Preliminary Berkeley Results Show Six of Seven Measures Passing

Alameda County’s latest 2026 returns show Daria Wrubel nearing a narrow Berkeley City Council win in District 1, with Igor Tregub leading in District 4; six of seven Berkeley measures passed, the regional public-bank funding proposal failed, and a regional transit measure passed. Nationally, voters approved many measures limiting or reducing taxes, while other tax proposals—including California’s billionaire tax—failed, underscoring that ballot-measure choices did not always mirror the shift seen in candidate races. In San Francisco, school-board candidates differed on how to balance neighborhood access, family choice, and equitable school resources in a revised student-assignment system. In a North Bay state Assembly race, candidates proposed different responses to rising insurance costs and Medi-Cal funding threats, ranging from rate controls and a stronger FAIR Plan to wildfire-prevention incentives and support for community clinics. Half Moon Bay’s Measure Q would authorize 40 affordable apartments for senior farmworkers, with supporters citing housing needs and opponents warning about the project’s size and its implications for downtown development; the provided article does not report the measure’s result.