The results of Tuesday night's presidential election sparked public protests the country.
THOMAS FULLER with NYT: "Chanting “Not my president,” several hundred protesters streamed through the streets of Berkeley and Oakland in the predawn hours of Wednesday venting their anger at the election of Donald J. Trump as president. Demonstrations were also reported in Pittsburgh, Seattle and Portland, Ore."
"The California Highway Patrol said that one protester, who was not identified, sustained major injuries after being hit by a car when protesters attempted to move onto a freeway.
The demonstration was one of the first visible signs of anger in the liberal and heavily Democratic San Francisco Bay Area after Mr. Trump’s surprising victory."
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Silicon Valley battles with uncertainty amid discussions of a grim future for tech companies as Trump becomes president-elect.
FARHAD MANJOO with NYT: "Silicon Valley’s luminaries woke up Wednesday morning to a darkened new global order, one that the ceaseless optimism of their tech-powered visions seemed suddenly unable to conquer."
"Across the technology industry, the reaction to Donald J. Trump’s electionto the presidency was beyond grim. There was a sense that the industry had missed something fundamental about the fears and motivations of the people who use its products, and that the miscalculation would cost the industry, and the world, greatly."
"The horror, the horror,” said Shervin Pishevar, a venture capitalist at the firm Sherpa Capital who, like just about every leading light in tech, had strongly supported Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. “We didn’t do enough,” he added. “There were too many people in the tech industry who were complacent. They waited and waited and waited to get engaged in this election. And now we have this nightmare."
The presidential election saw many historical firsts.
CHRISTINE HAUSER with NYT: "Hillary Clinton made history as the first female presidential nominese on the ballot, but the 2016 election saw other, more successful attempts by candidates from several states entering uncharted territory and breaking barriers."
"Here are some examples of notable campaigns that reflected the country’s growing ethnic, social and gender diversity."
And for some, Trump represents hope.
AMY FORLITI and CLAIRE GALOFARO with AP: "On election night, when Donald Trump claimed victory in her home state of Wisconsin, Shay Chamberlain was so excited she screamed and fell over."
"Chamberlain believes Trump is her savior, sent by God to save America from ruin. She owns a women's clothing store in this remote town; her husband runs a construction company. They have two children and barely get by on $44,000 a year, living paycheck to paycheck."
"In his victory speech, Trump called people like Chamberlain and her family America's "forgotten men and women" — the blue-collar workers in the manufacturing towns of the Rust Belt and the coalfields of Appalachia who propelled him to an improbable victory. They felt left behind by progress, laughed at by the elite, and so put their faith in the billionaire businessman with a sharp tongue and short temper who promised to Make America Great Again."
California's cannabis legalization effort sends the state into a flurry to implement new pot-friendly laws.
PATRICK MCGREEVY with LAT: "Passage of marijuana-legalization initiatives in California and other states this week has given momentum to a national movement to decriminalize pot, but that could change with the election of Republican Donald Trump as president, activists said Wednesday as state officials scrambled to make the new rules work."
"The cannabis industry also took stock of the massive market California represents, while police agencies, prosecutors, state regulators and tax collectors took steps on the day after the election to accommodate the new law."
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Higher education institutions are offering counseling services to students adversely affected by the results of the Presidential election.
DIANA LAMBERT with Sacramento Bee: "UC Davis and Sacramento State are offering counseling services to students distraught over Republican Donald Trump’s surprise presidential win Tuesday.
“We have heard from a number of individuals in our campus community who are concerned about the results of yesterday’s U.S. election and potential outcomes,” stated an email message sent to UC Davis students Wednesday morning."
"Counselors were available at multiple locations on the UC Davis campus Wednesday, according to the message from interim Chancellor Ralph Hexter and Vice Chancellor Adela de la Torre."
READ MORE related to Education: Undocumented students react with fear and anger to election results -- JANE MEREDITH ADAMS with EdSource
Meanwhile, some good news in the medical field: A Trump presidency could be a benefit to stem cell research.
DAVID JENSEN with Capitol Weekly: "Donald Trump’s election victory, oddly enough, could be good news for the future of the California stem cell agency."
"It could be George Bush all over again. How does that work, you may ask? Trump is a bit of a blank slate on stem cell issues. He has not addressed them directly. But he is pro-life, a fact being celebrated this morning in the usual pro-life venues."
