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San Francisco and Peninsula Congresswoman Jackie Speier is pushing for greater oversight of the National Security Agency as well as whistleblower protections for NSA contractors like Edward Snowden.
Executive Director of Covered California, Peter Lee discusses California's health exchange, Covered California, and the potential impacts of the national roll out of the Affordable Care Act.
Google's executive chairman has called the alleged spy tracking of communication data by the National Security Agency "outrageous" and potentially illegal, according to a published report.
Tuesday is Election Day around the Bay Area but in San Francisco political insiders say that only a small percentage of the electorate will turn out.
The war over the waterfront in San Francisco takes the form of Proposition B, which asks voters to sign off on a luxury condominium complex called 8 Washington. The plan has opponents furious and supporters exasperated.
State capitol watchers think the allegations of bribery and corruption against State Senator Ron Calderon could be problematic for other Democrats in the Legislature in next year's elections.
A dump truck was hanging over a guardrail on U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco after a crash that involved at least two other vehicles Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
More than four months after her only son was murdered on a street in Oakland, a mother is criticizing Mayor Jean Quan over a recent newspaper editorial touting her success in fighting crime.
Democratic State Senator Ron Calderon has not been charged with anything yet, but he is trouble with the law as Al Jazeera America has reported that he is being investigated for taking thousands of dollars in bribes from federal investigators, including an undercover FBI agent.
University of California President Janet Napolitano says she's devoting $5 million to provide special counseling and financial aid to students living illegally in the U.S.
The newspaper is the latest to refuse to use the name Redskins.
Farmers said they are having trouble finding enough workers to pick their crops, and may have to switch to machines.
The National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, the Washington Post reported, citing documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
The governor is still facing the federal mandate to reduce the population in state prisons, something he continues to fight.
This comes as the police department is struggling to retain officers, amid cuts in pay and pension benefits.
