Politics Nov 03 Newsom pauses $1 billion in homelessness spending, demands strategy plans from local officials California's local governments are in line to get the money from the state. But first they have to submit plans saying how they would reduce the homeless population in their communities.
Politics Jun 08 San Francisco recalls progressive prosecutor Chesa Boudin San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin in a heated campaign that divided Democrats over crime, policing and public safety reform in the famously liberal city.
Nation Jun 02 Historic California report on systemic racism in law and policy hailed by slave reparations advocates California released an exhaustive report detailing how government laws and policies perpetuated discrimination against African Americans.
Nation Mar 30 California task force votes to limit reparations to descendants of slaves California's first-in-the-nation task force on reparations voted Tuesday to limit state compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who were in the U.S. in the 19th century, narrowly rejecting a proposal to include all Black people.
Nation Mar 04 Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes court-ordered mental health treatment for homeless people California’s governor has unveiled a plan to create mental health courts that would mandate services to more homeless people with severe behavioral and addiction disorders.
Nation Dec 28 Inspired by own stories, immigrants welcome Afghan refugees A San Francisco Bay Area health clinic founded four decades ago to screen refugees from Southeast Asia is part of the U.S. effort to resettle tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan.
Nation Nov 10 As prices surge across the U.S., food banks struggle to feed the hungry U.S. food banks dealing with increased demand from families sidelined by the pandemic now face a new challenge – surging food prices and supply chain issues.
Nation Sep 02 Changing winds provide hope for California wildfire battle Commanders have warned firefighters to be prepared for dangers, including localized terrain-driven winds in the Thursday weather forecast that happen as the sun heats the ground in the Caldor Fire zone.
Nation Sep 01 Official reports progress in defending Lake Tahoe from fire Firefighters reported progress Wednesday in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from an approaching forest fire after the stiff winds and searing temperatures they had feared failed to materialize in the California-Nevada alpine region.
Nation Aug 31 California fire approaches Lake Tahoe after mass evacuation "It's more out of control than I thought," evacuee Glen Naasz said of the fire that by late Monday had been pushed by strong winds across California highways 50 and 89, burning mountain cabins as it swept down slopes into…