Peninsula Legislator Asks Voters To Suggest New Laws
State Assemblyman Jerry Hill is encouraging his Peninsula constituents to submit ideas for new laws.
Watch CBS News
State Assemblyman Jerry Hill is encouraging his Peninsula constituents to submit ideas for new laws.
San Francisco and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. officials plan to install equipment to help prevent a repeat of Monday's blackouts at Candlestick Park, which happened during a nationally televised game between the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Backers of a plan to build a high-speed rail system from Sacramento to San Diego have inflated the number of jobs the project would generate by as many as 50 times, according to a published report.
One of the new California laws set to take effect on January 1st would make it illegal to purchase alcohol in grocery store self-checkout lines in an effort to prevent minors from buying alcohol.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has appointed an independent investigator to evaluate the police use of force in responding to Occupy demonstrations.
The California Employment Development Department said Wednesday that about 1.1 million residents will begin losing unemployment extensions at the end of this year if Congress does not extend benefits.
A new political party that aims to change the way we elect a president is gaining momentum. The Americans Elect group has collected enough signatures to appear on the June Primary ballot.
California's attorney general is suing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, demanding that the government-backed companies respond to questions in a state investigation.
The Palo Alto City Council on Monday night approved the wording of the city's official position on high-speed rail, calling for the project to be "terminated."
A coalition of medical marijuana activists that represents dispensary workers has proposed a 2012 ballot initiative that would create an appointed Board of Medical Marijuana Enforcement.
KCBS, CBS 5 and SF Chronicle Insider Phil Matier shared his thoughts on the recall effort for Oakland Mayor Jean Quan.
Labor leaders in Oakland said they will help Mayor Jean Quan defeat the campaign to recall her from office.
A new political party will appear on California's presidential election ballot next year, the first time since 1995 that a party has been added.
The Bay Area congressional delegation was heading back to the nation's capitol Monday to vote on a measure to extend a middle class tax cut.
Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader whose iron rule and nuclear ambitions dominated world security fears for more than a decade, has died. He was 69.
