State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, today announced a new try for a law that would sharply limit solitary confinement of youth in juvenile correctional…
Standing beneath a massive rainbow flag on the steps of San Francisco City Hall before hundreds of gay rights activists, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, state…
With cities across the Bay Area approving minimum wage hikes at the ballot box, state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, is proposing upping the state…
A bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown today should make smartphones a lot less vulnerable to prospective thieves in the Bay Area and…
State lawmakers are asking a regional accrediting commission for more time before it revokes City College of San Francisco’s accreditation. The state Senate today unanimously…
Legislation that would require smartphones to come equipped with an anti-theft deterrent known as a “kill switch” failed to pass the state Senate today. SB…
A state senator, a San Francisco supervisor, a former 49ers football player—even the Giants mascot Lou Seal—jumped off a downtown hotel building this afternoon as…
In front of an apartment building in San Francisco’s Chinatown this morning, state Sen. Mark Leno announced legislation to help tenants who are being evicted…
A coalition of advocacy groups today delivered letters to state legislators calling on them to act quickly reduce prison overcrowding and drop any plans for…
A state senator today introduced legislation that would help stabilize funding for City College of San Francisco while the school continues its fight to stay…
A growing epidemic of smartphone thefts prompted state lawmakers to announce today new legislation that would require the devices to come equipped with an anti-theft…
The Senate Select Committee on Mental Health held a hearing in San Francisco today on suicide education and prevention strategies. The committee heard from individuals,…
State legislators today approved naming the western span of the Bay Bridge after former state Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. The state…
California Attorney General Kamala Harris today lauded the passage and signing of legislation providing funding for a program to take guns away from prohibited people…
When State Senator Mark Leno proposed Senate Bill 635, which would let certain California businesses provide beverage service until 4 a.m., the response was immediate,…
