O-Score proof
Davis, Calif., Measure W on the Willowgrove housing project shows Yes at 73.17% in unofficial results, months after the Village Farms measure failed by fewer than 300 votes
8O-Score8 · Barely covered1 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 4 (our publish date): CBS News (CBS Sacramento local station page, pre-election previews). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 8 (Barely covered) · 1 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 1.
- 1 found → O-Score 8 (Barely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered ← this story | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 4 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). 57 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 4, 2026, 6:11 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
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| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:apnews.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:apnews.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:apnews.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:apnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:reuters.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:reuters.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:reuters.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:reuters.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:nytimes.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:washingtonpost.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:wsj.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:wsj.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:wsj.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:wsj.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:cnn.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:cnn.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:cnn.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:cnn.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:foxnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:nbcnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CBS News cbsnews.com | Found: Davis voters to decide on Measure W proposal for 1,250-home Willowgrove development - CBS News (Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:26:43 GMT) | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:cbsnews.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:npr.org" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:npr.org" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:npr.org" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:npr.org" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:npr.org" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:npr.org" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:npr.org" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:npr.org" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:usatoday.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Davis Measure W site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Davis Measure W site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove Davis site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Willowgrove housing site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Willowgrove housing site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Davis housing measure site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Davis housing measure site:bloomberg.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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Pickups
We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 6:11 PM ET | initial | 8 Barely covered | 1 | No change |
Search terms
“Davis Measure W”, “Willowgrove Davis”, “Willowgrove housing”, “Davis housing measure”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.