HUD awards $1.7M to San Francisco for housing disabled homeless

Mayor London Breed today announced that San Francisco will receive money from the federal government to house 99 chronically homeless people who are disabled.

New California internet neutrality law sparks US lawsuit

California Gov. Jerry Brown has approved the nation's strongest net neutrality law, prompting an immediate lawsuit by the Trump administration and opening the next phase in the battle over regulating the internet.       

Trump supports 'comprehensive' Kavanaugh FBI investigation, but says accusations are 'so unfair'

President Donald Trump said Monday he wants the FBI to do a "comprehensive" investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by Brett Kavanaugh. But he also said he stands by his Supreme Court nominee "all the way."

Gov. Brown signs tough net neutrality bill

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's toughest net neutrality measure Sunday, requiring internet providers to maintain a level playing field online.       

Trump says FBI has 'free rein' in Kavanaugh investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) - The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were students at Yale has agreed to cooperate with an FBI investigation, her lawyer says, and President Donald Trump says the bureau has "free rein" to conduct the inquiry.

Democrats in Congress can sue President Trump over emoluments, federal judge in DC rules

A federal district judge in Washington ruled Friday that a group of nearly 200 Democratic senators and representatives have legal standing to sue President Donald Trump to prove he violated the U.S. Constitution's emoluments provision banning the acceptance of gifts from foreign and domestic interests.

Trump agrees to FBI probe of Kavanaugh, bows to Flake, Dems

Reversing course, President Donald Trump bowed to Democrats' demands Friday for a deeper FBI investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after Republican Sen. Jeff Flake balked at voting for confirmation without it -- a sudden turn that left Senate approval newly uncertain amid allegations of sexual assault.

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake a `yes' on Kavanaugh, in a big lift

It'll be a "yes" vote on Brett Kavanaugh from one of the most closely watched Republican senators who's determining the fate of the Supreme Court nominee.

Kavanaugh fights back after accuser testifies to Senate Judiciary Committee about alleged sex attack

In a defiant and emotional bid to rescue his Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when both were high school students and angrily told Congress that Democrats were engaged in 'a calculated and orchestrated political hit.'

Fiery Kavanaugh denies quiet accuser Ford in Senate showdown

In an extraordinary and highly emotional day of Senate testimony, California psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford quietly recounted her "100 percent" certainty Thursday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. He angrily declared he was "100 percent certain" he did no such thing.

The whole world wide web is watching: Internet reacts to Kavanaugh hearings

There were tears, interruptions, emotion and palpable anger. The Kavanaugh hearings played out like a courtroom drama though no one was on trial at Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. 

Donations spike for Ford after she testifies in front of Senate, rallies held in Palo Alto

Donations for a Palo Alto professor who has brought sexual assault allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have spiked since she gave her testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday morning. 

Trump shaken by Ford, but backs Kavanaugh after hearing

Glued to high-stakes testimony on his Supreme Court nominee, President Donald Trump and his allies were shaken by Christine Blasey Ford's emotional appearance on Capitol Hill Thursday, but heartened by Judge Brett Kavanaugh's forceful pushback against the woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.

Calif. professor is '100 percent sure' Kavanaugh assaulted her, Bay Area rallies in support

As high drama testimony plays out in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning during the Kavanaugh-Ford hearing, protests and rallies were planned thousands of miles in the Bay Area, home of Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault when they were teens. 

Transcript: Christine Blasey Ford written testimony

Below is a copy of Christine Blasey Ford's written testimony in advance of the Thursday's hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding her allegations against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh. KTVU will air the hearings uninterrupted on KTVU Plus and ktvu.com starting at 7:00 a.m. 

Arizona prosecutor to question Kavanaugh and his accuser at hearing

Senate Republicans are bringing in Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to handle questioning about allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Mayor Schaaf faces challengers at Oakland mayoral debate

Election Day is less than six weeks away and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is running against a long list of challengers. 

High drama in Senate as Kavanaugh-Ford hearing nears

With high drama in the making, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh emphatically fended off new accusations of sexual misconduct ahead of a charged public Senate hearing that could determine whether Republicans can salvage his nomination and enshrine a high court conservative majority.