Report Finds America's Cup Failed To Live Up To Expectations For SF Economy
A new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute indicates that the City of San Francisco lost money hosting the America's Cup.
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A new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute indicates that the City of San Francisco lost money hosting the America's Cup.
Auto theft increased significantly in California and other property crimes also rose after the state began an initiative resulting in more inmates being released early.
A majority of Californians now favor legalizing marijuana for not just medicinal but also recreational purposes, according to new Field Poll results released on Tuesday.
The San Jose City Council will once again take up the thorny issue of regulating medical marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday evening, including an ordinance that could severely limit where the cannabis clubs can operate.
California's health insurance exchange has a backlog of 25,000 paper applications that must be processed by Dec. 23 for the applicants to get health insurance starting in the new year.
A group was gathering in downtown San Francisco Monday afternoon to call for city and state officials to shift support from technology companies and other corporations to students, families and public education.
North Korea freed Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old veteran of the Korean War from Palo Alto, after a weekslong detention.
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, died Thursday at the age of 95, more than two decades after he visited Oakland as part of a U.S. tour to rally support for anti-apartheid efforts.
Gov. Jerry Brown's approval rating has reached a new high as he considers seeking re-election next year.
The board that oversees California's embattled $68 billion high-speed rail project decided Thursday to try again to gain blanket authority to sell $8.6 billion in state bonds, after a judge blocked the bond sales last week in one of several recent setbacks for the project.
The Sebastopol City Council Tuesday night unanimously selected as mayor the founder and executive director of two Peace in Medicine licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Sonoma County.
Several oil companies around the Bay Area are proposing upgrades or additions to their facilities, but environmental advocates said Wednesday that the projects will endanger the public by enabling increased refining of dirtier crude oil.
A San Francisco Superior Court judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a parent and environmental group that opposed plans to convert the city's Beach Chalet athletic fields from grass to artificial turf.
Neel Kashkari, the son of Indian immigrants, is considering entering next year's campaign as the third Republican challenger to Gov. Jerry Brown,
Cities in California are watching how the bankruptcy case plays out in Michigan, and whether it might affect their own proceedings in California.
