California May Allow Inmate Firefighters With Violent Pasts
California officials are considering allowing inmates with violent backgrounds to work outside prison walls fighting wildfires, and the idea is generating concerns about public safety.
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California officials are considering allowing inmates with violent backgrounds to work outside prison walls fighting wildfires, and the idea is generating concerns about public safety.
Jailed Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been convicted by an Iranian court.
Two men were shot to death in Oakland Saturday night, just hours after President Obama delivered a message of peace about the city during a Bay Area event.
Tens of thousands crowded the waterfront to catch a glimpse of the Blue Angels' Fleet Week airshow, but S.F. supervisor John Avalos took to Twitter and sounded a sour note.
President Barack Obama is taking some delight in the GOP's struggle to find a new House leader to replace John Boehner.
San Bruno city officials were "extremely disappointed" Friday by Governor Jerry Brown's veto of half a dozen bills intended to reform the California Public Utilities Commission in the wake of a deadly pipeline explosion.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a trio of bills designed to rein in and regulate the state's medical marijuana industry for the first time.
President Barack Obama arrived at San Francisco International Airport Friday evening for fundraising events including a Saturday concert with rapper Kanye West
California will require police to get a court order before they can search messages, photos and other digital data stored on phones or company servers.
An emotional President Barack Obama met with the victims of the Umpqua Community College shooting Friday before heading to the Bay Area for a pair of Democratic National Committee fundraisers.
East Bay Municipal Utilities District expects to fine up to 5,000 homeowners for using too much water as it plans to enact a new ordinance during California's historic drought.
The minister of a Black Muslim temple in Oakland and his mother have pleaded no contest to felony charges for running a fraud ring to win security contracts in Alameda County and Los Angeles, prosecutors said.
With no warning, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew Thursday from the contest for speaker of the U.S. House, shocking fellow Republicans just before voting was to begin and plunging Congress into chaos.
Pedestrians and bicyclists can continue crossing the iconic Golden Gate Bridge for free under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown has signed.
Gov. Jerry Brown has approved legislation to make competitive cheerleading an official high school sport in California.
