Candidates split sharply on downtown office growth and a state transit-housing law, but nearly all backed a hotel tax hike.

A $75 million solar system built to save Mount Diablo schools millions is instead draining the budget after most inverters failed.

A judge found Eric Hart credible on where he sleeps and cooks, keeping him in the Mendocino County supervisor race.

Meredith Dodson built SF Parents into a City Hall kingmaker. Now a former teacher takes the reins ahead of a pivotal November school board vote.

Supervisor Joelle Gallagher wants the county to move fast on a zoning-based moratorium modeled after San Mateo's ordinance.

Judge Rita F. Lin says the Pentagon's risk label was retaliation, not security — a permanent win for the Claude maker.

A Superior Court ruling clears the way for the 30,000-gallon Oakville winery near Conn Creek after a two-year fight.

A city audit found San Jose relied on a single inspector to check tens of thousands of affordable apartments, with one property owing $7.6 million.

The nonprofit leader who once dropped a 2024 council bid is back, vowing to put renters and working families first.

State attorneys say a new law already fixes what a Jewish advocacy lawsuit demands. A December hearing will decide if that argument holds.

Cephus Johnson says the seat is about protecting his grandchildren, not claiming victory over his nephew's 2009 killing.

Burlingame staff head to 1440 Chapin Avenue by early October, while City Council meetings stay put at the aging Primrose Road building for now.

At a San Francisco event, Newsom joked he wished California had branded its own savings plan Newsom Accounts instead.