Government

Appropriations bill invests more than $73 million in Bay Area projects

The $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill passed last week by the U.S. Congress includes more than $73 million for projects…

2 years ago

State moves at record speed to clear way for UC Berkeley enrollment

Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted no time in signing legislation on Monday to halt a cap on student enrollment at the…

2 years ago

Senate takes up CEQA bill that would negate UC Berkeley enrollment cap

State Senate budget committee members voted Monday afternoon in favor a bill that will effectively allow about 2,600 more students…

2 years ago

Lawsuit alleges supervisor appointment was illegal ‘inside job’

Alameda County Supervisor Dave Brown may have been appointed illegally, an attorney for a county taxpayer group said this week.…

2 years ago

Santa Clara policy requires police tracking, reporting of military equipment use

Santa Clara took a step toward police transparency Tuesday when the City Council approved a new policy determining when and…

2 years ago

Congress turns attention to Dublin prison abuse allegations

Eight members of Congress are demanding an investigation into allegations of abuse and misconduct at an all-women federal prison in…

2 years ago

San Francisco targets fossil fuel-powered landscaping tools for extinction

leaf blower, gas-powered tools, landscaping, gardening, Myrna Melgar, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, tool ban, gas-powered tool ban, front,

2 years ago

City Council paves way for guaranteed basic income pilot with $1 million funding

Mountain View's City Council this week approved more than $1 million in funding for the city's new guaranteed basic income…

2 years ago

After 10 hours of meeting and public comment, SF supervisors approve Tenderloin emergency

A majority of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted after midnight early Friday morning at a special meeting to…

2 years ago

Fresh forecast trims SFMTA budget deficits by more than $500 million

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is not facing a financial crisis, or at least not yet, according to a…

2 years ago

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