Legislature Sends Gov. Brown Bill On California Prison Deal
The Legislature has approved a compromise plan to deal with California's prison crisis by passing a bill asking federal judges to extend the deadline for releasing thousands of inmates.
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The Legislature has approved a compromise plan to deal with California's prison crisis by passing a bill asking federal judges to extend the deadline for releasing thousands of inmates.
In Washington, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden walked out to the White House's South Lawn for a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. -- the time the first plane struck the south tower in New York. Another jetliner struck the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m.
Fewer Americans fear their families could become victims of a terror attack, according to a new poll.
With the majority of Americans - and many in the Bay Area - against the use of force in Syria, President Obama asked them Tuesday evening to have confidence in his judgment as commander in chief if he launches a strike despite their opposition.
The state Senate has approved a bill that would end traditional standardized testing of students in reading, math and social science, as the top federal education official threatened to withhold federal funds if the measure becomes law.
President Obama said in a nationally televised address Tuesday evening that recent diplomatic steps offer "the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons" inside Syria without the use of force, but he also insisted the U.S. military will keep the pressure on and be ready to respond" if other measures fail.
The board that oversees California's High Speed Rail Authority unanimously approved a raise for its chief executive on Tuesday.
A federal appeals court has affirmed a judge's decision that Google overstepped its bounds by enabling its vehicles to collect emails, Internet passwords and Web surfing behavior while photographing neighborhoods for the search giant's popular "Street View" mapping feature.
Supporters of a California ballot measure that softened the nation's toughest three-strikes law say some 1,000 prisoners have had their life terms significantly reduced and are out of prison.
Federal officials on Tuesday released previously classified documents showing misuse of a domestic spying program in 2009.
The Richmond City Council Tuesday evening will consider scrapping the city's controversial plan to buy struggling homeowners' underwater mortgages.
Supporters of a California ballot measure that softened the nation's toughest three-strikes law say some 1,000 prisoners have had their life terms significantly reduced and have been released from prison.
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill closing a legal loophole that allowed a rape conviction to be overturned because the woman was not married.
U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Monday that she continued to support President Obama's proposed military strike against Syria. But Feinstein added that she was open to a suggestion by the Russian government to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control.
The state Senate has approved a bill making it a misdemeanor to store a firearm where it is accessible to a child.
