SF supervisor calls for moratorium on new cannabis retailer applications
San Francisco supervisor and mayoral candidate Ahsha Safai is calling for a moratorium on new applications for cannabis retailers.
'We're moving in:' State AG Rob Bonta launches civil rights investigation in Antioch Police Department
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced the launch of a civil rights investigation into the scandal-scarred Antioch Police Department.
FDA panel backs Opill over-the-counter birth control
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription.
California Gov. Newsom declines to back reparations checks, says slavery's legacy is 'more than cash payments'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declined to endorse specific recommendations from the state’s reparations task force, which voted last week to recommend proposals that could result in California’s Black residents receiving billions of dollars in reparations.
Debt ceiling deadlock continues with next meeting set for Friday
A critical meeting between President Biden and Congressional leaders ended Tuesday with no deal on the debt ceiling deadlock.
Rep. George Santos charged by federal prosecutors
The charges are expected to be announced as early as Wednesday in the Eastern District in Brooklyn.
BART can increase ridership with cleaner trains and more police, poll finds
The Bay Area Council, a key player in BART's inception in the 1960s, said the transit system could see a boost in ridership if more was done to improve the overall experience.
Texas lawmaker accused of having sex with and giving alcohol to teen staffer expelled from state house
Bryan Slaton became the first Texas lawmaker to be expelled in nearly 100 years. He was also a former youth pastor.
SF DA's stance on Banko Brown killing is 'contradiction,' supervisor says
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton called District Attorney Brooke Jenkins' handling of the killing of Banko Brown, an alleged shoplifter shot by a Walgreens security guard, a "contradiction."
Trump rape lawsuit: Jury rejects rape claim, finds Trump liable for sexual abuse in 1996 attack
A jury in New York City has rejected a woman’s claim that Donald Trump raped her in a luxury Manhattan department store in 1996, but found Trump liable for sexual abuse against E. Jean Carroll.
Dianne Feinstein returns to Washington
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is returning to Washington, D.C. after spending months in San Francisco due to a medical condition.
San Francisco Supervisor Ahsha Safai says he will run against Mayor Breed
San Francisco District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safai has made official he will challenge Mayor London Breed in the 2024 election.
California reparations panel OKs state apology, payments
California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.
Rep. Barbara Lee speaks to KTVU about the impacts of raising the federal debt ceiling
More than 7,800 people in the East Bay could lose their jobs, nearly 70,000 more could see their Social Security payments jeopardized, and 259,000 people could lose their health benefits if the federal government does not raise the debt ceiling, says East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland).
Rep. Barbara Lee speaks to KTVU about the impacts of raising the federal debt ceiling
More than 7,800 people in the East Bay could lose their jobs, nearly 70,000 more could see their Social Security payments jeopardized, and 259,000 people could lose their health benefits if the federal government does not raise the debt ceiling, says East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
Aging infrastructure, missing data, and backlog of repairs plague PG&E
A new look at PG&E by independent monitors finds that the company is not keeping up with maintenance and replacement of vital equipment.
Trump deposition video in rape trial released
In the video, which was recorded last October, Trump denies the allegations of his accuser, the writer E. Jean Carroll, referring to her as a “nut job" and “mentally sick."
Report: GOP billionaire paid tuition for child raised by Justice Clarence Thomas
The revelation of tuition payments made by Dallas billionaire Harlan Crow is the latest example of Crow's generosity to Thomas and his family that has raised questions about Thomas' ethics and disclosure requirements more generally.
California court upholds state-wide ban on assault weapons
Just last year the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot take away people’s right to carry a concealed weapon. Now a CA court of appeals is saying that the Supreme Court ruling will not overrule the state’s assault weapons ban.
Calls mount for Feinstein to step down, Schumer 'hopeful' she returns next week
Pressure is mounting for the California Democrat to step down as she continues to miss votes during an extended absence while recovering from shingles. Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer expressed confidence when asked about Feinstein.