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- Either civil rights attorney Pamela Price or Chief Assistant District Attorney Terry Wiley will soon make history as the first Black person to be elected district attorney in Alameda County. By Joshua Sharpe
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Activists are skeptical of Newsom’s pledge to deliver reform after he vetoes solitary confinement...Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have ended California’s practice of keeping some prisoners in indefinite solitary confinement, a ban he argued was so broad it could have put others at risk. By Dustin Gardiner
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Rent control is coming to more Bay Area cities. It could mark a turning point for the housing crisisAs Bay Area landlord and tenant advocates spar over the last of pandemic eviction limits, other locales are forging ahead with new permanent renter protections. By Lauren Hepler
- The measure, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, will let people with previous arrests or convictions have their record electronically sealed, so that it doesn’t turn up in criminal background checks. By Dustin Gardiner
- San Francisco supervisors hear chilling tales of inadequate Kaiser mental health care as counselors enter their seventh week of a strike. By Nanette Asimov
- After lobbying by Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and organized labor, the governor reversed his stance and signed the measure into law. By Sophia Bollag
- After years of thwarted legislative attempts, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills that will accelerate construction of new housing units in urban areas zoned for retail, office or parking uses. By Dustin Gardiner
- Golden State leaders have long sought to take credit for the success of Tesla, the world’s largest electric-car manufacturer. But Newsom has taken those claims to new heights in recent weeks. By Dustin Gardiner
- California is one of few states that don’t report how many abortions are performed in its boundaries — and doesn’t plan on doing so even as it pours money into efforts to help out-of-state patients. By By Joe Garofoli and Sophia Bollag
- California wine and liquor drinkers will soon pay up to 10 cents more when they buy an adult beverage at the store after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday to expand the state’s bottle-deposit program. By Dustin Gardiner
- California will require health plans to cover vasectomy costs starting in 2024 under a new law signed by Gavin Newsom. By Sophia Bollag
- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen bills seeking to protect patients and abortion providers on Thursday. By Joe Garofoli
- California employers will have to include a pay scale in their job postings under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. By Sophia Bollag
- The San Francisco city attorney said Tuesday that commissioners should not be asked to sign undated letters of resignation, after revelations that Mayor London Breed required the controversial practice of several appointees. By Mallory Moench
- San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin has apologized to the LGBTQ community after he said a transgender candidate in the upcoming November election wasn’t “real” and “human” and suggested she was a “political climber” while endorsing her rival. By J.D. Morris
- Golden State leaders have long sought to take credit for the success of Tesla, the world’s largest electric-car manufacturer. But Newsom has taken those claims to new heights in recent weeks. By Dustin Gardiner
- California is one of few states that don’t report how many abortions are performed in its boundaries — and doesn’t plan on doing so even as it pours money into efforts to help out-of-state patients. By By Joe Garofoli and Sophia Bollag
- California wine and liquor drinkers will soon pay up to 10 cents more when they buy an adult beverage at the store after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday to expand the state’s bottle-deposit program. By Dustin Gardiner
- California will require health plans to cover vasectomy costs starting in 2024 under a new law signed by Gavin Newsom. By Sophia Bollag
- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen bills seeking to protect patients and abortion providers on Thursday. By Joe Garofoli
- California employers will have to include a pay scale in their job postings under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. By Sophia Bollag
- The San Francisco city attorney said Tuesday that commissioners should not be asked to sign undated letters of resignation, after revelations that Mayor London Breed required the controversial practice of several appointees. By Mallory Moench
- San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin has apologized to the LGBTQ community after he said a transgender candidate in the upcoming November election wasn’t “real” and “human” and suggested she was a “political climber” while endorsing her rival. By J.D. Morris
- San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone penned an editorial calling for the end of the death penalty, putting him in a rare position of agreeing with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a political issue. By Sam Whiting, Sam Whiting
- Two new state laws make it illegal for recyclers and brokers to buy catalytic converters from anyone but licensed commercial dismantlers or vehicle owners. By Michael Cabanatuan
- If the ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution wins more than 60% of the vote, it would send a message to other states on how to fight back in the post-Roe world. By Joe Garofoli
- San Francisco Mayor London Breed will stop making appointees sign undated letters of resignation, her office said Sunday — just days after revelations of such a requirement caused an uproar, with supervisors calling it an effort to strip oversight... By Matthias Gafni
- Gov. Gavin Newsom categorically denied he is running for president in a sit-down interview in Texas where the California Democrat also launched a barrage of attacks at two Republican governors viewed as potential 2024 presidential contenders. By Ricardo Cano
- Demonstrations have erupted throughout Iran and across the U.S., spurred by the death of a woman taken into custody by the country’s morality police, which enforces Islamic law in Iran. By Chronicle staff report
- The plea bargains were made under former District Attorney Chesa Boudin. He declined to comment, leaving unanswered questions about why his office accepted the deals after filing felony criminal counts against the deputies, who were originally... By Megan Cassidy
- California’s task force to study reparations for Black people is preparing to debate the most crucial questions of its work: How much restitution is due, and what form should it take? By Dustin Gardiner
- Consultants face new restrictions on charging bounties for influencing some decisions by state officials under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Thursday that expands California’s lobbying laws. By Sophia Bollag
- A new study from Stanford researchers suggests that the vast majority of electric-car drivers who plug in at night should alter their charging behavior to protect California’s electrical grid. By Dustin Gardiner
- California will soon be the only state in the nation to have a governmental office committed to preventing gun violence, state officials said Wednesday. By Annie Vainshtein
- The nod from the termed-out, two-term mayor is a “double-edged sword.” By Joe Garofoli and Sarah Ravani
- James “Robbie” Robinson was “this handsome, swashbuckling Polk Street bartender at the dawn of the LGBT movement.” But at age 87, he got scammed out of his life’s savings. Here’s what happened and how to avoid it happening to you. By Heather Knight
- Approved in a 7-4 vote Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors, the policy reflects a compromise between Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin. By J.D. Morris
- The Prop. 27 campaign pulled all of its TV advertising from California’s major markets this week. By Joe Garofoli
- Amid what one state lawmaker described as ‘existential threats’ to oceans and wildlife, California has banned the mining of minerals in state waters. By Tara Duggan
- Proposition C would establish much-needed oversight for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- Despite a reduction over the past three years in overall homelessness and an explosion in the city’s budget to tackle the crisis, moving the needle on chronic homelessness remains elusive. By Mallory Moench and Kevin Fagan
- After promoting his support for more mental health funding, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that aimed to help children with private insurance access mental health care at school. By Sophia Bollag
- The ballot measure hasn’t connected with what should be a powerful group of supporters: homeless and affordable housing advocates. By Joe Garofoli
- Multiracial people are a growing demographic in San Francisco and, according to the SFNext poll conducted for The Chronicle, the most critical of city government, education and policing institutions. By Justin Phillips
- In another worldwide first, California would require new trucks to be zero-emissions in 2040. Large companies would gradually convert fleets. Truckers worry about the costs and practicality of electric trucks. By Nadia Lopez