Residents in Vallejo, California, are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to give them the same kind of police presence he provided for Oakland when the city was struggling to beat back crime. Residents ...

Lee’s foray into the contest, after the November recall of Mayor Sheng Thao, would be a seismic political shift for the embattled East Bay city, which is hurtling toward bankruptcy and whose voters ...

The Bay Area's homeless population grew 6% to an estimated 38,891 people in 2024, according to new federal data, extending a decade-long surge fueled by the housing affordability crisis, and drug and ...

BALLOT BOXING — A progressive political group with roots in Oakland has found surprising success exporting California ...

California Legislative Black Caucus members appointed to leadership roles in State Senate and Assembly. Nine out of 12 members are Black women.

The $250 million deal tabled the California Journalism Preservation Act, a bill that would have forced large tech platforms ...

Homelessness grew just 3% in California last year, compared to 18% nationwide.

Six years in and with two more to go, California's governor, Gavin Newsom, has reached a political inflection point.

Soaring monthly electricity bills charged by PG&E and its utility siblings could hobble California’s quest for a green energy ...

California’s high-speed rail project faces pushback from the incoming Trump administration. But state leaders on Monday ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom returned to Kern County on Monday in celebration of a milestone allowing the first high-speed rail tracks ...

California’s green energy push has helped shove electric bills skyward and could even impede the state’s quest for a clean ...