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The local chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation is joining six other California affiliates to request an exemption from the organization's decision to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood.
A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco today that a video recording of a 2010 trial on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 must remain sealed.
The board overseeing California's plan to build a $98 billion high-speed rail system chose an appointee of Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday to take over as its chairman.
A Peninsula congresswoman wants an independent investigator to determine whether a federal park ranger used excessive force when she used a stun gun on a man walking his dogs.
Assemblyman Jerry Hill and a consumer watchdog group want the PUC to intervene in a proposal in which they claim PG&E would profit off of ratepayers for gas line improvements in the wake of the San Bruno explosion.
Members of Occupy Oakland stood on the steps of Oakland City Hall on Wednesday, making claims of excessive force and baseless arrests during demonstrations Saturday.
President Barack Obama is returning to San Francisco later this month for a large fundraising rally, according to officials with his re-election campaign.
The president of the California Public Utilities Commission was widely criticized for appointing himself in charge of the penalty phase of the San Bruno pipeline explosion investigation, and now, CPUC President Michael Peevey said that he won't be working alone on the probe.
Kevin Johnson no doubt experienced heckling during his NBA playing days and he's heard from critics during his three years as Sacramento's mayor, but Tuesday may have been a first for him.
The San Jose City Council approved a temporary tax break Tuesday to encourage more commercial development in the city.
Oakland leaders have agreed to eliminate 105 city positions to fill a $28 million budget gap caused by the loss of state redevelopment money. However, last minute negotiations were able to save popular programs from deep cuts.
California voters are an increasingly independent bunch, with a record number declining to join either the Democrats or the Republicans, with latest tally holding especially bad news for the California GOP.
State Controller John Chiang sent a letter to lawmakers, telling that immediate action needs to be taken or California will run out of cash by early March.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's re-election campaign reported Tuesday that she raised nearly $950,000 in the final three months of 2011 as she worked to overcome the disappearance of an estimated $4.6 million from her campaign coffers.
A newly released KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll shows Bay Area support for the 'Occupy' movement is on a downward spiral after recent violent demonstrations in Oakland.
