Libby Schaaf cruises to second term as Oakland mayor
With nearly half of precincts reporting as of early Wednesday morning, Libby Schaaf had 61.5 percent of the vote.Read More
Healdsburg voters approve more multi-family housing
Healdsburg voters have passed Measure P which amends the city's growth management ordinance.Read More
Cannabis tax passes easily in Contra Costa County
A Contra Costa County measure to tax and regulate marijuana businesses in a similar fashion to those dealing in alcohol and tobacco won by a wide margin.Read More
SF voters pass ‘homeless tax,’ arts funding
Proposition C, which would tax San Francisco's wealthiest companies to provide funds for housing and rehabilitating The City's homeless, appears To have passed.Read More
Google bus kills pedestrian in Mountain View
A young woman died when a Google bus hit her Monday evening in Mountain View.Read More
Gavin Newsom rises to governor, Feinstein holds seat
Former San Francisco Mayor and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has won the race to be California's new governor.Read More
Measure W heads for passage, raising hotel, short-term rental taxes in West Marin
West Marin County voters appear to have passed Measure W, a 4 percent increase in the transient occupancy tax.Read More
Marin voters renew half-cent sales tax for transportation
Voters in Marin County appear to have passed Measure AA, a renewal of a half-cent sales tax to pay for transportation improvements.Read More
Stanford shoppers chase down purse snatchers
Purse snatchers at the Stanford Shopping Center were foiled Sunday when shoppers chased them down and recovered a stolen purse.Read More
Airbnb landlords penalized millions for faking rentals
San Francisco has settled a lawsuit with two property owners who rented out apartment units as short-term rentals through Airbnb without first registering them.Read More
Bayview Park brush fire quickly contained
San Francisco firefighters controlled a vegetation fire in Bayview Park Tuesday morning, fire officials said.Read More
Fire smoldering at Recology recycling center
A smoldering fire has been burning for hours at a recycling center in Brisbane, sending a plume of smoke visible in the southern end of San Francisco.Read More
Antioch standoff ends after police officer shot
A man has been arrested early Tuesday morning following an hours-long standoff between himself and police after he allegedly shot an officer in Antioch.Read More
Pair of San Quentin death row suicides unrelated, officials say
State corrections officials don't believe the deaths of two inmates who likely committed suicide at San Quentin State Prison this past weekend are related.Read More