For years, one word was all pretty much all Californians heard from political leaders about solving the state’s housing problem: Density. Now it’s time to ask how that’s working out. …
Rents are higher in Silicon Valley and the rest of the Bay Area than anywhere else in California, but the region’s generally higher salaries nevertheless give its tenants more disposable …
California Proposition 1’s final narrow passage more than two weeks after the March 5 elections raises one very basic question: Could it help solve homelessness or merely be another financial …
State-by-state standings on deaths from gunfire form a striking contrast between Republican- and Democratic-led states as one reality becomes ever more clear: The stronger Republican control of a particular state, …
Now it will be Adam Schiff versus Steve Garvey in what could turn into a bitter runoff battle for the U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. …
If Donald Trump wins a third consecutive GOP nomination for president and then goes on to a November victory, as seems likely after the first few Republican primary elections and …
For many years, California drivers and Republican politicians have blamed Democrats and high gas taxes for the huge difference in the price of gasoline here compared to other states. It …
So you think California has a serious property insurance crisis, with one company (State Farm) getting a 20% increase just as 2023 ended and others demanding even higher increases as …
One of the more interesting statements in a recent news story about the just-arrived $34.50-per-month average increase in household bills from California’s largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, came from …
Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has announced she’s running for state treasurer in 2026. Schaaf, who served as mayor from 2015 to 2023, aims to replace Fiona Ma, the current …