California net neutrality bill gutted at tense Assembly hearing

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.

Tourists visiting San Francisco question if they’re in ‘bad side of town’

Recent social media posts by tourists visiting San Francisco casts a troubling light on the City by the Bay over its homeless issue, open drug use and filthy streets. Since the beginning of the year, reports have surfaced of hypodermic needles dotting the streets, piles of human feces and expanding shanty towns for the increasing homeless population -- and now tourists are noticing, SFGate reported.

Apple to tighten iPhone data security by closing gap used by police to crack devices

This file photo taken on September 7, 2016 shows the Apple logo on the outside of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California. Apple on January 31, 2018 confirmed it is fielding questions from US agencies about its move to slow down older iPhones as batteries weaken."

Big hurdles for bold push to split California into 3 states

Californians will face a choice this November of whether to divide the nation's most populous state into three, an effort that would radically shake up not only the West Coast, but the entire nation. The "Cal 3" initiative is driven by venture capitalist Tim Draper, who has tried and failed in the past to place an effort to break up California on the ballot, including a bid in 2016 to create six separate states.

San Francisco elects first African-American woman as mayor

San Francisco Supervisor London Breed emerged victorious Wednesday to become the city's first African-American woman mayor after narrowly defeating a rival who was seeking to become the first openly gay man in the position. It took eight days of counting after Election Day for Breed to build a large enough lead to claim the city's top job.

Interview with Ehud Barak (former Prime Minister of Israel) and Steve Zunes’ response

Editor's note: this interview took place before the killings of over 100 Palestinians and the wounding of several thousand at the fence separating Israel from Gaza in late April and May so this interview focused on the book by Ehud Barak which was about to be released in the US in May with its representative presentation of how many in the Labor Party in Israel continue to think. I did not press Barak on many points because I had been told by many who know how he operates that doing so would likely have ended the interview at that point and in any event would not have convinced him of the Tikkun perspective.

California’s Fossil Fuel Industry Had It Relatively Easy Under Jerry…

In California's primary election Tuesday, voters all but picked statewide politicians and decided who would face off in the races that might flip the House of Representatives. But the environment was also on the ballot, and the results look like a win for the type of green who thinks a 100-percent renewable path is the best bet.

It’s Gavin Newsom Vs. John Cox for Calif. Gov. Who Are They?

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and businessman John Cox will face off in the November election in the race for governor Under California's unusual open primary system, the top two candidates who receive the most votes advance, regardless of party California's crowded field for governor was knocked down to two Tuesday, when voters picked Democratic Lt.

All Eyes on California ‘Jungle Primary’ Elections

Democrat Diane Feinstein is one step closer to re-election to sixth term in the U.S. Senate after winning the most votes in California's unusual primary election process Tuesday. The 84-year-old former mayor of San Francisco easily outpolled her younger opponent, Democratic state Senator Kevin de Leon, in the state's so-called "jungle primary," in which the top-two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the November general election.

In key governor’s races, Democrats split on education

Education is a subterranean divide between Democrats r... . FILE- In this April 9, 2015, file photo, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., listens during a closed door meeting with representatives of the marijuana industry in Denver.

Gerald Ford: The accidental president who wore power lightly

Within 17 days in the autumn of 1975 - first in Sacramento, then in San Francisco - two separate handgun-wielding women attempted to assassinate the president. Had either succeeded, and each was close enough to have done so, the nation would have had a third president in 14 months, and a second consecutive one who had never been on a national ticket.

Environmentalistsa lawsuit to drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir heads back to court

The Wapama Falls trail next to Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy Reservoir takes wilderness lovers on a 2 1/2-mile trek to the waterfall, which is still flowing this fall, thanks to abundant winter rains. Two years after losing in court and six years after being rejected by voters, a Berkeley environmental group is continuing its long-running battle to drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, a linchpin of the water supply for 2.6 million Bay Area residents from San Francisco to San Jose to southern Alameda County.

Trump’s DOJ Asks Court To Toss Out California Climate Crusades Against Exxon

The Department of Justice asked a federal court Thursday to dismiss a pair of lawsuits targeting a slew of oil companies for allegedly contributing to man-made global warming. Oakland and San Francisco sued five energy companies in March for engaging in a nearly decades-long misinformation campaign about the science of climate change.

Tom Ammiano, Harry Britt endorse Delaine Eastin for governor

Democrat Delaine Eastin, whose longshot run for governor has failed to catch fire, got a boost Tuesday from an unexpected location: San Francisco, political home of Gavin Newsom, the favorite to win the June 5 primary. Former San Francisco supervisors Tom Ammiano and Harry Britt both announced their backing for Eastin, praising her support for the gay community and for education.

Wilson Sonsini Partner Talks About Other Kozinski Clerks ‘Waiting,…

Katherine Ku, a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, speaks Wednesday in the "Making the Future #NOTMeToo," panel at the Women Attorneys Advocacy Project at the San Francisco federal courthouse. Katherine Ku, who in January became the first former clerk of Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski still in private practice to publicly speak out about harassment claims about the judge, said she wished she had spoken up sooner.

Women can’t be paid less than men based on past wages: U.S. court

Pedestrians pass the James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, home of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 7, 2017. SAN FRANCISCO - Relying on a woman's previous salary to determine her pay for a new job perpetuates disparities in the wages of men and women and is illegal when it results in higher pay for men, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

Prof. says firing shows anti-conservative bias

Lost amid a flurry of Facebook announcements about privacy settings and data ac... After a tough day before the Senate Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrapped up his two-day trip to Capitol Hill on Wednesday with testimony before a House committee. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrapped up his two-day trip to Capitol Hill with testimony before a House committee Wednesday.