A former bohemian mecca, San Francisco now lays claim to the most expensive housing in the West, with a median home price of $1.4 million.
Author: Marco della Cava, USA TODAY
Kindness fever strikes LA, from homeless singer Emily Zamourka to a new UCLA institute
Emily Zamourka lives on the streets of L.A. After a video of her singing went viral, she was deluged with kindness, a topic which UCLA now aims to study.
California DMV gets makeover designed to tackle long lines, faulty computer systems
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed tech-focused Steve Gordon to run the state’s broken Department of Motor Vehicles, putting a focus on READ IDs.
Dreadlocks, cornrows and other natural hairstyles now protected under California law
A new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the first in the nation to make it illegal to discriminate against hairstyles.
Boeing CEO calls handling of 737 Max crashes a ‘mistake,’ vows improvements
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg calls his company’s handling of two software-related crashes of the 737 Max aircraft a ‘mistake.’
Oakland City Council looks to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’ after Denver vote
The Oakland City Council will vote June 4, possibly setting a psilocybin ruling precedent that activists feel could echo nationwide.
When police misconduct occurs, records often stay secret. One mom’s fight to change that.
A police officer is accused of playing with her dead son’s body after he was shot. An angry California mother wants secret cop records to go public.
Fatal police shootings could become a crime under proposed California law
Under the proposed bill, police must feel confident that it is truly necessary to shoot to kill, or they could be prosecuted for killing their victim.
Robots invade foodie San Francisco, promising low prices, tasty meals and cheap labor
The San Francisco Bay Area is proving to be both ground zero and test market for the march of artificial intelligence into the culinary world.
Will Google, Amazon and Facebook fix the affordable housing crisis?
The housing crisis must be addressed by a careful collaboration between politicians, advocacy groups and corporate entities, activists says.