вЂњBut a sizable, vocal contingent of San Franciscans is seeking to unseat him Tuesday, in the belief that those policies are too lenient and have made San Francisco a more dangerous place to live and work.вЂќ ChronicleвЂ™s Tara Duggan and Ricardo Cano. recall election: In 2019, CHESA BOUDIN was elected district attorney вЂњon promises to reform San FranciscoвЂ™s criminal justice system - by increasing police accountability and shifting away from policies that disproportionately fill jails and prisons with poor people and people of color,вЂќ write S.F. Bass has advocated more community-based crime prevention programs, while Caruso has proposed posting an additional 1,500 law enforcement officers on the street and requiring people to move from homeless encampments to shelter beds. KAREN BASS, a progressive, and billionaire businessman RICK CARUSO, a former Republican who has outspent everyone in the race by several orders of magnitude. The Los Angeles mayoral primary is all but certain to set up a November general election between two Democratic candidates: longtime Rep. Races to watch: There are two in particular вЂ¦

Write Lara, Alex and Ally: вЂњConcerns about the rising rates of homicide, assault and property crime have put an uncomfortable spotlight on CaliforniaвЂ™s Democratic leaders, who in recent years have favored policies that reduce sentencing and aim to lower the population of overcrowded prisons.вЂќ The big question: whether вЂњtough on crimeвЂќ politics is making a comeback among Democratic voters. Democrats are targeting both districts and would much rather face than the two incumbents, who have large campaign accounts and known crossover appeal.вЂќ

вЂњ BIDEN won both of those districts in 2020 - running up a 13-point margin in ValadaoвЂ™s seat. The national relevance: вЂњA loss by either would be a disaster for Republicans,вЂќ as Dems see the battleground seats as potential pickup opportunities, Lara Korte, Alex Nieves and Ally Mutnick write in their curtain-raiser this morning. YOUNG KIM and DAVID VALADAO are facing close primaries in swing districts with pro-Trump candidates nipping at their heels. The big question: how large DONALD TRUMP looms in the party. What should you be watching for? The dayвЂ™s biggest news will likely come from the Golden State, where voters are poised to make major statements about the directions of their respective parties. Today, seven states hold primaries: Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and California.

| Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Photo DRIVING THE DAY Karen Bass, who's advocated for more community-based crime prevention programs, and Rick Caruso, who has proposed posting an additional 1,500 law enforcement officers on the street. A motorcycle police officer died when his vehicle plunged off of a just-collapsed section of freeway.The Los Angeles mayoral primary is all but certain to set up a November general election between Rep. At the Northridge Meadows apartment complex, 16 people were killed, all of whom lived on the first floor, when the three-story, stucco-and-wood structure fell down on them. At least 57 people perished, while thousands more were injured. history, with damages estimated at more than $20 billion, and resulted in 57 deaths Northridge Earthquake: January 17, 1994Дamage was widespread, as buildings, shopping centers, parking lots and portions of major freeways all collapsed. The Northridge quake, named after the San Fernando Valley community near its epicenter, was the costliest in U.S. The quake was caused by the sudden rupture of a previously undocumented blind thrust fault. on January 17, 1994, a 6.7-magnitude quake struck the San Fernando Valley, a densely populated area of Los Angeles located 20 miles northwest of the cityвЂ™s downtown. Northridge Earthquake: January 17, 1994ДЄt 4:31 a.m.

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