Flags flown at half-staff in Sacramento in LaMalfa’s honor | State
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday ordered flags in Sacramento flown at half-staff at the Capitol…
Ex-nonprofit employees accused of kickback scheme that cost San Francisco $115,000
Two former employees of a San Francisco nonprofit have been charged with grand theft in an alleged kickback…
SF Pledged in 2022 to Fix How It Houses the Homeless. It’s Still Not Done
The magnitude of San Francisco’s homelessness problem — more than 8,300 unhoused people based on the most recent…
California’s budget outlook turns grim amid deepening deficit despite strong revenues
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOMÂ opened last year with a rosy forecast: Buoyed by $17 billion more in revenue than previously…
In Venezuela after Maduro, a common refrain: The oil is ours
CARACAS, Venezuela — Like many other Venezuelans, Ramón Arape said the image of ex-President Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody was…
Appeals panel says California’s ban on open carry of guns in more populated counties is unconstitutional – Orange County Register
SACRAMENTO — A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in…
It’s not always easy being a kid in the O.C. – Orange County Register
It is easier to build strong children, statesman Frederick Douglass once observed, than to repair broken men. We…
Contributor: Trump just removed the last restraints on presidential powerÂ
In the early hours of Saturday morning, U.S. forces entered Venezuelan territory and forcibly removed the country’s head…
On the ground in Venezuela: Shock, fear and defiance
CARACAS, Venezuela — It was about 2 a.m. Saturday Caracas time when the detonations began, lighting up the sullen sky…
Oakland Post: Week of December 31, 2025 – January 6, 2026
Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregivers Can Now Opt Into $4,000 Grants to Help Bolster Economic Stability and Strengthen…
California DMV Real ID error forces 325K people to get new cards
An estimated 325,000 Californians will have to replace their Real ID licenses, the DMV admitted this week. A…
Mamdani promises to govern ‘expansively and audaciously’ as New York’s mayor
NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting…