U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Prop. 8 Same-Sex Marriage Case
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up California's ban on same-sex unions and a separate dispute about federal benefits for legally married gay couples.
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The Supreme Court has agreed to take up California's ban on same-sex unions and a separate dispute about federal benefits for legally married gay couples.
Officials are warning that California's economic recovery could come to a halt if Congress and President Barack Obama are unable to avert the "fiscal cliff."
The embattled head of the San Francisco Housing Authority, under investigation and being sued over complaints of bullying and intimidating employees, has now come under fire by low income tenants who live in the buildings his agency manages.
At least a dozen California lawmakers repaired or upgraded their state-provided vehicles at taxpayers' expense in the final weeks before the one-of-its-kind perk was ending, then later bought those vehicles for personal use.
Civil rights lawyers who had sought a federal takeover of the Oakland Police Department reached a settlement with the city Wednesday that calls for a compliance director, not a receiver, to oversee the department.
Many Bay Area counties said they have already been using their own discretion when notifying ICE about suspected illegal immigrants—something State Attorney General Kamala Harris just gave them permission to do. Some even said that Harris's decision doesn't go far enough.
A ban on nudity in San Francisco was given final approval by the city's Board of Supervisors Tuesday in a raucous meeting at which several people stripped naked in board chambers.
The ACLU claims that that county officials have been perusing the use of drones in secrecy, and are planning to use them for surveillance and intelligence gathering, not simply search and rescue.
Kamala Harris said the federal Secure Communities program is flawed so she's advising local police agencies they don't have to comply with it.
The Petaluma City Council on Monday night unanimously passed an ordinance that bans smoking in apartments and other units of multi-family dwellings, as well as in hotels and motels.
For the second time in two days, a federal judge in California has issued a decision on the state's first-of-its-kind law prohibiting licensed psychotherapists from trying to change the sexual orientations of gay minors.
San Francisco City Hall could be filled once again with naked people on Tuesday when the city's Board of Supervisors is expected to give its final approval to a citywide ban on nudity.
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked California from enforcing a first-of-its-kind law that bars licensed psychotherapists from working to change the sexual orientations of gay minors.
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to take another look on Friday at whether it should review the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
Assembly Speaker John Perez, who is openly gay himself, will recognize 18-year-old Ryan Andresen at the opening legislative session at noon.
