Vicky Hennessy Sworn In As First Female Sheriff Of San Francisco
Newly-elected San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy was sworn in at San Francisco City Hall Friday morning as the city's 35th sheriff and the first woman to hold the office.
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Newly-elected San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy was sworn in at San Francisco City Hall Friday morning as the city's 35th sheriff and the first woman to hold the office.
Executives from 25 news organizations, including The Associated Press, sent a letter Friday to Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to press Iran to release jailed Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian.
An Iraqi man bragged about his experience fighting in Syria and the skills he developed as a teenage insurgent as he urged a fellow Iraqi refugee in the U.S. to join him in what both hoped would be martyrdom, according to documents filed in federal court.
Dozens of rowdy protesters called for San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr's resignation during a swearing in ceremony for Mayor Ed Lee today.
Two Iraqi-born men who came to the United States as refugees have been arrested on terrorism-related charges by federal authorities who allege one traveled to Syria to fight with terrorists in the civil war and the other provided support to the Islamic State group.
Santa Clara County has become the first county nationwide to establish an Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Affairs.
Members of President Barack Obama's national security team will meet with Silicon Valley tech leaders in an effort to fight terrorism recruitment online.
A lawsuit has been filed to block development of a new Warriors arena in San Francisco by the mother of a six-year-old boy with a severe heart condition over fears traffic from the stadium would block access to UCSF Children's Hospital.
A ballot initiative aims to let you know who is sponsoring legislators in Sacramento.
The plan calls for significant increases in funding for education, health care and state infrastructure, while bolstering the state's Rainy Day Fund and paying down state debts and liabilities.
The Berkeley City Council has voted unanimously to file a nuisance lawsuit that seeks to hold Monsanto Co. accountable for the cost of cleaning up contamination that the city believes is linked to the company's products.
The Oakland City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed proposals council members believe will strengthen the city's firearms laws.
A battle is brewing in wine country over a bike and foot path that would create a 47 mile link between Vallejo and Calistoga at the foot of Mount Saint Helena.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said Tuesday he will appeal a court ruling that found the city's Police Department could not fire officers who traded racist, homophobic texts because the department waited too long to act.
President Barack Obama unveiled an array of measures on Tuesday tightening control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of legal changes he implored Congress to pass.
