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Make It Make Sense
Casting your ballot is one thing. Unpacking what comes after Election Day is another.
Make It Make Sense is a limited-run newsletter that’s your lifeline after the polls close. Which state and local ballot measures passed? Which candidates won office? How are elected officials living up to their promises after getting elected? We’ll unpack the ballot count and results, then check in regularly on the officials voted into office and the measures passed by voters.
What to expect
After the June 2 primary, we’ll keep tabs on election results and the ballot count. Expect one email a day for the week following Election Day, then two or three updates a week until all the results are final. We’ll explain which races are over, which head to a November runoff, and what will change for your life in Southern California. We'll wrap up the series by the end of June.
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The Democratic frontrunner is exceedingly cautious, preferring to study policy and avoid making promises he might not be able to keep.
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Jane Kim, backed by Bernie Sanders, could ride the progressive wave. Ben Allen has the CA Democratic party’s endorsement.
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Xavier Becerra holds an 18-point lead over Steve Hilton among likely voters in the new poll from UC Berkeley, a stark contrast to June’s messy primary contest.
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OC voters finally know what measures did — and did not — make it to the 2026 general election ballotVoters will be asked to decide on several ideas, including changes to local governance and tax increases.
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Local governments have until Aug. 7 to call a local measure election to be included in the November General Election.
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The number of ballots represent a spike from recent elections.
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Steve Hilton launched his general election campaign at the site of the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights.
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Trump used California as example of what he calls the "insanity" of current voting in the U.S. Yes, California takes time to count all the ballots. There's a good reason.
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City Council members were concerned over how much it would cost for Irvine, which has a growing deficit.
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There are expected to be at least two countywide ballot measures, plus a swath of additional measures for the city of L.A.
