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Gov. Jerry Brown's budget for the coming fiscal year calls for an 8.5 percent increase in general fund spending coupled with a dedication to pay down the state's debt by more than $11 billion.
Jahi McMath, the 13-year-old girl who was declared brain-dead after a tonsillectomy at Children's Hospital Oakland, has become the centerpiece of a political fundraising effort.
San Jose election officials have thrown out a measure that attempted to repeal the city's ban on polystyrene food containers because thousands of signatures gathered were made up.
They look suspiciously like illegal casinos: Computer cafes where you can take your chances on winning cash. Now, one lawmaker is cracking down, proposing a ban that could wipe them out for good.
State officials say proponents of a pension reform measure backed by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed can start collecting signatures to put it on the ballot.
Reports of the National Security Agency (NSA) collecting data on millions of Americans has spurred one the first bills of the year in the California Legislature.
Mayor Ed Lee announced an 18-month pilot program Monday that would allow commuter shuttles commonly known as "Google buses" to use 200 Muni bus stops throughout San Francisco to load and unload commuters, for a price.
The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen on Monday as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating an advocate of fighting unemployment and a backer of the central bank's efforts to spur the economy with low interest rates and massive bond purchases.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on Congress to approve an increase in the federal minimum wage at the Golden Gate Club in San Francisco's Presidio on Sunday.
Social conservative groups are pushing for a ballot measure to overturn a law, signed into law by Gov. Brown, last August that protects the rights of transgender students and they expect to have a better idea about whether the issue will go before voters this fall.
After a Christmas Day fire killed one of her housemates and injured another, former SF Supervisor Christina Olague finds herself homeless. The housing rights advocate told KPIX 5's Joe Vazquez she is grateful for the outpouring of community support.
A new study from researchers at UC San Francisco found that the state could save hundreds of millions of dollars from reduced diabetes cases.
Former Minnesota punter Chris Kluwe says his special teams coordinator made anti-gay comments while Kluwe was with the Vikings, an allegation the coach "vehemently denies."
Sunnyvale has been getting calls from cities around the country over its successful passage of a gun-control ordinance last November, but the NRA has filed a lawsuit that challenges the measure.
With Covered California health insurance coverage beginning Wednesday, another hurdle for consumers will come on Jan. 6 when they must pay for it.
