LGBTQ+ groups, lawmakers rally at Capitol amid fight over rights of trans students, parents
Democratic lawmakers joined LGBTQ+ rights organizations on the steps of the Capitol for their annual advocacy day. The event coming as the battle over the rights of transgender students and parents continues to escalate.
California takes up gun control amendment to Constitution
The California legislature has taken up an amendment to the US Constitution proposed by Gov. Newsom that would impose four major changes to restrict access to guns.
Sen. Feinstein sues late husband's estate
Sen. Dianne Feinstein accuses the trustees of her late husband's estate of financial and elder abuse in a recently filed lawsuit.
San Jose approves labor deal, avoiding worker strike
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday approved the conceptual terms of an agreement to head off a strike by thousands of city workers.
Driverless Cruise cars cause traffic jam day after mass expansion approved in San Francisco
As many as 10 Cruise driverless taxis stopped working in San Francisco’s North Beach on Friday night. The tech fiasco caused traffic to back up and left many people questioning the recent decision by state regulators to approve the expanded use of robotaxis.
Bay Area has 2nd-highest amount of gun deaths statewide: study
The Bay Area experienced the second-highest gun-related deaths in the state, a new study found, and not surprisingly, the most deaths occured in the East Bay.
EPA investigates alleged racial discrimination by California Water Board
Native American tribes and other groups claim California discrimianted against them by not protecting water quality in the SF Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Senior California official, previously endorsed by Newsom, begins drawing in donations in run for governor
Thurmond has previously been accused of causing a toxic work environment by staffers in which they were allegedly subject to humiliation.
Calls mount for California to hit brakes on driverless vehicles
Waymo and Cruise may soon win approval to allow their self-driving taxis to rove San Francisco streets 24 hours a day.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein briefly hospitalized after fall in San Francisco
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is back home after falling in her San Francisco home, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Rep. Barbara Lee tours Black-owned business, marks one year since CHIPS Act signing
East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) toured a modest office space in West Oakland to celebrate Black Business Month and to mark the one-year anniversary of the signing of the CHIPS Act.
San Francisco supervisors spar over plans for drug user wellness centers
San Francisco supervisors are sparring over a plan to get drug users off the streets and into wellness centers.
Taylor Swift in LA: Politicians urge concert postponements in solidarity with striking hotel workers
California’s lieutenant governor and other elected officials urged Taylor Swift to postpone her Los Angeles concerts as a way to stand in solidarity with striking hotel workers.
Regional NAACP backs Oakland branch's request for state of emergency over ongoing violence
Violence in Oakland has reached a boiling point causing the Oakland chapter of the NAACP to ask city leaders to declare a state of emergency, and now, the regional branch is doubling down.
Ex-City Councilman and ex-City Hall aide picked for Oakland Police Commission
A former city councilman and an ex-City Hall staffer have been nominated to serve on Oakland's tumultuous police commission.
California Democrats revived a stalled bill on child trafficking after public pressure
California Republicans had a rare chance to celebrate Thursday after Democrats in the state Legislature capitulated on one of the GOP’s top priorities: A bill to increase penalties for child traffickers.
California lawmakers push to end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws
State Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins has introduced SB 447, a bill that aims to repeal and replace California's ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws.
Rep. Adam Schiff, censured by GOP-led House, raises $8.1 million for his California Senate race
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff’s Senate campaign said Wednesday that the California Democrat had raised $8.1 million over the past three months, a period that includes his recent censure by the Republican-led House.
East Bay trauma centers see 180% increase in gun injuries compared to pre-pandemic years
Gunfire has taken a toll nationwide over the past Fourth of July holiday week. From mass shootings in Baltimore and Philadelphia, to a shooting in Hayward in the Bay Area, the terror and trauma have many Americans calling again for action.
These new California laws took effect in July
A bump in gas prices, relief for toll penalties, and sealing of criminal records are just some of the new laws that went into effect in California this July.