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The elections office has 28 days to complete the official canvass for the Nov. 5 election, which means the full tally must be complete by Dec. 3. The Secretary of State’s Office will certify results on Dec. 13.
Until the results are certified, the general election results aren’t final, the Registrar of Voters Office reported.
The first count the elections office issued on unprocessed ballots two days after the election put the total at 19,021 ballots, including 17,445 vote-by-mail ballots, 1,453 provisional/conditional ballots and 123 vote-by-mail ballots that require further review for various reasons.
The updated unprocessed ballot count the registrar issued on Thursday totaled 18,952, including 17,247 vote-by-mail ballots and 1,453 provisional/conditional ballots.
Additionally, the number of vote-by-mail ballots requiring review grew from 123 to 252, the elections office reported.
The Secretary of State’s Office reported that, as of Thursday evening, 14,599,593 ballots had been processed statewide.
Ballots still to be counted in California’s 58 counties total 1,513,597.
That includes:
• 157,952 vote-by-mail ballots received after election day. The Secretary of State’s Office said vote-by-mail ballots that are mailed must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by a county election office no later than seven days after Election Day in order to be counted.
• 70,371 provisional ballots.
• 331,842 conditional voter registration ballots.
• 44,644 ballots classified as “other.” “This category includes unprocessed ballots that are damaged or could not be machine-read and need to be remade, and ballots diverted by optical scanners for further review,” the Secretary of State’s Office reported.
In addition, the state reported that there are 132,612 ballots left to cure, which refers to the process of addressing errors that led to a ballot’s rejection.
Editor’s note: On Friday, the Registrar of Voters Office issued a revised ballot count. This article has been revised to reflect those numbers.
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Grant funding will also support 27 local law enforcement agencies with up to $40,000 each to combat alcohol related harm within their communities through ABC education and enforcement programs.
That’s added to 26 agencies that received awards last year, including the Lakeport Police Department.
“ABC is grateful for the continued partnership and support from OTS and NHTSA,” said ABC Director Joseph McCullough. “The resources provided to us through this grant will help reduce youth access to alcohol and increase safety in communities throughout California.”
The grant will run through the end of September 2025. ABC programs funded through the grant include minor decoy and shoulder tap operations, fake identification enforcement, compliance checks involving alcohol delivery services, designated special events where alcohol is served, underage retail theft, maximum holiday enforcement, Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Crime Tendency inspections, Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drug trainings and Target Responsibility for Alcohol-Connected Emergencies investigations.
The local law enforcement agencies who have been selected by ABC to receive grant funding for 2024-25 are as follows.
Alhambra Police Department (Los Angeles Co)
Anaheim Police Department (Orange Co)
Arvin Police Department (Kern Co)
Blythe Police Department (Riverside Co)
Buena Park Police Department (Orange Co)
Capitola Police Department (Santa Cruz Co)
Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office (Contra Costa Co)
Corona Police Department (Riverside Co)
Davis Police Department (Yolo Co)
El Centro Police Department (Imperial Co)
Emeryville Police Department (Alameda Co)
Kings County Sheriff’s Office (Kings Co)
Lodi Police Department (San Joaquin Co)
Manteca Police Department (San Joaquin Co)
Menifee Police Department (Riverside Co)
National City Police Department (San Diego Co)
Oakland Police Department (Alameda Co)
Pomona Police Department (Los Angeles Co)
San Jose Police Department (Santa Clara Co)
San Pablo Police Department (Contra Costa Co)
Simi Valley Police Department (Ventura Co)
South Lake Tahoe Police Department (El Dorado Co)
Stockton Police Department (San Joaquin Co)
Sutter Creek Police Department (Amador Co)
Tulare Sheriff’s Office (Tulare Co)
Westminster Police Department (Orange Co)
Windsor Police Department (Sonoma Co)
Last year’s grant recipients included the following agencies.
