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The Ex-Mayor of Arcadia, Her Boyfriend and the Chinese Government

9 June 2026 at 10:00
Eileen Wang pleaded guilty to acting as a foreign agent. But what could Beijing want from the mayor of a small California city known as the “Chinese Beverly Hills”?

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Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, Calif., exiting federal court after pleading guilty last month.

San Francisco Voters Appear to Reject Tax Hike on Highly Paid C.E.O.s

9 June 2026 at 03:07
The proposal was seen as a possible measure of how residents felt about the recent flood of money into the city as a result of the A.I. boom.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

Updated voting results on Monday showed that about 46 percent of voters had approved the measure.

Nithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt in Race for L.A. Mayor

8 June 2026 at 03:54
Nithya Raman pulled into second place in the race to see who will face Mayor Karen Bass in November. There are more votes to be counted.

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Nithya Raman campaigns in downtown Los Angeles ahead of the mayoral primary last month.

Why It Takes California So Long to Count Votes

Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.

© Jae C. Hong/Associated Press

Ballots are sorted the day after California’s primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry, Calif., on Wednesday.
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