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Nevada to pay SF $400,000 over patient dumping

A tentative $400 million settlement of a patient-dumping lawsuit filed against Nevada by the city of San Francisco is expected…

9 years ago

‘Hitchhiking’ flies infest Santa Clara Co.

The third discovery of oriental fruit flies in Santa Clara County this year has prompted a treatment in that will…

9 years ago

San Mateo sends 15 fire engines to Butte County

Fifteen fire engines from San Mateo County have been sent to the Butte Fire in Amador and Calaveras counties.

9 years ago

Bay Area gas prices drop

Gas prices in the region have dropped an average of 14 cents to $3.38 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline.

9 years ago

Flags ordered at half-staff after firefighter dies

Gov. Brown has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in the capitol and elsewhere around the state after the…

9 years ago

Bay Area roads among worst in U.S.

A new report found that the Bay Area area has a greater proportion of roads in poor condition than any…

9 years ago

Supes signal support for new SF jail

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors rejected an appeal to have a new jail project undergo an environmental impact review.

9 years ago

‘Separated’ spouses must live apart, rules court

The California Supreme Court ruled in San Francisco Monday that divorcing couples must live in separate residences in order to…

9 years ago

Bay Area jobless rates dip below 6 percent

All of the Bay Area's nine counties had unemployment rates last month below the state average.

9 years ago

California gas prices leap by 36 cents

California's gas prices are the highest for a state in the U.S., according to a report released Tuesday by the…

9 years ago

Brother sentenced in Levi’s Stadium bathroom beating

One of two brothers who assaulted two other men in a bathroom at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara last year…

9 years ago

Court: Judges, not prosecutors, should review police personnel records

The California Supreme Court ruled prosecutors are not obligated to look through police personnel files to determine whether there is…

9 years ago

Sierra Club denounces state’s new electricity rate

A San Francisco-based conservation group said a new electricity rate plan passed Friday will raise rates on majority of customers…

9 years ago

Contra Costa looks to expand Los Vaqueros

The Contra Costa Water District along with federal officials is looking at further expanding the Los Vaqueros Reservoir.

9 years ago

Marriage equality completes long legal journey

During the past 12 years, about three dozen states, beginning with Massachusetts in 2003, have come to allow same-sex marriage,…

9 years ago

Split Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage a ‘fundamental right’

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 vote Friday that the federal Constitution provides a right to same-sex marriage.

9 years ago

Supreme Court affirms Affordable Care Act

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal government can continue subsidizing health care insurance under the Affordable Care…

9 years ago

State high court upholds affordable housing

The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that cities have the right to require developers to make a portion of new…

9 years ago

Dead man found sitting at bus stop

Police on Thursday found the body of a 34-year-old man at a bus stop in Richmond.

9 years ago

Same-sex plaintiff optimistic over Supreme Court ruling

An Ohio man at the center of the same-sex marriage case now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court said "it's…

9 years ago

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