Albany Today, Nov. 5

From traditional Scottish fiddling and the celebratory sounds of klezmer to an accordion babe and a Gill Tract farm festival, we’ve got you covered when it comes to events in and around Albany this week.

The Culture Circuit, Nov. 5-11
This week's picks from East Bay stages and creative spaces.

We'll have an election summary, with the current standings, up Friday morning.

In other news

The ROV reports that it currently has 265,849 unprocessed ballots, in addition to the 314,951 ballots processed on election night.

Here's the breakdown of the ballots still to count, with the next update expected Friday at 5 p.m.

  • Vote by Mail ballots received on or before Election Day: 232,756
  • Vote by Mail ballots received after Election Day (up to seven days): 10,750
  • Conditional voter registration: 7,043
  • Ballots voted at a voting location: 2,500
  • Ballots forwarded by other counties: 1,250
  • Provisional Ballots: 471
  • Other (includes unprocessed ballots that are damaged, need to be remade or require further review): 11,079

We've requested city-level data for unprocessed ballots, but that's never been available in the past.

Alameda County election results: When will votes be counted?
Here's when Alameda County voters can expect to see the latest results.

In case you missed it

We've updated our ranked-choice voting charts to make it easier to understand (we hope!).

Albany election results 2026: Candidates, ballot measures
Follow the latest Albany election results for City Council, school board and six local ballot measures. Updated as votes are counted.

As a reminder: This weekend's eucalyptus reuse workshop is in Albany, with free cutting boards, lumber, snacks and drinks.

Dying Albany Hill eucalyptus trees will get a second life
Free workshops in Albany and El Cerrito will feature live milling demonstrations. You may even get your own lumber.

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