Oakland voters rejected Measure E, a parcel tax expected to generate $34 million annually, with only 44% approval after new election results released Friday. The measure, which would have added $192 t…
Democrat Xavier Becerra advanced to the general election for California governor after positioning himself as the most experienced candidate in a crowded field. The former state attorney general and U…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom should support Hawaii's legal challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, which allowed unlimited corporate political spending and undermined demo…
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan warned that despite voters appearing to pass the city's hotel tax measure with 66% support, San Jose still faces roughly $65 million in potential financial losses from card r…
Healthcare workers, local leaders, and advocacy organizations staged a "die-in" protest Friday outside Valley Medical Center in San Jose, warning that federal funding cuts to Medicaid could force clin…
A federal government attorney argued Friday that courts cannot halt construction of a $400 million White House ballroom once work is underway, asserting that only Congress has the authority to stop th…
President Donald Trump said Friday he wants his new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, to cut the size of the office, which has already been significantly reduced during his second …
A 49-year-old Sacramento man was arrested Saturday at Sacramento International Airport after attempting to bring an explosive device, a torch lighter, knife, zip ties, and other items through a securi…
Security planners are coordinating with law enforcement across 11 U.S. host cities as millions of soccer fans prepare to gather for the World Cup, facing unprecedented threats including an Ebola outbr…
OpenAI would likely have imploded if Sam Altman had not returned as CEO after his brief ouster in 2023, former Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati said at the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francis…
SpaceX's $75 billion initial public offering has received orders exceeding the number of shares available, according to people familiar with the matter, putting the company on track for the largest-ev…
Escondido police officer Jason Ingco pleaded not guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge for allegedly causing the death of e-bike rider Jacob Illian during a pursuit on Aug. 21…
A growing backlash against artificial intelligence, including papal warnings, protests against data centers, and boos at commencement speeches, has not convinced a majority of economists that the tech…
PG&E has doubled the capacity of its Santa Teresa Substation in South San Jose to 80 megawatts, adding 40 megawatts to meet a request from data center operator Equinix. The utility plans to further ex…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers face a June 15 deadline to resolve billions of dollars in budget differences for the 2026-27 fiscal year, with proposed cuts to Medi-Cal and other heal…
President Donald Trump's political ethos, which treats scandal as strength and outrage as authenticity, has trickled down to congressional campaigns in both parties, according to an opinion piece. In …
A retired Florida couple is reconsidering a planned road trip with friends after witnessing the other husband's erratic driving, including speeding, tailgating and using a cellphone behind the wheel. …
An Amazon data center is under construction on Gilroy's eastern edge, with residents saying they were not informed until after building began. The project, expected to be operational by year's end, ne…
Bay Area voters may face a 0.5% sales tax increase to subsidize BART and other transit agencies due to lower ridership, but one Alameda resident argues the region should first consolidate its 27 separ…
San Jose voters may soon see a simpler alternative to ranked-choice voting, as a letter writer proposes a 1-to-5 star rating system for candidates. The suggestion comes amid debate over the city's con…