Northern California

The clock ran out for officials who were unable to finish investigating the case before a 4 p.m. deadline April 16, allowing protesters to be released.

The legislation targets a carcinogen, methylene chloride, and notes that there are alternative ways of decaffeinating coffee.

San Rafael officials have struggled to address public safety issues surrounding a large homeless encampment near a middle school.

Newsom acknowledges the challenge of keeping rate increases in check while meeting emissions goals.

An expert said the building had barriers for disabled customers. The owner said adding a wheelchair ramp was too costly.

The visitors saw similarities between California prisons and those back home. Inmates said they didn’t see everything.

From January through March, law enforcement also destroyed 54,000 plants, a boon to the legal market, the governor says.

The measure would have mandated a phonics approach, which the teachers union said would not meet the needs of English learners.

An Assemblywoman said pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the Golden Gate Bridge ‘crossed a dangerous line.’

The governor now has until May 14 to propose a revised budget to address the state’s record deficit.

“I certainly respect the cause around the ceasefire,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said. ”But I think there’s a better way of expressing it.”

The proposed ordinance would also require stores to work with residents and officials to find a replacement.

Petition supporters deemed Pamela Price too lenient in the face of rising crime in Oakland.

CHP officers explained that demonstrators connected themselves with chains and rebar to slow efforts to remove them,

Let’s help girls grow up with resilience.

“I just want to be the hero that I needed when I was a little girl,” said the celebrity advocate and abuse survivor.

Immigrant law groups have pushed for such a law, saying it would end a “separate-but-equal” system.

On the heels of sex-abuse scandal, feds say they will empty the prison but closure may be temporary.

The deputies union asked the sheriff to send in the National Guard to bolster jail personnel. Inmates have injured 7 staffers since March 29.