San Joaquin County Statewide Articles

Jamelia Brown is leading incumbent Melvin Lee Willis Jr. for his District 1 Richmond City council seat. Brown had 50.1 percent of the votes on Wednesday (1,057), soundly winning over Willis (38.05% and 802 votes) and Mark Wassberg (11.81 percent, …

Though Maureen Toms was ahead of Devin Murphy by 23 votes Wednesday, both will likely be re-elected to the Pinole City Council. That’s because there are two seats open. Planning commissioner Truc “Christy” Lam-Julian was third, with 21.41% (1,762 votes). …

San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres was charged with multiple felony sexual acts against a family member beginning in the late 1990s when the victim was a child. He was arrested on Tuesday and agreed to resign at the end …

Michael DiGiorgio is accused of drugging and filming himself sexually assaulting multiple women, according to prosecutors.

Many California children and their families, including immigrants, transgender students and Black and Latino students, are feeling fear and uncertainty.

If President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican Senate try to roll back reproductive health rights or pursue a widely prophesied national abortion ban, California Attorney General Rob Bonta is poised to challenge him.

If President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican Senate try to roll back reproductive health rights or pursue a widely prophesied national abortion ban, California Attorney General Rob Bonta is poised to challenge him.

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP won a second term after four years out of the White House, likely thrusting California back into leading the resistance against him.The Associated Press made its call at 3 a.m., declaring that the Republican defeated Democratic …

Cloobeck, 63, struck a pro-business tone in the crowded governor's race, saying in an advertisement that California is "closed for business, and we've had enough."

California voters passed a tough-on-crime ballot measure and ousted progressive prosecutors, signaling a shift in attitudes around public safety.

After a man smashed windows at six Jewish-owned businesses in Pico-Robertson, police are investigating the incidents as a possible hate crime.

49ers star Nick Bosa could be fined by the NFL after he wore a pro-Trump 'Make America Great Again' hat while on the field and on TV following an Oct. 27 game.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved the county's purchase of the Gas Company Tower, one of downtown L.A.'

As the Mountain fire swept into Ventura County communites, residents had little time to flee before flames moved in.

On Wednesday, fans dressed in black, some dressed in Dodgers jerseys, attended a attend a public funeral Mass for Fernando Valenzuela, who died last month.

Voters picked a leader who embraced authoritarianism, division and dehumanization. Those who chose Kamala Harris, including in California, aren't without recourse.

Democrats Laura Friedman, Luz Rivas and Gil Cisneros were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in deep-blue districts in Los Angeles County.

Alma stared at her phone, rattled. She had just received a text from her case manager on Sept. 30 that she’d been evicted from the Sunnyvale homeless shelter while on the way back from work. With nowhere to go, she …

Kamala Harris' loss opens an avenue for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to lead the Democratic resistance and potentially run for president in 2028.

For a year and a half, Kevin de León — "that old serpent," as Revelations 12:9 would have called him — had stymied opponents who demanded his resignation for his role in a secretly recorded, racist conversation.