San Jose City Council Votes To Raise Medical Marijuana Tax
The increased tax rate is expected to generate about $1.5 million in additional revenue a year for the city.
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The increased tax rate is expected to generate about $1.5 million in additional revenue a year for the city.
San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener is looking at the possibility of placing a small surcharge on tickets for festivals and sporting events to raise revenue for the San Francisco Municipal Railway system.
The Bay Area bid to host the 2016 Super Bowl was approved Tuesday at a meeting of 32 National Football League team owners in Boston.
The Golden State Warriors and their star point guard Stephen Curry were honored at San Francisco City Hall Tuesday for their run in the NBA playoffs this year, just the franchise's second postseason appearance in the past 19 years.
San Francisco's political leaders were in the middle of celebrating the Golden State Warriors' achievements when Mayor Lee received a note that said his city won the bid to host the 50th Super Bowl.
People with disabled placards that allow them to park at certain street spaces in San Francisco for free soon could have to feed parking meters like everyone else.
Students at California community colleges could see additional class options for short summer and winter sessions under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Monday, but those courses would come with a higher price tag.
California Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday he doesn't know if the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend because of safety concerns.
Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found.
The measure is intended to restrict dispensaries that federal prosecutors say had grown out of control in California, where voters first supported legalizing cannabis to treat illness in 1996.
The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system.
The state's independent budget analyst says California will take in $3.2 billion more than Gov. Jerry Brown estimated, providing Democratic lawmakers the opportunity to increase spending.
Bicyclists in San Francisco may soon find it a lot easier to find a parking space for their two-wheelers.
The state commission that regulates development along the San Francisco Bay shoreline has declined to take a formal position on state legislation concerning the proposed Warriors arena on the San Francisco Waterfront.
To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister.
