Northern California

Gov. Gavin Newsom Announced that $3.3 billion will be made available by July to help people suffering from mental health issues, addictions, or homelessness.

But K-12 schools and community colleges will be safeguarded from the budgetary impact, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Though it’s unclear how many officers have left the state in recent years, staffing shortages exist in many departments across California.

Measures on the voting age, property taxes and marriage equality have qualified. Two more possible initiatives would protect renters and partly repeal Prop. 47.

The retailer will close its store at San Francisco Centre, which has been plagued by crime and safety issues.

The electric-truck maker will let go 92 employees in Orange County, mostly at its Irvine headquarters. The move comes on top of February layoffs.

The bill would tax Big Tech to fund credits for media companies that retain employees. But will it proceed to the Senate floor for debate?

The company, which will continue to occupy the other tower at One Market Plaza, is downsizing its office footprint as more employees choose remote work.

A state bill currently being considered by state lawmakers would require school boards in California to limit or ban cell phone use in schools by July 1, 2026.

Besides having the most routes, the Golden State rated high in safety, family-friendly hotels, and child-friendly restaurants.

Pomona College moved its ceremony to the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles, but protesters set up a camp there too.

The governor’s goal is to speed up the approval process for rate increases and have reviews completed within 60 days of passing a budget trailer bill.

Over 350 Falun Dafa practitioners from the Bay Area held a parade in San Francisco on May 11 to celebrate the practice’s 32-year anniversary.

The university also clarified that it currently does not have any direct investments in companies that profit from ‘genocide’ and ‘ethnic cleansing.’

Nearly a million California residents are jobless.