SFPD Says Shoplifting, Fights On The Rise Around Occupy Encampment
San Francisco police have been responding to a growing number of problems in and around the protest site, and neighboring businesses have reported a spike in shoplifting
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San Francisco police have been responding to a growing number of problems in and around the protest site, and neighboring businesses have reported a spike in shoplifting
A charter amendment proposal was introduced at San Francisco City Hall Tuesday which would put an end to the city's experiment with rank choice voting.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan on Tuesday called on Occupy Oakland protesters to designate official representatives to negotiate with the city and take steps to limit violence at future protests.
The University of California plans to ask for a big increase in funding from a state that is struggling to pay its bills.
Many Bay Area voters were headed to the polls Tuesday, but that wasn't technically the case in Santa Clara County, home to one of the highest local percentages of absentee voting.
Federal elections monitors will observe voting practices at Alameda County polling places Tuesday to ensure minority voters have equal access to information at the polls, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday.
The California Secretary of State is sending election observers to San Francisco on Tuesday to oversee poll workers and voters as they cast their ballots.
Medical marijuana providers and patients are suing the federal government to keep it from shutting down pot clubs in California.
The campaign headquarters for San Francisco mayoral candidate and Board of Supervisors President David Chiu was burglarized and vandalized on Sunday night, campaign officials said Monday.
Candidates for San Francisco mayor, district attorney and sheriff were making a last-minute push ahead of Tuesday's election.
Protesters converged on banks across the Bay Area on the Saturday dubbed 'Bank Transfer Day.'
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is warning Occupy Oakland protesters at the city hall encampment to find a way to keep the peace and follow the rules, or else the camp will need to be dismantled again.
Representatives of the Occupy Wall Street movement in Oakland say they regret that their daylong downtown demonstration was marred by an "autonomous" group.
A Republican-led House panel on Thursday agreed to subpoena the White House for documents related to Solyndra Inc., the failed California solar company that received a half-billion-dollar federal loan.
Days before Fremont solar panel maker Solyndra collapsed, the Obama administration considered a bailout that would have provided an infusion of cash and a new board of directors, including two directors appointed by the Energy Department.
