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(BCN) -- A group advocating for a $30-an-hour minimum wage in Alameda County announced Friday that the signatures it collected to place an initiative on the November ballot have been certified by county officials. The Alameda County Registrar of Voters also confirmed Friday that ...
San Francisco (KRON) -- Bay Area drivers are running out of time to update certain FasTrak toll tags which are set to expire at the end of the year. In October, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) announced that toll tags manufactured prior to 2019 will need to be up...
(KRON) -- East Palo Alto Mayor Webster Lincoln proclaimed Thursday, July 23, as "Royce Keys Day" in honor of the homegrown WWE superstar. Mayor Lincoln said William Hobson, known professionally in the ring as Royce Keys, grew up in the gardens and spent the day with kids after ch...
San Francisco finally got a billboard that understood its AI anxiety. Then we found out who bought it.
Planning commissioners unanimously approved a condo project that previously would not have seen the light of day in the residential neighborhood.
Oakland City Councilmember-at-Large Rowena Brown is recovering tonight after being attacked and robbed inside her downtown Oakland apartment.
Oakland City Councilmember Rowena Brown was assaulted and robbed by an acquaintance over the weekend, according to a statement from her office Thursday....
Republican gubernatorial nominee Steve Hilton is making an early play for one of the toughest voter blocks for any California Republican: voters who don't like President Donald Trump....
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- It's back. The issue San Francisco voters may have thought was dead and buried is returning to the ballot this November. On Thursday, the San Francisco Department of Elections confirmed that a measure to reopen the Great Highway had qualified for the Novem...
(KRON) -- Oakland City Councilmember Rowena Brown is recovering from injuries after her office said she was assaulted by an acquaintance over the weekend. The attack occurred on the evening of Saturday, July 18, Brown’s office said in a statement Thursday. “Councilmember Rowena B...
The OUSD board voted in June to enforce its own “bell-to-bell" cell phone ban, which will prevent students from using their phones during or between classes and during lunch periods....
A panel of federal health advisers on Thursday narrowly recommended easing access to several peptides popular with wellness influencers and celebrities, despite warnings from government scientists that the chemicals haven’t been shown safe or effective. In a series of votes, outs...
The boom that is reversing the doom-loop trend has also revived the city’s oldest challenge — and reshaped the mayor’s governing agenda.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s role in clearing Folarin Balogun from a mandatory one-game ban at the World Cup is set to provoke a formal complaint to FIFA ethics investigators. The Norway soccer federation said Thursday its board of directors will consider filing the complaint at...
Rowena Brown, Oakland’s at-large city councilmember, was assaulted and robbed “by an acquaintance she had been supporting through a difficult time,” her office said Thursday. The assault and robbery happened Saturday evening in Oakland, according to Brown’s office. She sought med...
Rivera knows nearly every customer by name. In her 17 years at La Major, she's met the last three mayors as well as her second husband. Lisenia Rivera has been serving conchas and coffee at La Mejor for nearly 20 years...
Republican Steve Hilton launched his general election campaign for California governor Wednesday with a gambit to win over left-leaning voters who dominate the state: Even if they loathe President Donald Trump, he said, they should consider voting for him. During an event in Los ...
San Rafael's City Council is putting its foot down when it comes to drivers with a lead foot.
Plus: The resignation of Pretrial Services’ leader, the mayor’s office gets a new staffer, and the departure of one of Power Play’s writers.
The proposal draws inspiration from a similar program in Portland, Oregon. Under Mayor Lee's plan, unhoused residents would be paid to clean areas around encampments....
The vote tally was 216-214, with all Democrats opposed.
They were added while applying for driver's licenses or identification cards.
(BCN) -- San Francisco's Chinatown will get more all-day parking and a new full-time transit lane, according to plans approved on Tuesday. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency unanimously voted for the proposal. The changes would convert part-time tow-away spots to a...
(BCN) --- On Monday, the San Rafael City Council voted to lower speeds on 18 roadways outside the downtown corridor. It was the second phase of a program that began in 2025 by reducing speed limits downtown. The new signs go up in the fall, with a month-long warning period before...
(BCN) -- The Half Moon Bay City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to put an ordinance authorizing the lease and construction of an affordable housing complex for senior farmworkers up for a popular vote. Councilmembers already approved the ordinance 3-2 in May after a years...
