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Politicians and tenant's rights activists blocked the stairwell of a Jackson Street apartment building in San Francisco Wednesday to show support for the Lee family who are scheduled to be evicted under the Ellis Act because a new property owner bought their building.
San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, who drew national attention as a result of his successful pension reform campaign is in the spotlight again. This time his proposal is to amend the California constitution to further those goals with a ballot measure in the November election.
Despite problems which have run the gamut from the death of a sailor during a practice run to cheating scandals to financial shortfalls because of teams dropping out, San Francisco's mayor said Wednesday he would welcome the America's Cup event again.
The legislation signed Wednesday will raise the current minimum of $8 an hour to $9 on July 1, 2014, and then to $10 on Jan. 1, 2016.
The Palo Alto city council voted unanimously Tuesday to require new homes to come pre-wired for electric car charging systems.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Tuesday expanding California's Paid Family Leave Program to include workers who take time off to care for seriously ill grandparents, grandchildren, siblings and in-laws.
A second far Northern California county has voted to secede from the state after Modoc County supervisors voted 4-0 in favor of secession.
San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener has asked the city's transportation authority for an audit on the public transit impacts of a new Golden State Warriors arena proposed to go along the waterfront.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is considering legislation that would prevent local law enforcement from putting immigration holds on individuals scheduled for jail release.
Federal judges have agreed to extend an end-of-year deadline for reducing California's prison population in hopes of finding a long-term solution to an overcrowding crisis.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday ordered creation of a statewide earthquake early warning system that could give millions of Californians a few precious seconds of warning before a powerful temblor strikes.
KPIX 5 was at the State Capitol and watched the Assembly at work during the last two weeks of the session. Lawmakers were voting on hundreds of bills. But we noticed something strange: Many votes were being cast without anyone sitting in the chair.
Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday he has signed legislation requiring California drivers to stay at least 3 feet away when passing bicyclists.
An Oakland city councilman is proposing a youth curfew as a way to reduce crime, but also as a prevention and protection measure for youth.
Cuts in the state budget have hit a lot of people hard, but they hit especially hard when you're already hurting. If you're sick and off work in the State of California some federal under-funding issues could have a major impact on you.
