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A lawsuit filed Tuesday sought to halt the sale of 11 California state office complexes, including the San Francisco Civic Center, alleging the process illegally bypassed the state Judicial Council and amounts to an improper gift of public funds.
San Francisco supervisors were meeting late Tuesday afternoon to vote on whether to begin the selection process for outgoing Mayor Gavin Newsom's replacement.
Democrat Kamala Harris of San Francisco retained a 30,000-vote lead Tuesday over Republican Steve Cooley of Los Angeles in the race for state attorney general.
Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, who is poised to move from speaker to minority leader in the next Congress, got an earful from some rank-and-file colleagues who said the party must change leaders.
With some incoming governors rejecting money for high-speed rail, California's two U.S. senators are asking the Obama administration to redirect federal funding to their home state.
A 49-year-old California patent lawyer has been elected as the nation's first openly transgender trial judge.
A motion was expected Tuesday before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to pick a new mayor. Despite that push by left-leaning supervisors, it appeared there would be a lot of talk without much action.
The court indicated that it first wanted to hear arguments about whether anyone even had a legal standing to try to reinstate the ban on same sex marriage.
Mayor Ron Dellums announced Monday he won't give his final "State of the City" address in person and will instead post it in written and video formats on the city's website.
The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that illegal immigrants are entitled to the same tuition breaks offered to in-state high school students to attend public colleges and universities.
The state Public Works Board voted 3-2 Monday to retire the bonds on several state-owned office buildings, paving the way for California to sell property as a way to raise cash quickly in a deal that analysts warn could cost taxpayers in the long run.
Oakland's mayor-elect laid out an ambitious plan for her approach to the job, promising she would launch a new era at City Hall.
In a move that was widely seen as a stepping stone for his next role, Gov. Schwarzenegger on Monday hosted his third and final Climate Change Summit at UC Davis.
The race to be San Francisco's next mayor just got a little more crowded. KCBS reporter Mike Sugerman jumped into the campaign fray during his travels, About the Bay.
Oakland Mayor-elect Jean Quan was surrounded by a steady stream of well wishers as she sat in her monthly booth at the Montclair Farmers Market for the very last time on Sunday.