At 19th and Lexington streets. Photo by Angel Mayorga. Lux aeterna
The Board of Supervisors will demand answers from SFPD on the city’s handling of sexual assault cases.
The Half Moon Bay City Council voted unanimously to send a proposed 40-unit affordable housing project for senior farmworkers at 555 Kelly Avenue to voters in November, after months of community debate....
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco is getting the green light to lower speed limits on more school streets. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors approved a citywide program, helping create safer journeys for children, families and ev...
(BCN) -- San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie launched a new online portal for childcare and preschool access on Monday, designed to bring free and low-cost options to families. The Early Learning for All Parent Portal will be a website where parents can apply to preschools, identify...
The House moved Tuesday to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall’s critical midterm elections by passing a bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 4. The deadline for action is more than two months away, but House GOP leaders are not leaving to chance...
(BCN) -- A battle of the bureaucracy will converge at Tuesday's Half Moon Bay City Council meeting, where the fate of an affordable housing project for older farmworkers could be decided. The city of Half Moon Bay gave initial approval to a five-story, 40-unit affordable housing ...
The new Air Force One is undergoing an upgrade that's expected to put the Qatari-gifted jet out of commission for about a month, President Donald Trump said on Sunday....
The Oakland City Council is expected to cast the final vote Tuesday on the sale of the Oakland Coliseum complex for $125 million. The city owns a 50% interest in the complex. Alameda County, which owns the remaining half, has already approved its portion of the deal. According to...
The Oakland City Council is set to vote Tuesday on an updated “City of Refuge” ordinance aimed at expanding protections for the city’s immigrant community . Oakland became a sanctuary city nearly 40 years ago when city leaders enacted laws in 1986 to protect immigrants from feder...
Some Amazon Prime customers are eligible to receive compensation as part of a $2.5 billion antitrust settlement, but the deadline is quickly approaching. Last September, Amazon settled with the Federal Trade Commission to pay customers after allegedly coercing them into enrolling...
The Oakland City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a proposed ordinance that would strengthen protections for immigrants by limiting city cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement....
A fight over a planned data center brought dozens of people to City Hall, where residents demanded city leaders hit the pause button on the project. About 80 people gathered outside before the City Council meeting to protest the facility, which was approved last year. Many reside...
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and several City Council members announced Monday their support for a proposed ordinance that would expand protections for immigrants. The City Council is expected to vote on the measure Tuesday. The proposed ordinance would keep residents’ informa...
Reilly, who considered becoming a Catholic priest early in his life, previously ran for mayor and was a major San Francisco political and civic leader....
Plus: AI workers spend their tokens on Scott Wiener’s congressional campaign, Supervisor Bilal Mahmood’s grocery bill stays alive, somehow.
An international contest for the best public art and design in the world has narrowed its field to 100 nominees, and four of them are located in the Bay Area....
Four Bay Area public art projects are among 100 nominees in an international public art and design contest run by CodaWorx
Bilal Mahmood’s proposal lacked support to land on the ballot. So he’s pushing the same goals through a city ordinance instead.
The Department of Homeland Security is threatening California and three other states with so-called election integrity measures after Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was rigged....
Chris Speckler, owner of It's Your Move Games, appeared on "Mornings on 2" to talk about the East Bay Board Game Convention, a three-day event bringing thousands of tabletop gaming enthusiasts to the Oakland Marriott....
Hundreds of gamers will convene at the Oakland Marriot to choose from a selection of more than 1,300 games and 24 hour game rooms.
The mayor of SF has a message afte...
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened to strip states of federal election-related aid if they don't comply with the administration's voting roll probe....
San Francisco is a step closer to allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes after the Board of Supervisors this week approved legislation that would allow existing cannabis retailers to apply for permits to operate as cafes....
The Department of Homeland Security is demanding that California and several other states respond to allegations of widespread voter registration problems involving noncitizens. President Donald Trump leveled the charges during an address from the White House on Thursday. This...
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is calling for new statewide standards governing autonomous vehicles during major events and emergencies after traffic gridlock involving Waymo vehicles during the city's Fourth of July celebrations....
President Donald Trump accused Beijing of meddling in the 2020 election.
(KRON) -- In a rambling and at times disjointed address to the nation Thursday night, President Donald Trump stumbled down his well-worn path of falsely claiming the 2020 presidential election -- which he lost -- was rigged. In the address, Trump said he was releasing documents r...
