Local Politics · Yolo County
In California's reconfigured 4th Congressional District, Democrat-on-Democrat challenger Eric Jones led incumbent Rep. Mike Thompson 51.1% to 48.9% with 106,184 ballots counted as of approximately 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Secretary of State returns. The district spans all of Napa, Yolo, Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties plus portions of Sonoma, Lake, Placer and Sacramento counties following redistricting under Prop. 50. Jones, a 35-year-old former venture capitalist who self-funded over $15 million into the race, posted large margins in Colusa (39 points), Sutter (37.5 points) and Yuba (34 points) counties while Thompson held advantages in Napa (23 points), Sonoma (12 points) and Yolo (15 points). With 463,619 registered voters and high turnout reported across Northern California, officials indicated the gap of unprocessed votes could take days to tally.
Public Safety
The NWS San Francisco issued a coastal flood advisory on Tuesday, Nov. 3, valid from Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6 a.m. through Monday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. for North Bay Interior Valleys and San Francisco Bay Shoreline. Up to 1.6 feet of inundation is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways, with high tides enhanced by up to 1.2 feet of surge. The advisory warns of flooding of low-lying infrastructure, isolated road closures, coastal erosion, and restricted beach access.
Crime · Yountville, CA
Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced Tuesday that Paul Pelosi, 86, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge and an unlawful-turn traffic infraction stemming from a July 3 incident in Yountville. Authorities say Pelosi struck an unoccupied parked Tesla with his Maserati, stopped briefly, then drove away until the vehicle became disabled. As part of the plea agreement, Pelosi received one year of probation, a six-month driving prohibition, a 10-day work program, booking at the Napa County Department of Correction, and nearly $11,200 in restitution to the Tesla owner. The July incident follows a 2022 guilty plea for DUI causing injury, also in Yountville.
