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San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s appointment for a newly created public safety role faced allegations in a 2018 civil suit of abusing his ...

Former U.S. Representative Barbara Lee filed paperwork with the city of Oakland on Monday in a sign that she plans a potential run for the mayor’s office.

A partnership of six Bay Area colleges has secured a $5.6 million grant to help people prepare for high-demand occupations as manufacturing technicians ...

WITH THE ELECTION and the holidays behind them, the California Legislature returned to Sacramento on Monday to kick off a new session in earnest. It will ...

A large portion of state Highway 37 in Solano and Sonoma counties will begin climate adaptation roadwork starting at 9 p.m. Monday and running every night ...

Santa Rosa’s police are considering the use of drones for first responders in certain crimes and natural disasters. A community meeting to discuss the ...

The California Lottery raised more than $2.25 billion for the state’s public schools in 2024, bringing to $46 billion the total the lottery has generated ...

California lawmakers are proposing steps to protect K-12 students and families from mass deportations — although the real value of those proposals may be ...

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