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The Verizon version of the Apple iPhone. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

California AG, Mobile App Stores Reach Agreement To Protect Privacy

Six companies have agreed to improve privacy protections for consumers who access the Internet through mobile apps

7 hours ago

Coit Tower

Measure To Limit Private Events At Coit Tower Qualifies For Ballot

A group that gathered signatures for an initiative to limit commercial activities at San Francisco’s Coit Tower announced Wednesday that the measure has qualified for the June ballot.

10 hours ago

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San Jose May Weaken Pension Reform Measure For Ballot

In an effort to blunt a fierce political fight over pension reform, San Jose city leaders are offering to soften a retirement reform measure before it goes on the June ballot.

13 hours ago

California Governor Jerry Brown. (Max Whittaker/Getty Images)

Phil Matier: Brown’s Tax Initiative Winning Polls

The Brown administration will release a set of polls on Wednesday showing voter feelings over a number of tax measures on the November ballot.

14 hours ago

Firefighters from the San Jose Fire Department contain  the fire destroyed the historic Kelley House at Kelley Park in San Jose

Preservationists Accuse San Jose Of Neglecting Historical Homes

Preservationists in San Jose say the city isn’t doing enough to protect historic structures. The criticism follows a fire last week that heavily damaged a house that belonged to one of the city’s pioneer families.

16 hours ago

Muni Bus

San Francisco Transit Agency Considering Muni Service Cuts

San Francisco’s transportation director laid out his agency’s budget options Tuesday saying that he’ll be adding Muni service cuts as an option to eliminate a $53 million deficit over the next two years.

17 hours ago

Rick Santorum

Santorum Candidacy Rising Among Dissatisfied California Republicans

California’s Republican voters have warmed up to the surging candidacy of Rick Santorum but also are expressing growing dissatisfaction with the field of GOP presidential candidates, according to a Field Poll released Wednesday.

18 hours ago

Proposed site of Sufism sanctuary in the community of Saranap in Contra Costa County. (CBS)

Contra Costa Supes Consider Sufi Sanctuary Project

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Tuesday are hearing concerns from residents of an unincorporated neighborhood surrounding the proposed site of a $20-million, 3-acre Sufism sanctuary.

2012/02/21

Opponents of California's same-sex marriage ban celebrate after a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the voter-approved Proposition 8 measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians, February 7, 2012. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Backers Of California Same-Sex Marriage Ban To Seek Appeal On Ruling

Backers of California’s same-sex marriage ban said they will ask a federal appeals court in San Francisco to review the split decision by three of its judges that struck down the voter-approved law.

2012/02/21

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New Berkeley Law Lets Cyclists Take Harassing Drivers To Court

The new law, which was approved by the Berkeley City Council last month, would allow bicyclists to take drivers to civil court for threats and injuries.

2012/02/21