Northern California

SAN FRANCISCO—Schools in San Francisco are taking away the option of merit-based admission to high schools this year in favor of a lottery system, since merit-based grading has been halted ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Russian immigrants Lina Broydo and her husband, Sam, arrived in the United States in 1965. Sam ...

Commentary IRVINE, Calif.—California’s small businesses are being strangled by excessive state regulations, a challenge exacerbated by the ongoing ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Over a thousand people rallied at California’s State Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 14 as part of ...

An attorney has filed legal claims against the state of California on behalf of restaurants throughout the state ...

SACRAMENTO—Buck Suggs attended one of many Stop the Steal rallies across the nation on Nov. 14, 2020, in ...

CARSON CITY, Nev.—Hundreds of Trump supporters gathered at a “Stop the Steal” rally in Nevada on Nov. 14. ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said he should not have joined other families for a dinner while ...

Former California Assemblywoman Young Kim defeated Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.) in a rematch of the 2018 election, flipping back ...

A traffic jam of opinions has accumulated after Californians voted to overturn in large part a controversial law ...

California law enforcement agencies were dealt a blow at the ballot box Nov. 3 when voters shot down ...

Vote counting in a congressional race in a California county has been put on hold as officials said ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—A majority of California voters rejected Proposition 20, a measure that would restrict early parole, recategorize ...

One of California’s most-watched propositions this election, Proposition 15, is on its way to failing, but it’s close. ...

A Mexican national in the United States illegally pleaded guilty on Nov. 5 to the 2018 murder of ...

Voters of California have rejected a proposal that would have overturned a long-standing ban on affirmative action in ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Across from San Francisco City Hall is a long stretch of white tents, with rows upon rows ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing backlash after he revealed last week that his children have returned to ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—As of October, Bay Area restaurants are allowed to reopen for indoor dining and seat guests ...

LOS ANGELES—Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens ...

LOS ANGELES—Fast-moving wildfires forced evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters in Southern ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Manny Sanchez, a sophomore studying business administration at San Jose State University (SJSU) in California, said ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Large swaths of California had no electricity Monday as utilities tried to prevent the chance of their ...

DIXON, Calif.—Like many businesses, corn mazes and other autumn activities have had to adjust to health protocols due ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Gas & Electric started cutting power Sunday to tens of thousands of customers in Northern California ...

Pacific Gas & Electric may cut power to over 1 million people on Sunday to prevent the chance ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his state will independently review the anticipated, federally approved CCP virus vaccine before ...