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Mayor Jean Quan vowed Wednesday to quickly reform the scandal-plagued Oakland Police Department after a frustrated judge threatened a federal takeover if it fails to quickly make good on changes agreed to nine years ago.
It was dubbed Operation Closure in hopes that a serial killer on Death Row would finally lead authorities to where at least a dozen bodies were buried decades ago, ending the torment of families who still wonder about their missing loved ones.
The state's high court will attempt to clarify marijuana's hazy legal status in California.
In a story Jan. 18 about the suicide of paroled killer Loren Herzog, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Sacramento bounty hunter Leonard Padilla hoped to collect on rewards offered by family members searching for their missing relatives. Instead, Padilla said he is hoping to collect on some $200,000 in rewards offered by the state of California.
The so-called birther movement was dealt another legal blow Thursday when a federal appeals court tossed out a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief.
City and utility officials vowed Friday to prevent a recurrence of two blackouts that struck Candlestick Park during a nationally televised Monday night football game.
Eight years of being investigated for steroid allegations ended for home run king Barry Bonds on Friday with a 30-day sentence to be served at home. No more — and maybe less.
The latest battle for control of Alcatraz Island is under way. Many have laid claim to the wind-swept rock in the middle of the San Francisco Bay since the last prisoner left the federal land in 1963. American Indians occupied the island for 19 months ending in 1972. And politicians have floated the idea of building a casino or even a new San Francisco 49ers football stadium on Alcatraz.
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to send former baseball slugger Barry Bonds to prison.
A father who believes a lack of bone marrow donors contributed to his son's death from leukemia says a federal court ruling allowing most bone marrow donors to be paid will save lives and drive down treatment costs.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday put on hold its ruling that ordered a dramatic overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, because it wants to reconsider the earlier decision.
The San Francisco Giants' former payroll manager pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling $2.2 million from the team.
The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a high-interest case contending restaurant managers must order meal and rest breaks for tens of thousands of workers rather than leave compliance to their discretion.
A federal appeals court on Monday took up the thorny issue of whether California law declaring there was an Armenian genocide in Turkey conflicts with U.S. foreign policy.
The revolution will be trademarked and put on T-shirts if an increasing number of entrepreneurs succeed in their attempts to profit from the Occupy demonstrations.
Lawyers for the suspect in the shooting that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords are objecting to any requirement that defense experts be videotaped as they assess their client's competency.
The Hells Angels have had a rough year in California.
A federal judge on Thursday struck down most of a San Francisco ordinance that requires retailers to warn customers about cellphone radiation and its health effects.
Lawyers representing former and current female workers of Wal-Mart Inc.'s California stores on Thursday filed the first of a planned "armada" of class action lawsuits accusing the world's largest retailer of gender bias.
A federal appeals court has ruled that a London-based mining company can be sued in the United States on allegations it aided the government of Papua New Guinea in genocide and war crimes.
The U.S. economy was stuck in a worsening credit crisis, but Tommy Wu was seemingly on top of the world during the black tie dinner the night of Nov. 29, 2007.
Two former executives of a failed San Francisco-based bank that received a $298 million government bailout were charged with fraud Tuesday.
Two former executives of a failed San Francisco-based bank that received a $298 million government bailout have been charged with fraud.
A federal judge has ruled that Taco Bell violated federal and California laws protecting the disabled from discrimination at its restaurants.
A federal grand jury has indicted six former executives and supervisors of a Northern California aircraft repair company on charges that they cut corners and used unapproved parts.
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