Around 70 people gathered at a watch party in Hollywood on Nov. 5 to show support for Proposition 33, a proposal to expand rent control.
Proposition 33, which was rejected by approximately 60% of voters according to the Los Angeles Times, would have repealed the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995, enabling local governments to expand limits on rental rates for housing.

Editor’s note: This article contains a description of a miscarriage.

Former President Donald Trump will retake the Oval Office, according to the Associated Press.
Trump’s victory over Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris comes after a tumultuous election cycle, including a Manhattan, New York, jury convicting Trump of 34 felony counts of fraud in May and President Joe Biden exiting the race in July.

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 12:22 a.m.
Rick Chavez Zbur was reelected to the California State Assembly District 51 seat Tuesday. 
The incumbent Democrat defeated Republican Stephan Hohil by a landslide in California State Assembly District 51, according to the Los Angeles Times.

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 1:47 a.m.
Westwood’s United States House representative has won a sixth term in Congress, the Associated Press projects.
At 9:06 p.m., the Associated Press called the race with 56% of the vote being tallied.

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 1:44 a.m.
Democrat Adam Schiff won the race for California’s United States Senate seat, defeating Republican Steve Garvey. 
Schiff, a current U.S.

As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ramp up their presidential campaigns, so have their social media directors.
Social media has changed the landscape of elections, with over half of Americans at least sometimes getting their news from social media, according to the Pew Research Center.