who unions support will win in November.
