Ed Lee Set To Be Interim Mayor Of San Francisco
Former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was sworn in Monday afternoon as California's new Lt. Governor paving the way for City Administrator Ed Lee to become interim mayor for the next 12 months.
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Former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was sworn in Monday afternoon as California's new Lt. Governor paving the way for City Administrator Ed Lee to become interim mayor for the next 12 months.
In his final act as mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom swore in police Chief George Gascon as the new district attorney in a special ceremony held on the mayor's balcony inside City Hall Sunday.
California members of the House of Representatives say the shooting of their colleague in Tucson won't deter them from holding public events.
Gov. Jerry Brown has been cagey about his spending plans for California, offering few specifics about how he'll tackle a $28 billion budget deficit.
Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner wants to pass legislation to effectively force Amazon to start collecting sales tax in California and then transfer those funds to the state treasury.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors reappointed David Chiu as president of the board.
U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi held an afternoon public event in San Francisco as scheduled, despite the shooting of an Arizona Congresswoman at a community event earlier Saturday.
As Mayor Newsom gets ready to leave office he still holds out hope that the 49ers stay in San Francisco.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said she wants to improve the city's image, bring more shoppers to town, and visit China to court more business for the port.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Friday afternoon overwhelmingly backed City Administrator Edwin Lee to be the interim mayor.
California's top prosecutor is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to bar drug companies from making agreements with competitors to keep quiet about generic versions of their brand name drugs.
Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he is eliminating the Secretary of Education position and slashing the governor's office by 25 percent as he tries to make good on a campaign promise to cut government spending.
The pensions of the state's highest paid public employees have become the latest target of Sacramento politicians struggling to close a budget deficit now estimated at more than $28 billion.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones are vowing to push back against massive health insurance rate hikes proposed by Blue Shield.
