Supreme Court Extends Privacy Protections to Phone Location Data
Bay Area-based and national privacy advocates welcomed the decision, which places limits on how cellphone location data is used.
Supreme Court Ruling Allows California to Continue Accepting Ballots After Election Day
California’s law allowing ballots postmarked by Election Day to arrive up to a week later will stand after the court’s…
San Francisco Archdiocese to Pay Sex Abuse Victims $395 Million
A change in California law opened the window to litigating decades-old abuse claims. The payout is among the largest against…
1 Dead, 1 Critically Hurt in Downtown San José Shooting
One man was killed and another critically injured Sunday night near San Pedro Square, in what police are calling the…
Trump Administration Takes Aim at California Coastal Protections
A new federal review threatens California's power to protect its coastline from oil and gas exploration.
San Francisco Finalizes $17 Billion Budget, Restores Millions in Proposed Cuts
The agreement moves the city toward closing its $600 million deficit, and adds back $28 million for public services and…
Exclusive: The Bay Area’s National Archives Office Is Closing. Researchers Are Worried
The Bay Area collection includes original records from landmark birthright citizenship case United States v. Wong Kim Ark, and inmate…
On TPS in California? What You Should Know After the Supreme Court Ruling
Here’s what experts and advocates are saying to TPS holders after the Supreme Court dealt the humanitarian program a blow…
California Billionaire Tax Will Be on November’s Ballot, Along With These 13 Measures
A one-time wealth tax on California’s billionaires, voter ID requirements, and changes to environmental and election law are among the…
Supreme Court Ruling Leaves TPS Holders Confronting an Uncertain Future
The Supreme Court’s decision to strip deportation protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants is one of several rulings reshaping…