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The University of California's first draft of system-wide principles defining intolerance is drawing protests from free-speech advocates who call it censorship and Jewish organizations that say it doesn't go far enough to protect against anti-Semitism.
Two Russian pranksters said Wednesday they fooled Elton John into believing that Russian President Vladimir Putin called him to discuss gay rights.
The president called Governor Brown to express his concern for impacted California residents and his gratitude for the firefighters and others responding to the massive blaze. The federal government will continue its support for Valley Fire victims, Obama told Brown.
Mayor Ed Lee wants to put up a memorial to Kate Steinle, the woman who was allegedly shot and killed by an undocumented immigrant on Pier 14 earlier this year.
President Barack Obama and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are among the growing list of high-profile supporters of a Texas high school student who was arrested after the homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a possible bomb.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Tuesday a plan for city staff to prepare a gender and ethnicity pay equity ordinance.
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors directed county staff to come up with a plan to improve safety and communication at the county's jails in response to an inmate death late last month.
Elton John says Vladimir Putin has phoned him, after the musician requested a meeting to discuss Russia's anti-gay environment.
A marriage license was issued to a lesbian couple on Monday, the first one granted since Rowan County clerk Kim Davis returned to work after being jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will try to fill Donald Trump's shoes on "The Celebrity Apprentice."
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will no longer headline the California Republican Party's upcoming convention.
Lawmakers in both houses of the California Legislature have approved a package of bills setting up the state's first regulatory framework for medical marijuana.
A bipartisan group of 47 state Assembly members delivered a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday asking him to declare a special session to tackle problems related to California's ongoing drought.
California lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives.
Former state Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown responded to a report about his involvement in the domestic violence case against a tech executive during an interview Friday morning on KCBS Radio.
