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A group of Senators are demanding answers from the Justice Department about the federal prison system's handling of rampant staff misconduct including staff-on-inmate sexual abuse.
After a drama-filled week and hours of debate, the San Mateo City Council finally appointed councilmember Amourence Lee as the community's new mayor late Monday night.
In the small Marin County town of Fairfax, property owners are staging an uprising over a new pair of ordinances that mandate rent control and just cause eviction protections for most rental units.
WNBA star Brittney Griner returned to the basketball court for the first time after being freed from a Russian prison. The Biden administration is still working to secure the release of Paul Whelan from Russia. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused a request from tobacco companies to stop California from enforcing a ban on flavored tobacco products that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November.
The daughter of Nancy Pelosi talks about her new HBO documentary, "Pelosi in the House," that traces her mother's pioneering career, and about her father's recovery from a politically-motivated assault.
Bucking a 128-year-old tradition, a heated city council dispute has left San Mateo without a mayor.
The U.S. allegations are part of a deliberate effort by the U.S. to drive global isolation of Russia.
Her plane landed in San Antonio, Texas. Griner was freed from Russia in exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Moscow said at the time it wanted "a spy for a spy."
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an increase in the county's minimum wage for some workers by nearly 3 percent.
A new bill proposed by the assembly member who represents San Francisco would protect California renters from paying more than a month's rent for security deposits.
The measure is likely to be one of the last significant legislative accomplishments from the Democratic-led House.
Santa Clara County Sheriff-elect Bob Jonsen will assume his duties one month early after his embattled predecessor abruptly resigned in October.
Oakland's vice mayor may be fined next week $19,000 for possible government ethics violations, according to the city's Public Ethics Commission.
