Why are SF and LA so slooooow?

Pub date November 6, 2012
WriterTim Redmond
SectionPolitics Blog

Over at the Prop. 34 party, where the early returns aren’t looking good, everyone’s trying to keep spirits up by noting that, while the measure to repeal the death penalty is losing, virtually no results from San Francisco or Los Angeles have been posted. Why are the two most prominent political cities in the state so slooow to post results? At 10pm, all SF has are absentees and a tiny handful of precincts. LA has sent nothing to the Secretary of State. Come on, folks: Enquiring minds want to know.