Former L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez resigns over racist remarks
Martinez had resigned as president of the council on Monday.
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Martinez had resigned as president of the council on Monday.
A mayor-appointed police commissioner alleged Tuesday that an undated resignation letter he was directed to sign gave Mayor London Breed "carte blanche" to unilaterally remove him from his position and was an "end-run" around the city's charter.
There's four weeks to go until Election Day, and all registered Bay Area voters should receive a vote-by-mail ballot with a prepaid return envelope very soon.
After a years-long legal fight, the video of a landmark 2010 trial that cleared the way for gay marriage in California can be made public.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who is married to Gov. Gavin Newsom, is among the accusers of Harvey Weinstein who will testify at his rape and sexual assault.
Hundreds rallied against the Iranian government outside San Francisco City Hall Sunday afternoon as protests spread across the globe following 22-year-old Mahsa Amini's death after being detained by her country's morality police.
In a conversation about a year ago that just came to light, Nury Martinez, among other things, referred to a fellow councilmember's son with a racial slur.
GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Democrats support reparations for descendants of enslaved people because "they think the people that do the crime are owed that."
Representatives of Contra Costa Health Services warned Friday evening of elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide in the air.near the Crockett Wastewater Treatment Plant and advised residents to "take steps to stay safe."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he will call a special session of the state Legislature in December to pass a new tax on oil companies as punishment for what he calls "rank price gouging."
A famed North Bay winemaker is suing Napa County over what he claims is overreach regarding an "experimental" vineyard project on land burned in the 2020 Glass Fire.
Agents months ago gathered what they believe is sufficient evidence to charge the president's son with crimes related to taxes and making a false statement when purchasing a gun, according to sources.
President Biden said "no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana."
As of June 30, 594,120 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children were enrolled in DACA, half of whom live in California, Texas and Illinois.
A congressman from Maine said Wednesday he will file a proposal to withhold federal money from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and conservation group that has recommended seafood consumers avoid buying lobster.
