Sacramento

It’s primary day in California.

Voters in the state are choosing general election candidates in several hotly contested congressional races. Also on the ballot are the dueling eminent domain measures 98 and 99. Voters in San Francisco and Marin will make their selection in a state Senate race. And Sacramento and San Diego have mayoral contests.

Polls opened across the state at 7:00 AM. They will close at 8:00 PM.

Stay tuned to PolitickerCA.com for results and up-to-the-minute news.

Shawn Eldredge by Rex BabinIt's a good thing Sacramento Bee editorial cartoonist Rex Babin showed up to the Sacramento mayoral forum last Wednesday, which was put on by News10 in partnership with the Bee and the California Museum. He was able to capture all the fun and akwardness with the tip of his ink pen.

Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel defended his department’s 2007 probe of a sexual misconduct case involving mayoral candidate and ex-NBA star Kevin Johnson, with Braziel concerned about pressure exerted on him from allies of Johnson’s primary rival, Mayor Heather Fargo.

At a press conference Wednesday, Braziel said police could not verify a claim, later recanted, by a Sacramento High School student that Johnson inappropriately touched her in 2007.