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Nevada to pay SF $400,000 over patient dumping
A tentative $400 million settlement of a patient-dumping lawsuit filed against Nevada by the city of San Francisco is expected to be finalized by the end of 2015.Read More
‘Hitchhiking’ flies infest Santa Clara Co.
The third discovery of oriental fruit flies in Santa Clara County this year has prompted a treatment in that will last two months.Read More
San Mateo sends 15 fire engines to Butte County
Fifteen fire engines from San Mateo County have been sent to the Butte Fire in Amador and Calaveras counties.Read More
Bay Area gas prices drop
Gas prices in the region have dropped an average of 14 cents to $3.38 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline.Read More
Flags ordered at half-staff after firefighter dies
Gov. Brown has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in the capitol and elsewhere around the state after the death of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter.Read More
Bay Area roads among worst in U.S.
A new report found that the Bay Area area has a greater proportion of roads in poor condition than any other major urban area.Read More
Supes signal support for new SF jail
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors rejected an appeal to have a new jail project undergo an environmental impact review.Read More
‘Separated’ spouses must live apart, rules court
The California Supreme Court ruled in San Francisco Monday that divorcing couples must live in separate residences in order to claim separate property.Read More
Bay Area jobless rates dip below 6 percent
All of the Bay Area's nine counties had unemployment rates last month below the state average.Read More
California gas prices leap by 36 cents
California's gas prices are the highest for a state in the U.S., according to a report released Tuesday by the AAA.Read More
Brother sentenced in Levi’s Stadium bathroom beating
One of two brothers who assaulted two other men in a bathroom at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara last year was sentenced Monday to five years in state prison.Read More
Court: Judges, not prosecutors, should review police personnel records
The California Supreme Court ruled prosecutors are not obligated to look through police personnel files to determine whether there is unfavorable information about an officer.Read More
Sierra Club denounces state’s new electricity rate
A San Francisco-based conservation group said a new electricity rate plan passed Friday will raise rates on majority of customers and make the air dirtier.Read More
Contra Costa looks to expand Los Vaqueros
The Contra Costa Water District along with federal officials is looking at further expanding the Los Vaqueros Reservoir.Read More
Marriage equality completes long legal journey
During the past 12 years, about three dozen states, beginning with Massachusetts in 2003, have come to allow same-sex marriage, as a result of either decisions by lower federal...Read More
Split Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage a ‘fundamental right’
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 vote Friday that the federal Constitution provides a right to same-sex marriage.Read More
Supreme Court affirms Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal government can continue subsidizing health care insurance under the Affordable Care Act.Read More
State high court upholds affordable housing
The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that cities have the right to require developers to make a portion of new units available as affordable housing.Read More
Dead man found sitting at bus stop
Police on Thursday found the body of a 34-year-old man at a bus stop in Richmond.Read More
Same-sex plaintiff optimistic over Supreme Court ruling
An Ohio man at the center of the same-sex marriage case now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court said "it's an honor" to be the lead plaintiff.Read More