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A Santa Clara man was charged Friday with possessing assault weapons, explosives and bomb-making materials after the California Highway Patrol tracked an emailed death threat to Democratic state Sen. Leland Yee of San Francisco.
A new report shows Gov. Jerry Brown let stand 80 percent of a state board's decisions to parole murderers from California prisons.
Currently, health benefits in same-sex partnerships are taxed by the federal government as income, although some California companies reimburse that tax to their employees.
The man arrested Tuesday on suspicion of threats against California State Senator Leland Yee had a reputation as a skilled engineer who had previously done work for Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak.
The committee made no decision on whether the program, proposed by Sheriff Greg Ahern, would move forward.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, state Assemblyman Isadore Hall is proposing a special gift for porn actors—condoms for every adult film made in California.
A federal magistrate in San Francisco Thursday dismissed a lawsuit in which the city of Oakland was seeking to block a U.S. government bid to forfeit the property rented by California's largest medical marijuana dispensary.
California prison officials are opening a $24 million treatment center for mentally ill inmates as they urge a federal judge to end his oversight of the state's correctional system.
A new audit finds that the state Department of Parks and Recreation does not know how much it costs to operate each of California's 270 state parks, beaches and recreational areas.
The police chief of a Northern California beach town wants the city to ban gun shows and tighten zoning rules for weapons dealers.
California's health benefit exchange is the first in the nation to create standard benefits designed to help people shop for insurance coverage under the federal health care overhaul.
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey traveled to Palo Alto Wednesday evening for a fundraiser hosted by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The owners of Casino M8trix claim the city forced them to delay the opening of its card room by four months.
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is helping to organize a choreographed dance by inmates and staff at county jails on Thursday as part of an international campaign against domestic violence.
Some San Francisco supervisors have raised questions about a proposal from the Municipal Transportation Agency to increase the number of parking meters in the city.
