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05/16/2024

The bill would require grocery stores and drugstores that have self-checkout stations to assign employees to watch over them — with no more than two machines each to monitor. Customers would be allowed to use the stations only if they …

05/16/2024

Defend The Vote has filed an FEC complaint against Charlene Nijmeh for illegal coordination, breaking transparency laws, and accepting illegal in-kind contributions.

05/15/2024

Lawyers for the Santa Clara County supervisor cite irregularities, including breaches of confidentiality and discrimination, in San Diego County’s search for a new top administrative officer.

05/13/2024

An aggressive public campaign by organized labor for a Chavez appointment, which included outdoor rallies, attack mailers, disruption of public meetings and personal attacks on supervisors, appears to have backfired.

05/13/2024

In his revised budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed significant cuts to a scholarship that aids more than 300,000 students and signaled he won’t expand the Cal Grant program.

05/13/2024

Two new bills in the Legislature would allow state funding to support sober housing for homeless residents, a significant departure from California’s current housing-first law.

05/13/2024

The PAC already has endorsed 54 House candidates, and today's announcement opens doors for national contributions to the Liccardo campaign.

05/10/2024

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber today posted a revised Statement of Vote for the March 5 primary.

05/10/2024

Contending factions have waged political war over California taxes for nearly a half-century. It could reach a climax under a ballot measure this fall, but opponents are asking the state Supreme Court to remove it from the ballot.

05/10/2024

California utilities will shift billing to a fixed fee starting in 2025. Most Californians won’t see much change, or will have a lower bill.

05/09/2024

A Superior Court jury found that Anh Colton lied about her experience in campaign materials in 2022 primary election for Santa Clara County sheriff.

05/09/2024

An antiwar California congressman, McCloskey defeated Shirley Temple Black in a special election before launching a long-shot bid for the 1972 G.O.P. nomination.

05/08/2024

Students reported having difficulty breathing what was eventually determined to be elevated levels of carbon dioxide in a Sunrise Middle School classroom this morning at 9, fire officials said.

05/06/2024

California passed a law in 2022 to limit ‘pay to play’ in local politics. Now, after two years, legislators want to gut it.

05/06/2024

The $31 million state program sends counselors out to foster families in crisis at all hours.

05/03/2024

The lawsuit filed in part by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office alleged false advertising and automatic renewal of customer subscriptions.

05/03/2024

San Jose Police officers were investigating a disturbance in the 6100 block of San Ignacio Avenue when they made contact with an armed man who allegedly shot at them and hit two officers.

05/01/2024

Labor union members rallied outside the San Diego County administration building on Tuesday, pushing for Chavez' appointment to the county’s top staff position.

04/30/2024

In Santa Clara County, Low gained 11 additional votes in the recount for a total of 25,093, while Simitian gained seven votes for a total of 23,775. These results will be added to recount results in San Mateo County to …

04/30/2024

One day after the downtown altercation, NAACP chapter President Rev. Jethroe Moore sent an email to acting Police Chief Paul Joseph critical of the arrest of the alleged attacker.

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