Results from the 2018 Election - Science Edition
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Whack! Jab! Crack! It's a Blackback Land Crab Smackdown
But first, an all new Deep Look episode! It's an all-out brawl for prime beach real estate! These Caribbean crabs will tear each other limb from limb to get the best burrow. Luckily, they molt and regrow lost legs in a matter of weeks, and live to fight another day.
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Proposition 12: Californians Move to Require More Spacious Digs for Farm Animals
chickens in cages
Californians love their critters. Voters approved statewide Proposition 12 by a healthy margin. The measure applies to animals in California, and those raised elsewhere for products sold in the Golden State.
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Proposition 3: State Voters Douse Hopes for Big Water Bond
water canal
The big water bond, which failed last night, was criticized for lack of oversight. Opponents of Proposition 3, including the Sierra Club, objected to having state taxpayer funds go a federal project.
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Proposition 7: California Edges Toward Year-Round Daylight Time
alarm clock on bed
In a strong rejection of biannual clock-setting, voters overwhelmingly favored Proposition 7, a measure to play the groundwork for year-round Daylight Saving Time.
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Proposition A: San Franciscans Want a New Seawall and Vote to Pay For It
map of San Francisco seawall
San Francisco voters approved by about a 4-to-1 margin a $425 million general obligation bond aimed at strengthening the crumbling Embarcadero seawall, an essential but mostly-invisible retaining structure that holds the city along the waterfront together.
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Measure G: San Luis Obispo Voters Reject a Ban on Fracking and New Oil Drilling
oil well
It appears voters do not want to limit fossil fuel extraction in San Luis Obispo County. Early voters are rejecting Measure G; it will likely be a few weeks before final results are tallied.
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