Politics

Bonta, a Democratic assemblyman who represents Alameda, Oakland and San Leandro, had long been a top contender for the job, insiders had said. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Assemblmember Rob Bonta to become California attorney general Wednesday, the first time that a Filipino person will oversee the state's Department of Justice.

Indiana's governor announced Tuesday he would lift the statewide mask mandate and remaining COVID-19 business restrictions in two weeks.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Tuesday morning to bring to the Senate floor legislation passed by the House that would require background checks for most gun sales and transfers.

A handful of Bay Area elected officials and community leaders gathered in Portsmouth Square to denounce the wave of attacks against Asian Americans.

The Biden administration is scrambling to manage a growing humanitarian and political challenge at the U.S.-Mexico border that threatens to overshadow its ambitious legislative agenda.

A new UCSF study shows anti-Asian sentiment online can have a snowball effect.

A Nevada town is trying to block the U.S. government from renovating a 115-year-old earthen irrigation canal with a plan that would eliminate leaking water that local residents use to fill their own wells.

Bay Area Congresswoman Barbara Lee is calling on the Mills College Board of Trustees to reconsider their decision to close the diverse Oakland private college.

The California Coastal Commission is ending off-highway vehicle use at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area within three years, a decision that has angered many people involved in those activities.

ATLANTA (AP) -- For Asian Americans, 2020 was a year of political success and newfound influence.

The push to reopen more of California’s private sector continues to be a political battlefield. Some of the fire now aimed at Gov. Gavin Newsom is coming from within his own party.