A Vallejo, California, resident created a petition calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to send out CHP officers to help local officers fight against rising crime.

Jenkins was born and raised in East Oakland. He is the son of two Oakland Unified School District employees, a graduate of ...

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.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday proposed a $322 billion budget that he said would be “balanced” and without ...

Reparations advocates are campaigning for two proposals that failed in the final hours of last year’s legislative session.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation’s most populous state.

The man accused of shooting and killing his wife on I-580 in 2023 was formally charged by the Alameda County District ...