Mayor Quan Wants Oakland Budget On The Fast Track
Mayor Jean Quan isn't wasting any time. She wants to have the framework for a budget in place within the next couple of weeks for City Council review.
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Mayor Jean Quan isn't wasting any time. She wants to have the framework for a budget in place within the next couple of weeks for City Council review.
California Republicans meet in Sacramento this weekend at a time of high tension within the party.
All state employee unions now have contracts or tentative agreements after the last three bargaining groups reached deals with the administration of Gov. Jerry Brown.
Perhaps the most egregious case of alleged prosecutorial misconduct involved a former prosecutor who has been suspended by the California State Bar Association for violating defendants' rights.
Bay Area music legend Joan Baez will be honored at the San Francisco gathering this weekend to mark Amnesty International's 50th anniversary.
After suffering widespread losses at the polls in 2010, the California Republican Party is trying to regroup and stay relevant in a state that appears to be leaning less and less toward Republican ideology.
California lawmakers on Thursday tackled about half of the state's $26.6 billion shortfall, but left the most contentious parts of Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal unresolved.
While the California state legislature hems and haws over whether to have a special election in June San Francisco's Department of Elections has been left hanging.
San Jose police officers need to focus on building relationships with the communities they patrol rather than indiscriminately enforcing federal immigration laws, Police Chief Chris Moore said Thursday.
California Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein have asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to inspect two California nuclear plants built near earthquake faults to ensure they can withstand a major quake.
Alameda County has approved an additional $2 million to train former workers at the New United Motor Manufacturing plant for other jobs.
Well-publicized cases of public employees abusing the system to enrich themselves have helped sour the public perception of public employee benefits, according to a new poll.
California legislators are taking the ongoing foreclosure crisis head on, with a new slate of bills known as the Homeowners Protection Act.
California lawmakers on Wednesday approved billions of dollars in cuts to state programs but left two of the budget plan's most contentious elements undecided.
Twitter officials told San Francisco city leaders on Tuesday that the company plans to lease offices in the Mid-Market neighborhood if it receives a payroll tax exemption.
