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A Bay Area lawmaker is seeking to decriminalize jaywalking in California, saying such citations are disproportionately issued to people of color and have led to life-threatening encounters with law enforcement.
Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) has introduced a measure seeking to weed out extremists in law enforcement.
The San Jose City Council voted this week to immediately resume pre-pandemic homeless encampment management and abatement procedures, as well as explore the idea of sanctioned encampments.
A San Francisco superior court judge on Thursday denied City Attorney Dennis Herrera's request for a preliminary injunction that would force the San Francisco Unified officials to reopen school by the end of April.
The BART Board of Directors approved a three-year contract extension with the unions representing BART police Thursday.
The CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google face a new grilling by Congress Thursday, one focused on their efforts to prevent their platforms from spreading falsehoods and inciting violence.
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that judges must consider suspects' ability to pay when they set bail, essentially requiring that indigent defendants be freed unless they are deemed too dangerous to be released awaiting trial.
Assembly Bill 629 would direct the Bay Area's transit agencies to create a pilot program for one over-arching fare system, allowing riders to travel across multiple agencies on a fixed fare using a special pass.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he was nominating East Bay Assemblyman Rob Bonta to the role of California Attorney General.
President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenge at the U.S. southern border.
After an alarming increase of violent assaults and killings, more Asian Americans are actively seeking out ways to protect themselves and their loved ones.
With more than half of the city's residents being renters, the Richmond City Council voted to protect them during the pandemic by adopting an urgent city ordinance.
Dozens of homeless encampments that have exploded in size since the pandemic began could soon be cleared out in San Jose and relocated on public-owned property.
A longtime advocate for gun control, Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr made a heartfelt plea for stricter gun laws Tuesday in the wake of the two recent mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder.
Labor analysts warn that California may be faced with a looming labor shortage as the state races to reopen more and more of its economy that was shut down over the past year.
