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The online meltdown over LA’s vote count

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By Melanie Mason , Dustin Gardiner , Blake Jones 
| California Playbook Newsletter
Spencer Pratt | Jill Connelly/AP THE ECHO CHAMBER — Rob Quan, the indefatigable Los Angeles politics watchdog, made a prediction on X five days before the primary: “Spencer Pratt will finish election night in first place but he will consistently slide over the next week or two, as later votes are counted, and this website will reach peak dumpster fire status.” He wasn’t totally right about the first results in the Los Angeles mayor’s race.
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Wealth-tax backlash, data nerds and Newsom’s regret

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By Jeremy B. White , Blake Jones , Melanie Mason , Dustin Gardiner 
| California Playbook Newsletter
Gavin Newsom at a Planned Parenthood press conference | Michael R. Blood/AP WEALTH ATTACKS — The anti-wealth-tax dam is breaking. First, on Wednesday, it was the powerful State Building and Construction Trades Council of California coming out against SEIU-UHW’s proposed tax on billionaires. Today, more heavy hitters joined as the California Medical Association, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, and the California Primary Care Association formally opposed the measure.
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Raman draws closer and tech gets ‘spanked’

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By Blake Jones , Melanie Mason , Dustin Gardiner 
| California Playbook Newsletter
Nithya Raman, a candidate in the Los Angeles mayoral race, smiles during a campaign event discussing tenant protections with renters in Los Angeles, Monday, June 1, 2026. | Jae C. Hong/AP DON’T STOP THE COUNT — Fresh ballot drops pushed more House candidates into run-offs and drew Nithya Raman closer to Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayor’s race on Wednesday, but it will be days or weeks before we have final results across the map.
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