New California law overrules local zoning to boost housing
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San Andreas, Cascadia faults could produce back-to-back earthquake disasters
They are two of the West Coast’s most destructive generators of huge earthquakes: the San Andreas fault in…
Coalition files lawsuit against $100,000 H-1B visa fee
SEATTLE (AP) — In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required…
Appeals court rules against Trump’s birthright order
BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold…
Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ‘s administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship…
Saudi Opening, Alibaba Lift Emerging Stocks to Four-Year High
Emerging-market currencies slid on Wednesday, dragged lower by a stronger dollar as traders parsed mixed signals from Federal…
4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts San Francisco area
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from Venezuelan migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order allowing it…
San Francisco supervisor who turned highway into park recalled
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco supervisor was recalled Tuesday after he successfully pushed to turn a…
Judge rules Trump administration illegally fired thousands of probationary workers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration’s central human resources office acted illegally when it directed the mass…
John Burton dead: Powerful liberal shaped California politics
John L. Burton, the proudly liberal and pro-labor lawmaker who shaped California politics and policy over six decades…
Trump review at the Smithsonian could reshape classroom materials
High school history teacher Katharina Matro often pulls materials from the Smithsonian Institution website as she assembles her…