Corona Police Department (Riverside Co)
Costa Mesa Police Department (Orange Co)
Davis Police Department (Yolo Co)
Emeryville Police Department (Alameda Co)
Escondido Police Department (San Diego Co)
Folsom Police Department (Sacramento Co)
Gardena Police Department (Los Angeles Co)
Hermosa Beach Police Department (Los Angeles Co)
Hollister Police Department (San Benito Co)
Lakeport Police Department (Lake Co)
Milpitas Police Department (Santa Clara Co)
National City Police Department (San Diego Co)
Oxnard Police Department (Ventura Co)
Pasadena Police Department (Los Angeles Co)
Pomona Police Department (Los Angeles Co)
Redlands Police Department (San Bernardino County)
Rio Del Police Department (Humboldt Co)
Riverside County Sheriff’s Office - Lake Elsinore Station (Riverside Co)
San Jose Police Department (Santa Clara Co)
San Luis Obispo Police Department (San Luis Obispo Co)
Sanger Police Department (Fresno Co)
Santa Maria Police Department (Santa Barbara Co)
Soledad Police Department (Monterey Co)
Tulare County Sheriff’s Office (Tulare Co)
Turlock Police Department (Stanislaus Co)
Westminster Police Department (Orange Co)
Editor’s note: ABC issued an update on Friday that said that while Lakeport Police’s grant was among the recent grantees, it was not from the most recent group, which was not in the original press report. This story has been updated accordingly.
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On Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., PG&E experts, including Regional Vice President Dave Canny, will provide a brief presentation during which participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.
The event can be accessed through the link or phone dial-in information listed below, or by visiting PG&E’s website, pge.com/webinars.
PG&E’s North Coast region includes Lake, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Siskiyou, Sonoma and Trinity counties.
To participate, the link is https://bit.ly/3Y1wAEG or dial-in at 888-469-1987. The conference ID is 2796382.
American Sign Language interpretation will be available. For the full webinar events schedule, additional information on how to join and to view past event recordings and presentation materials, visit pge.com/webinars.
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In addition to saving money on energy bills and increasing energy efficiency, the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates, or HEEHRA, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality.
Income-qualified, single-family homeowners may receive rebates of up to $8,000 to reduce the cost of purchasing and installing a new, energy-efficient home heating and cooling heat pump.
Rebates for multifamily building owners for a wider array of electric appliances became available on Oct. 8, and rebates for single family homeowners became available on Nov. 12, 2024.
“Thousands of dollars are now available for California homeowners to install heat pumps, making your home more energy-efficient and reducing your energy bills by hundreds of dollars each year,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom. “With these new rebates made possible by the Biden-Harris administration, Californians can save money and take real climate action.”
Californians can find more programs to save money and take climate action at https://climateaction.ca.gov/.
“We're excited to announce that owners of single-family homes may apply for HEEHRA rebates on the purchase and installation of an energy efficient heat pump HVAC," said California Energy Commission member Andrew McAllister. "These units make homes more comfortable and can reduce electricity use by up to 75%, compared to electric resistance heating such as furnaces. They also work as air conditioners, which an increasing number of Californians now need due to the effects of climate change. HEEHRA helps put this dual-use clean technology within reach of more Californians."
The rebates are made possible by the Biden-Harris administration’s historic Inflation Reduction Act and is managed by the California Energy Commission, or CEC. The CEC is distributing the first phase of funds through TECH Clean California.
“California was an early mover in setting up and launching their Home Energy Rebates. Now, mere weeks after making the program available for multifamily buildings, they are expanding it to single-family homeowners,” said Keishaa Austin, Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs. “Starting today, thanks to the California Energy Commission’s continued commitment to the residents it serves, low- and middle-income Californian homeowners can apply to save thousands of dollars on energy-saving heat pump HVAC units.”
Who qualifies, and for how much
California homeowners with household incomes between 80% and 150% area median income will be eligible for up to $4,000. Those with incomes less than 80% AMI will be eligible for up to $8,000.
Applicants can find their AMI here and begin their application here.
The rebates can be added to other incentives for even more savings on home electric appliances and equipment.
For more information on rebates and customer eligibility, visit https://techcleanca.com/incentives/heehrarebates/.