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Controversial San Francisco reparations proposal thrills, appalls
Should San Francisco pay its Black residents $5 million each? Many say it's a fair settlement but doubters say it's unconstitutional. Kelsi Thorud reports. (4-6-23)
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Should San Francisco pay its Black residents $5 million each? Many say it's a fair settlement but doubters say it's unconstitutional. Kelsi Thorud reports. (4-6-23)
The Biden administration has proposed a rule that would prevent schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes. If approved, the proposed rule would fall under Title IX. Ed O'Keefe has more.
In what could prove a significant move for communities facing air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Thursday that chemical plants nationwide measure certain hazardous compounds that cross beyond their property lines and reduce them when they are too high.
Lawmakers voted to expel two young Black representatives, but the motion to expel a White legislator failed by one vote.
Democrats said the findings underscore the need for a written code of conduct for Supreme Court justices, who are not covered by binding ethics rules.
Rep. Ro Khanna told CBS News that the topics of discussion will include how U.S. companies can maintain a competitive edge with China while shifting product manufacturing back to the U.S.
The San Francisco City Attorney is now authorized to bring civil action against janitorial, security and building maintenance contracting companies if they abruptly terminate jobs.
A spokesperson for former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said that Pence’s legal team will not appeal a judge’s order that he testify in a special counsel probe over former President Donald Trump’s actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Robert Costa has the latest.
Youth organizers will call on Alameda County leaders Wednesday to end youth incarceration in the county, according to the Free Our Kids Coalition, which opposes a new county juvenile camp.
The former president appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon to face the unprecedented charges for the first time.
Police departments across the country are stretched thin and struggling to attract recruits. Now, one Bay Area city has just signed off on what appears to be the biggest hiring bonus in the country - $75,000 for new officers.
The former president pleaded not guilty to all charges in a court appearance Tuesday.
It's being tabbed as the nation's first Big Oil watchdog. California lawmakers passed a bill to have a commission investigate the oil industry.
President Joe Biden on Monday issued a major disaster declaration in multiple California counties impacted by this winter's storms, his office announced.
Oakland police officers have filed a claim against the city for damages suffered due to the ransomware attack on the city in February, officials with the police union said Monday.
