Banks Targeted In Marches, Rallies During Occupy Oakland General Strike
Groups of Occupy Oakland protesters broke off from a main rally near the city hall plaza to picket at nearby banks during a day where activists called for a general strike.
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Groups of Occupy Oakland protesters broke off from a main rally near the city hall plaza to picket at nearby banks during a day where activists called for a general strike.
Government lawyers on Wednesday agreed to resume their court battle with inmate lawyers no earlier than September, which will push back any scheduled executions into 2013.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera and other mayoral candidates are calling on the district attorney to investigate new money laundering allegations against supporters of Mayor Ed Lee's mayoral campaign.
A federal judge released the town from bankruptcy Tuesday, putting an end to Vallejo's three-year bout as one of the nation's first and largest bankrupt cities.
San Jose's mayor is calling for an increase in the city's tax on medical marijuana dispensaries to fund a special election on the city's pot regulations.
Hundreds of teachers will be among thousands expected to participate in the general strike organized by Occupy Oakland on Wednesday.
A resolution expressing support for the "Occupy Wall Street" movement that also asks for force not to be used against the demonstrators in San Francisco was approved Tuesday by the city's Board of Supervisors.
KCBS Political Analyst Joe Tuman said Bay Area officials are setting a precedent in how they deal with the Occupy movement.
Public nudists in San Francisco will have to cover up in certain situations under legislation given unanimous initial approval Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.
Next week, San Francisco voters will elect a new mayor with a system many of them still don't quite understand.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has officially responded to a group of Oakland residents seeking to recall her saying she's ignoring public safety as the city's most pressing issue.
A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee approved a resolution endorsing the continuing anti-Wall Street protests at Justin Herman Plaza.
Millions of dollars in federal stimulus money remains unspent in California, but before that cash goes back to Washington, some state lawmakers want to make sure it gets spent.
Peninsula congresswoman Jackie Speier plans to spend the next five days limiting herself to eating on a budget of $4.50 per day—which she says is the budget of a typical food stamps recipient.
The KCBS and Chronicle Insider explains why San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is in no hurry to crackdown on the Occupy SF tents along the Embarcadero.
