Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 747 Tuesday as part of a slate of bills designed to combat the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

California Supreme Court rules against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco amid a multi-front reckoning over the right to vote in the state.

“I think it's so incredibly dangerous,” said former Chronicle reporter Carla Marinucci, who once feuded with Obama’s White House in 2011.

The investigation underscores the degree to which the measure fractured California’s most powerful labor union and its network of influential leaders.

Brian Libby's "In Search of Portland" weaves architecture, cultural history and personal memoir into a single walking tour of the city.

Whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement can continue construction on a controversial planned detention center outside of Gilroy could come down to one messy detail: toilets.

An AI researcher’s viral online warning that AI could kill off humanity this decade prompted widespread panic of a tech-led apocalypse. Here’s what that apocalypse might look like.

Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to endorse in the San Francisco congressional race to replace Nancy Pelosi, and that he would likely do so as part of a batch of endorsements in California races.

More than two dozen immigrants have been held at San Francisco’s airport this year for longer than three days, in violation of Customs and Border Protection’s guidelines.

More than two dozen immigrants have been held at San Francisco’s airport this year for longer than three days, in violation of Customs and Border Protection’s guidelines.

For nearly a decade, the case of San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy Ricky Fischer’s sexual predation rocked San Diego County.

Several powerful female political leaders in San Francisco are pushing back against Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi for her letter ripping House candidate Scott Wiener.

Andrew Haden, former acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District, was found dead.

The groups going out of state to influence the governor represent various political factions Newsom will court if he runs for president.

A proposed one-time tax on California’s billionaires got a huge boost Tuesday when the California Labor Federation, which represents 2.3 million union members, endorsed the measure.

Hannah Wiley will serve as our Washington, D.C. correspondent; Abigail Vân Neely will cover breaking news and public safety; and Sarah Brager will report on breaking news and climate stories.

Bay Area politicians, attorneys and activists are warning immigrants with unresolved immigration issues to avoid traveling through airports.

California officials dial back the minor reforms they've made to isolation in prison, four years after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation to rein in solitary confinement.

A spokesperson for the California DMV said the agency has referred several cases to local district attorneys for potential prosecution.

The 2023 San Diego journalist of the year beat cancer for more than a decade before being diagnosed with a new tumor earlier this year; she leaves a lasting legacy in her adopted hometown.

The 2023 San Diego journalist of the year beat cancer for more than a decade before being diagnosed with a new tumor earlier this year; she leaves a lasting legacy in her adopted hometown.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bid to help Democrats take control of the House faced its first major test this month in the state’s primary elections. Here’s a look at how those races are shaping up.

Steve Hilton held a press conference in Clovis to protest trans athlete AB Hernandez’s participation in California’s state track and field championships, while Tom Steyer offered...

For military members in far-flung deployments or at sea, the Department of Defense’s free email-to-fax service was a lifeline to democracy for the last 36 years.

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi called Chan “the leader best prepared to carry forward the fight for San Francisco in the Congress of the United States,” according to a preview of a video...

The California city of Whittier swung to Democrats this spring, spurred by ICE raids and by anger toward election rules that long dampened turnout among Latinos and kept them out of city government.

This evisceration of the Voting Rights Act requires us to take SCOTUS reform more seriously.