California’s candidates for governor to meet for lone one-on-one…

California's candidates for governor and U.S. Senate are infiltrating television, Facebook feeds and mailboxes with campaign ads and slick mailers, but there's one place voters aren't likely to see them - the debate stage. On Monday, a San Francisco public radio studio will be the venue for the lone debate -- or "conversation," as it's been billed -- in the race for governor between Democratic Lt.

SF Fleet Week dazzles throngs by sea and sky

Don Valenzuela, of San Francisco, raises a bottle of beer as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform during the San Francisco Fleet Week on Saturday. []; _taboola.push ; _taboola.push ; []; _taboola.push ; _taboola.push ; Hundreds of people braved the snaking lines Saturday at Pier 35 on the Embarcadero for the chance to explore combat ships bobbing pier-side as part of San Francisco's annual Fleet Week, before the air show overhead diverted attention skyward and obliterated most normal-volume conversations.

What’s been recalled this week? Read the list

Cartons of eggs are displayed on a shelf at the Marina Supermarket on July 17, 2015 in San Francisco, California. From the kitchen to the driveway, there were some significant recalls this past week that you may have missed.

Push to end bullet train in 2020 could signal GOP strategy

Worried they would lack big-name candidates at the top of the ticket this November, California Republicans turned to a ballot measure that would eliminate a recent gas tax increase in hopes of exciting conservatives and ensuring they show up to support lower-profile legislative and congressional candidates. A potential similar strategy for 2020 emerged Tuesday, when a conservative radio host who is the public face behind this year's gas tax initiative announced he will pursue another measure - this one eliminating the state's beleaguered high-speed rail project.

Al Gore ties hurricanes, California wildfires to climate change in San Francisco summit appearance

As Hurricane Florence pounded Carolina beaches and parts of California continue to burn, former Vice President Al Gore on Friday said that many of the natural disasters affecting the world this year have been made worse by climate change, but it isn't too late to limit its effects. "Every night on the television news is like a nature hike through the Book of Revelation," Gore said at the Global Climate Action Summit, an international meeting of 4,500 scientists, political leaders, activists and business executives at the Moscone Center.

San Francisco can proceed with discipline for police officers who…

The California Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the city of San Francisco can move ahead with disciplinary proceeds against police officers who sent racist texts to each other in 2011 and 2012. Nine officers were put on paid leave in December 2015 after the texts, which included calling African Americans "monkeys" and promoting the killing of "half-breeds," surfaced publicly during a 2012 FBI investigation into misconduct in the department.

California aims to get all electricity from clean sources

California has set a goal of phasing out fossil fuels from the state's electricity sector by 2045 under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown, who has positioned California as a global leader in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, approved the measure as he prepares to host a summit in San Francisco of climate change leaders from around the world later this week.

Court strikes down Trump push to cut ‘sanctuary city’ funds

In this April 14, 2017, file photo, protesters hold up signs outside a courthouse in San Francisco. President Donald Trump's executive order threatening to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that limit cooperation with immigration authorities is unconstitutional, but a judge went too far when he blocked its enforcement nationwide, a U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday, Aug. 1. ( A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday struck down a key part of President Donald Trump's contentious effort to crack down on cities and states that limit cooperation with immigration officials, saying an executive order threatening to cut funding for "sanctuary cities" was unconstitutional.

US court declares Trump’s ‘sanctuary cities’ order illegal

President Donald Trump's executive order threatening to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that limit cooperation with immigration authorities is unconstitutional, but a judge went too far when he blocked its enforcement nationwide, a U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday.

San Francisco’s 1st black female mayor takes oath of office

The first black female mayor of San Francisco made history Wednesday as she took the oath of office, vowing to help drug users and the homeless in a city that has come to embody extreme wealth and poverty. In her inauguration speech, London Breed promised to build more housing in a city that has a woefully inadequate supply for the number of high-paying tech-related jobs it creates.

New San Francisco mayor vows to leave no resident behind

The first black female mayor of San Francisco made history Wednesday as she took the oath of office and outlined an ambitious to-do list to make a city known for immense wealth but also homelessness more prosperous for all. In her inauguration speech, London Breed promised to build more housing in a city that has a woefully inadequate supply for the number of high-paying tech-related jobs it creates.

‘Angel’ Father Seeks To End California’s Sanctuary…

Retired publishing executive Don Rosenberg has been working to draw attention to the issues of crime and illegal immigration long before President Donald Trump made them a central theme of his presidential bid. Rosenberg's son, Drew, was killed in a 2010 collision in San Francisco with a Honduran national who had entered the country illegally, but had been granted temporary protected status.

Scott Pruitt is just the symptom. The disease is Trump

President Trump with then-Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt in June 2017, after Trump announced his decision for the United States to pull out of the Paris climate agreement. President Trump with then-Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt in June 2017, after Trump announced his decision for the United States to pull out of the Paris climate agreement.

Theresa May pins hopes on new Brexit plan as businesses fret

Arizona's largest utility is fiercely opposing a push to mandate increased use of renewabl... A push to mandate increased use of renewable energy in sun-drenched Arizona has been met with fierce opposition from the state's largest utility. A push to mandate increased use of renewable energy in sun-drenched Arizona has been met with fierce opposition from the state's largest utility.

California net neutrality bill faces crucial hearing as Democrat seeks to water it down

Protesters fighting to save net neutrality rally outside the Verizon store on Market Street in San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Verizon stores across the country were sites for coordinated protests one week before the FCC votes on the net neutrality issue.