Update: Plaskett ticket leads unofficial Virgin Islands count; the law requires a majority or a run-off
The Election System of the Virgin Islands' count is unofficial and as of 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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Virgin Islands governor congratulates Stacey Plaskett as governor-elect
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. also congratulated Milton Potter as lieutenant governor-elect.
On the Yuba's old dredge tailings, side channels and floodplain for salmon
The Hallwood project has reconnected up to 157 acres of seasonal floodplain since 2020, the Yuba Water Agency says.
Striped bass and the long Delta argument over flows and predators
The state introduced the fish in 1879; in 2012 its wildlife commission rejected loosening limits on them.
Gold rush to today: a timeline of mining on the rivers in the Bay-Delta Plan
From the Coloma discovery to today's permits, as recorded by state and federal sources.
Who is in the Bay-Delta Plan's voluntary pathway, and who objects
The board's plan lists water rights by river; participants confirm by July 1, 2027.
Where the Bay-Delta Plan's 27,000 acres of restoration would go
Most of it is floodplain in the Sacramento Valley's flood basins, the board's staff report shows.
State water board votes 4–1 to update Sacramento River and Delta protections
Water users can comply through negotiated flow-and-habitat agreements or a flow-based rule; groups on both sides object.
Abbott declares a state disaster in El Paso County after flooding
The storm began Oct. 23, the proclamation says; residents are asked to report damage through the state's online survey.
California's unsheltered homelessness fell for a second year in preliminary counts, governor's office says
The state's estimate is now slightly below 2019 levels, the office said; federal figures for 2026 are not yet out.
Dolores Huerta, labor leader and civil rights activist, has died; California lowers flags
Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered flags flown at half-staff in her honor.
Flood watch covers Permian Basin and Big Bend from Oct. 29; four of its counties are on the July storms' tax-relief list
Texas has readied rescue teams, the governor's office said; the Weather Service watch runs from Thursday morning through Friday afternoon.
Newsom orders a Highway 1 task force as California prepares for El Niño
Emergency projects on the Big Sur stretch of Highway 1 cost about $312 million from 2020 through 2026, the governor's office said.
Virgin Islands opens the last of six rebuilt Head Start centers in a $42 million disaster-recovery project
The federally funded project rebuilt centers on St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix.
California awards $115.2 million in Homekey+ funds for supportive housing in five places
The awards go to projects in Yuba City, San Francisco, Riverside County, Lompoc and Los Angeles County; 168 homes are reserved for veterans.
Update: Power restored to St. Thomas and St. John after days of outages, Virgin Islands governor says
Three generating units have been unavailable over the past year, the governor's office said.
Virgin Islands closes St. Thomas–St. John schools over a power shortfall as the governor seeks a $250 million bond
The bond would include $40 million for the Water and Power Authority and $85 million for the territory's two hospitals.