Nik Wojcik

Nine days ahead of the July 7 deadline, Contra Costa County’s clerk-recorder certified final primary election results. The outcome of most races were unsurprising, but one in particular reflects the glaring impact of gerrymandering. In a press release issued Tuesday, Clerk-Recorder Debi Cooper said: Cooper added: Results of most races were as expected, with the area’s Democrat majority indicating in the primary that most incumbents will retain their seats by comfortable margins.

Another pedestrian has been killed by a motorist on San Jose streets, marking the city’s 35th traffic death of 2022. Police said they responded to the scene of the traffic collision near South Jackson Avenue and Kammerer Avenue around 4:46 a.m. Tuesday morning. Their investigation determined that a black sedan, described as possibly a 2018-2022 Honda Accord, traveling northbound on South Jackson Avenue struck a woman crossing the road in the eastbound direction.

The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday morning struck down a New York law that strictly limits who can legally carry a gun outside the home. The ruling sets precedent that will ripple out to states with similar laws, including California.