Bonta says a federal rule change would strip homeowners of guaranteed escrow interest and hand the savings to national banks.

A 3-2 council vote steered emergency rent relief funding away from the Los Gatos Anti-Racism Coalition after a Finance Commissioner raised accounting concerns.

The $175K-$263K post is meant to keep 23 years of police reforms alive after federal oversight ends. A civil rights attorney says big questions remain.

A rushed board vote and a missed county deadline mean Oakland Unified's parcel tax renewal won't reach voters until 2028.

City leaders say some small Milpitas businesses pay over 70 times more per employee than big corporations under the current system.

An engineer fired after a Florida arrest lost his bid for California job protections while working remotely from Utah.

Napa now splits global partners into two tiers, with Visit Napa Valley vetting every new suitor before it reaches the council.

Two Palo Alto councilmen want a $50,000 report unsealed after Forest Peterson allegedly invoked his city role in a towing dispute over his daughter's Mustang.

Commissioners unanimously blocked Ponderosa One LLC's plans for a three-story pavilion and underground wine vault above Napa Valley.

The $129 million campus fulfills a promise made in 1998, but SFUSD's citywide lottery means living nearby is no guarantee of a seat.

California's new court filing claims chemical giants tried to bury forever-chemical liabilities inside a spun-off company with the fewest assets.

RWE is plowing $900 million of its federal buyout into a Louisiana LNG project, the fifth such deal this year worth nearly $3.9 billion.

The new $102.5 million campus opens as Dublin Unified still works to rebuild trust after March's four-day teacher strike.