Federal judge rejects the Oakland Diocese’s bankruptcy plan
A federal judge has rejected the Oakland Diocese’s bankruptcy relief plan that would have resolved nearly 330 sexual…
Lyft to pay $272 million settlement to California rideshare drivers
A settlement has finally been reached in the six-year lawsuit California waged against the rideshare giant Lyft. The…
Judge hands San Jose win in license plate reader case
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging San Jose’s network of license plate reader cameras, dealing a legal…
$7.5B plan for California science agency free from Trump’s influence will go to voters
California could create its own multi-billion-dollar science and health research agency under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin…
Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years
OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal judge on Tuesday ended federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department after 23…
Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — For years, residents of this Southern California beach town could walk a mile along…
Cities often squabble over homelessness. A new law forces one community to try something different
The Legislature is forcing the city and county of Sacramento to try something unusual in their fight against…
EPA announces $93.4M plan to rid California Superfund site of dangerous chemicals
The EPA has released a 53-page, $93.4 million plan to remove dangerous chemicals from Richmond’s Heckathorn Superfund site,…
A California frog is on the brink of extinction. Long Beach’s aquarium has a plan to save it
Inside three water tanks in a tucked-away room at the Aquarium of the Pacific, biologists are tasked with…
Ducks sign Cutter Gauthier to a 6-year, $81 million contract on the eve of training camp
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks signed forward Cutter Gauthier to a six-year, $81 million contract Tuesday night,…
He Was Banned From Police Work In California But Hired In Honolulu
San Francisco Police Department investigators had questions for one of their own. But Officer Riley Bandy didn’t want…
Union leader behind California billionaires’ tax proposal accused of threatening, harassing women
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California labor leader behind a proposal to tax billionaires has been accused of harassing…