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Contra Costa Airs Voter Forums as Magic of Lights Comes to Concord

Contra Costa Television and the League of Women Voters stream multilingual election panels while Toyota Pavilion at Concord readies its Nov. 20 holiday drive-through and Bay Area voters decide 52 House seats.

By Walnut Creek Times · Syndicated from Concord Chronicle
Syndicated reporting from Concord Chronicle · Concord Chronicle
Published November 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM PST · 3 min read

Documentary photograph of a tree-lined civic plaza and amphitheater entrance drive in Concord, California at early evening twilight with warm festive string lights — Contra Costa County voter education programming and Election Day balloting coincided Tuesday with preparations for the Magic of Lights holiday drive-through at Toyota Pavilion at Concord. · Concord Chronicle / Editorial Visual Desk

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CONCORD & MARTINEZ, Calif. — Multilingual voter education broadcasts in Contra Costa County, regional ballot casting across 52 congressional districts and 14 statewide propositions, and preparations for the winter Magic of Lights drive-through at Toyota Pavilion at Concord anchored East Bay civic life on Tuesday, November 3.

Contra Costa Television and League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley Air Election Forums

According to Contra Costa County, Contra Costa Television partnered with the Contra Costa Elections Department and the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley to produce and broadcast nonpartisan voter education roundtable forums for the November 3 (November 3rd) election. The programs are available on county cable television and through an online video playlist featuring voting information in multiple languages.

Bay Area Voters Decide 52 House Seats, 100 Legislative Races, and Regional Transit Measure RTM

Across the region, NBC Bay Area, KTVU FOX 2, ABC7 News, and KTVU FOX 2’s House tracker reported that polling places operated from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, while ballot drop-off boxes that opened October 5 closed at 8 p.m. and mailed ballots required a postmark on or before November 3 (with first-time mail registrants missing a driver license number or the last 4 digits of their Social Security number advised to bring identification).

Key contests across California and the Bay Area included:

Statewide Executive, Legislative & Ballot Measures: Replacing term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom in the race between Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton, deciding 14 state propositions (including Proposition 40 and Proposition 45), and voting on all 80 California Assembly seats, 20 state Senate seats, and all 52 of California’s U.S. House districts (part of the 435 representatives serving 2-year terms nationwide).
Bay Area Congressional, Transit & Municipal Contests: Voters weighed the Regional Transit Measure (Measure RTM, the Connect Bay Area Transit Initiative), San Francisco’s District 11 House race between Scott Wiener and Connie Chan to succeed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, the District 14 South Bay rematch between incumbent Rep. Aisha Wahab and Melissa Hernandez (after Wahab won the August special election for former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s seat), mayoral races in Oakland, Alameda, Fairfield, Santa Clara, and Petaluma, and San Francisco Board of Supervisors seats in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10.

KCBS Radio and Live Nation Launch Ticket Contest for Magic of Lights at Toyota Pavilion at Concord

Looking ahead to the holiday season in Concord, KCBS Radio announced an online contest running from November 3, 2026 through November 8, 2026 (at 11:59 p.m. PT) for tickets to Magic of Lights at Toyota Pavilion at Concord. On or about November 9, 2026, up to 5 (five) winners will be randomly selected to receive 1 (one) ticket valid for 1 vehicle—valued at $24.99 courtesy of Live Nation—to attend the drive-through light display between November 20, 2026 and January 3, 2027.

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Contra Costa Voter Forums, Magic of Lights at Concord & Regional Ballot Scope

Contra Costa Television, the Contra Costa Elections Department, and the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley partnered to broadcast multilingual November 3 election roundtable forums as Bay Area voters cast ballots from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. across 52 U.S. House districts (part of 435 nationwide), 80 Assembly seats, 20 state Senate seats, and 14 state propositions, while KCBS Radio and Live Nation launched a November 3–8 contest for 5 vehicle tickets ($24.99 value) to Magic of Lights at Toyota Pav

Contra Costa Television & League of Women Voters Forums: Partnered with the Contra Costa Elections Department to provide nonpartisan roundtable forums on cable TV and online playlists with voting information in multiple languages for the November 3 election.
Key Fact 2: Magic of Lights at Toyota Pavilion at Concord (Nov. 20, 2026–Jan. 3, 2027): KCBS Radio and Live Nation opened an online contest from November 3 through November 8 (selecting up to 5 winners on November 9) for 1-vehicle passes valued at $24.99.
Bay Area & Statewide Election Day Scope: Polls operated 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 3 (with drop boxes open since October 5) across 14 state propositions (including Prop. 40 and Prop. 45), 80 Assembly seats, 20 state Senate seats, 52 California U.S. House districts (including District 11 between Scott Wiener and Connie Chan and District 14 between Aisha Wahab and Melissa Hernandez), San Francisco supervisor districts 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10, and the Regional Transit Measure (Measure RTM).

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Contra Costa Airs Voter Forums as Magic of Lights Comes to Concord

Contra Costa Television and League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley Air Election Forums

Bay Area Voters Decide 52 House Seats, 100 Legislative Races, and Regional Transit Measure RTM

KCBS Radio and Live Nation Launch Ticket Contest for Magic of Lights at Toyota Pavilion at Concord

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