Former State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano Injured After Hit-And-Run Crash In San Francisco: Suspect ArrestedA 32-year-old San Francisco man is facing a string of charges resulting from a day-long crime spree that ended in a violent crash that injured a former Supervisor and State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano and three others.
After San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Announces Intention For Second Term, Progressives Say He's 'Beatable'While San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee made the announcement on Thursday that he will run for re-election on Thursday, The city's progressives think he will face serious a serious challenge as the city's wealth gap widens.
City College SF Likely To Retain Accreditation As College Commission Changes Rules City College of San Francisco is expected to retain its accreditation and will not be forced to close. On Wednesday, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges proposed new rules in a turn of events.
California's Sex Registry Overhaul A 'Radioactive' IssueA state board wants to overhaul California's sex offender registry, claiming it has grown too big, the San Francisco Chronicle has reported.
Leland Yee Corruption Indictment Stuns LawmakersOn Wednesday, there is widespread shock about Leland Yee’s arrest, and how much he may have been hiding.
Bill To End Backlog Of Rape Kit DNA Testing Passes Assembly CommitteeA bill by a Berkeley Assemblywoman that would provide timeframes for testing rape kits and entering the information into a national DNA database was unanimously approved by an Assembly committee Tuesday.
Hercules Transgender Teen Admits Making Up Story Of School Bathroom AssaultA transgender student at Hercules High School who reported being sexually assaulted in a school bathroom has admitted to making the story up, according to police.
Suspects In Hercules High Transgender Attack May Not Have Been Students At School Investigators looking into the sexual assault of a transgender student at a school in Hercules say the suspects may not even have been students at the school.
Bill Would Force SF New Property Owners To Hold Buildings For 5 Years Before EvictionsA San Francisco state senator is introducing a bill on Monday where new property buyers in the city would be forced to own their buildings for five years before they could evict renters.
Assemblyman Ammiano To Propose Ellis Act Revisions For SFState Assemblyman Tom Ammiano is bringing legislation to Sacramento which could change the Ellis Act—the provisional law that has been used as a method for tenant evictions in San Francisco.
1000s Across California, Nationwide Rally For Immigration ReformSupporters of immigration reform gathered in front of Representative Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home Saturday joining some 150 rallies nationwide on a day billed as the "National Day for Dignity and Respect."
Gov. Brown Signs Bill Requiring Overtime Pay For Domestic WorkersGov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed a bill that will temporarily require overtime pay for domestic workers in California, after he vetoed a broader measure last year that critics said would have opened the door for government regulation of part-time baby-sitting.
San Francisco Supervisor Chiu Seeking State Assembly SeatSan Francisco Board of Supervisors president David Chiu announced Thursday his candidacy for a state Assembly seat.
California Clears Same-Sex Weddings For Prison InmatesCalifornia prison officials have confirmed that inmates can get married to someone of the same sex under certain conditions.