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The Oakland City Council was presented with a report Tuesday detailing a dire budget predicament that will likely result in millions of dollars in additional cuts to services.Led by its two biggest overspending departments, police and fire, the city is …

An audit of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has found lax accounting procedures. The LAHSA executive director says she knew of these problems and has been working to fix them.

The use of wearable technology and medical apps increased after the pandemic, but new research suggests that laws offer little protection for consumers who are often unaware just how much of their health data are being collected and shared by …

The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a $2 billion shortfall for 2025-26, but says the state can’t afford big new programs. Gov. Newsom has complained about attention on the office’s deficit estimates.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has unanimously moved closer to asking voters to give them the power to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office following a scathing independent report about her tenure.  The board discussed a charter amendment …

ON FORD STREET in Ukiah stands a two-story gray building with the word “office” displayed on its exterior. The building is simple and unassuming, without a clear indication of its role in the lives of countless Mendocino County residents. Yet …

California schools might be better off without a powerful federal agency that's driven by ideological concerns rather than by a desire to help vulnerable children learn.

The L.A. City Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved a housing rezoning plan Tuesday that largely exempts single-family neighborhoods. The proposal now heads to the full city council.

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie on Monday announced his transition team, which will be led by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and former San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.“Every one of these incredible leaders brings a track record of shaking up the …

The Napa County Sheriff’s Office said sandbag locations are stocked and ready to go for the bad weather headed to the Bay Area. Citing the National Weather Service, the Sheriff’s Office said Napa County is under a flood watch with …

Sir Lady Java, a pioneering transgender performer and activist, died Saturday at 82 following a stroke, close friends said.

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The California Voter Foundation launched a tool tracking daily vote counts in 18 close contests for Congress and the state Legislature. The tracker aims to show how counts change over time and dispel misinformation about election fraud, the group says.

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A Rover dogsitter lost an El Sereno couple's French bulldog. Two months, a bloodhound and pet psychics later, Gabriella Sidhu is still holding out hope to find Mushie.

In rejecting Proposition 6, voters kept a constitutional provision outlawing slavery except "to punish crime." Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers still have options.

The agriculture community lost $7 million in fire damages. While some disaster relief programs help farmers recover from wildfires, farmworkers have no economic safety net.

Trump has promised to forcibly remove homeless people and place them in tent cities. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass does not believe aggressive tactics will be needed, but said she looks forward to working with Trump on the crisis.

Two people targeted older residents of South L.A., Boyle Heights and the MacArthur Park area, gaining their trust before turning on them, authorities said.