SFMTA Board Approves Bus Rapid Transit On Van Ness Avenue
Plans to make over San Francisco's Van Ness Avenue with a bus rapid transit project were approved Tuesday afternoon, a transportation agency spokesman said.
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Plans to make over San Francisco's Van Ness Avenue with a bus rapid transit project were approved Tuesday afternoon, a transportation agency spokesman said.
Contra Costa County supervisors unanimously approved an agreement with Chevron Tuesday that will put an end to property tax lawsuits against the county and should save the county millions of dollars and boost strained relations between the county and the oil giant.
When former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano takes over as president of the University of California later this month, she will live in leased accommodations that the college system is renting for nearly $10,000 a month.
As the University of California prepares to welcome former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as its next president, the college system's governing board is being asked to consider renovating the vacant mansion that housed many of Napolitano's predecessors.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors rejected part of a proposed ordinance amendment Tuesday that would have allowed the sheriff's office to sell more than 700 guns.
The Affordable Health Care Act can be confusing, so California set up call centers to explain to educate the public on how it works. But, not all of those call center workers are eligible for health insurance themselves.
The San Leandro City Council approved flying the flag of the People's Republic of China above City Hall next month, despite protests over the nation's human rights record.
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen - a Bay Area local - is once again the odds-on favorite to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve, now that President Barack Obama's preferred candidate, former adviser Larry Summers, has stepped out of the race.
"It's very exciting to see an Indian American win Miss America because it is such a long standing institution in American culture," said Ash Karla, the first Indian-American elected to the San Jose City Council.
Lawrence Summers' withdrawal followed growing resistance from critics. His exit could open the door for his chief rival, Janet Yellen, the Fed's vice chair.
An agreement announced early Saturday by Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for Syria to eliminate all its chemical weapons by the middle of next year or face U.N. penalties.
California could join Japan, Mexico and other earthquake-prone countries that alert residents to the approach of powerful shaking under a bill awaiting approval from Gov. Jerry Brown.
To get the driver's licenses they've long sought, immigrants living in California illegally will have to do something many have long resisted: publicly identify themselves.
The state Senate has passed a bill allowing the DMV to issue a commemorative license plate featuring Snoopy, Charles Schulz's beloved `Peanuts' character.
The California Legislature has sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would require development of an earthquake early warning system.
