Bay Area cities are opposing plans for immigrant detention facilities, with one letter writer drawing a direct comparison to Nazi concentration camps and warning residents not to become citizens who "…
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee secured a 5-3 City Council vote to advance a ballot measure that would grant her office veto power over legislation and control over hiring and firing department heads, signi…
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and former SEC chairman, as director of national intelligence, replacing…
A 22-year-old Oakland woman has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the November 2025 death of a good Samaritan on Interstate 880. Gianni Destiny Robinson allegedly str…
The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that blocked a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. The Justice Department filed a notice Thursday to challenge the Monday decision b…
A new poll from the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies shows Republican Steve Hilton trailing Democrat Xavier Becerra by 21 points among registered voters ahead of California's November gubern…
Nasdaq changed its rules to allow SpaceX to enter the Nasdaq 100 index almost immediately after its IPO, bypassing the standard one-year waiting period typically required for new stocks. The move, req…
Workplace experts identify five skills humans still perform better than AI, including empathy, relationship building, and conflict resolution, as businesses increasingly adopt artificial intelligence …
President Donald Trump adjusted his baseless conspiracy theory that California's primary elections were rigged against Republicans after his endorsed gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton qualified for…
Amazon.com Inc. disclosed that its data centers consumed 2.5 billion gallons of water globally last year, roughly 5% of metro Seattle's annual usage. The world's largest cloud-computing company said t…
Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait that were intercepted early Saturday, with Tehran claiming it targeted American military assets in both countries in response to a U.…
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Madrid on Saturday and urged Spaniards to stop "fanning the flames of polarization," marking the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years amid political turmoil for the Socialist…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed nine Navy officers, including all three women, from a promotion list to one-star admiral, leaving no female officers advancing to that rank this year despite wom…
President Donald Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer, who served 22 months in prison for insider trading after leaving office. Buyer was convict…
San Jose residents have their final opportunity to weigh in on the city's $5.5 billion proposed budget at a June 8 public hearing and June 9 council meeting, as officials seek to close a $50.3 million…
Lego and The Pokemon Company will release 12 new Pokemon-themed Lego sets on Aug. 1, including five Smart Play builds featuring the company’s high-tech Smart Brick that lights up, makes sounds and int…
California's In-Home Supportive Services program, which provides Medi-Cal-funded caregivers to roughly 900,000 disabled and older adults, faces dual threats from the Trump administration's planned def…
President Donald Trump made baseless claims of election fraud in California's primary, targeting Democratic voters with false allegations of cheating. Republican candidate Steve Hilton, who currently …
Tech titans including Google CEO Sundar Pichai and entrepreneur Marc Andreessen have hailed artificial intelligence as humanity's most revolutionary technology, yet many users are deploying it to gene…
All contested San Jose City Council races are headed toward a November runoff, with 27.16% of votes counted and clear frontrunners emerging in Districts 5, 7, and 9. The eventual winners will face a p…