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Stanford University apologized on Tuesday for a controversial political mailer it sent out to voters in several states that may have violated state election laws.
The president of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges testified in San Francisco Superior Court that she did not provide CCSF enough time to respond to perceived deficiencies during their accreditation process.
Security will be increased at various federal government buildings in Washington and other major American cities, the Homeland Security Department announced Tuesday in what it described as a "precautionary step."
15 candidates are running for mayor of Oakland this election year, but at least eight candidates claim that they don't get enough media coverage.
Despite vocal opposition from numerous county employees' unions, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday afternoon to give themselves a $32,000 raise.
The number of Californians whose personal data was hacked last year jumped six-fold to 18.5 million accounts. That assessment comes from California Attorney General Kamala Harris in a new report on data breaches.
San Francisco and Berkeley both have soda-tax measures on their ballots in next week's election, but it's being described as a "David vs. Goliath" battle with all the money being poured into the campaign by the beverage industry.
Oakland's mayoral race became fodder for late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who on Monday caught wind of one candidate with a bizarre stance on the digital divide, among other things.
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors are trying to figure out how to stop a tree-maintenance program that virtually everyone agrees is a horrible idea. For some street trees it's been a death sentence.
A San Jose city report released on Monday reveals that 14 medical marijuana dispensaries have successfully completed the first phase of gaining a license to operate in the city.
Supporters of a tax break intended to lure Twitter to San Francisco's blighted mid-Market neighborhood are pointing to a new report as an indicator of its success.
Today is the last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the state's Nov. 4 general election, election officials said.
Students at UC Berkeley have signed a petition asking the university to cancel an invitation to let talk show host and comedian Bill Maher speak, following comments he recently made about Islam.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is set to decide Tuesday whether or not to give itself a $32,000 raise.
Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese has a slight advantage over Councilman Sam Liccardo in San Jose's mayoral race, according to SurveyUSA research conducted for KPIX.
