Bay Area Featured US police rarely deploy deadly robots to confront suspects By JANIE HAR and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press Dec 5, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of weaponized police robots last week after s…
State Latest exit leaves California Assembly with 5 vacancies By ADAM BEAM Associated Press Feb 1, 2022 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Term limits, the pandemic and a once-a-decade redistricting process have combined to prompt a flurry of early exits …
Bay Area Featured David Chiu named San Francisco city attorney Bay City News ServiceUpdated Sep 29, 2021 San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday she has appointed Assemblymember David Chiu, D-San Francisco, to replace outgoing City At…
Local News Featured Bill aims to reform Bay Area transit By Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Mar 25, 2021 To begin improving the Bay Area transit system, Assemblyman David Chiu has introduced a bill simplifying fare structures, transit maps and con…
National Biden nominates California's Su as deputy labor secretary By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press Feb 10, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden nominated Julie Su, the head of California's labor agency, on Wednesday as the deputy U.S. secre…
State New report warns of looming eviction crisis By Kiley Russell Bay City News Foundation Jan 25, 2021 Roughly 20 percent of renter households in California are behind on rent payments, with low-income residents and people of color being hardest…
Bay Area Featured Lawmaker proposes name change on college diplomas for trans, nonbinary students Bay City News FoundationUpdated Jan 14, 2021 California Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, on Thursday proposed a bill that would allow transgender and nonbinary public college stud…
Officials call for continued eviction protections Bay City News Service Aug 4, 2020 Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, and a group of public health officials expressed concern Monday about the potential for millions of r…
Local News Featured New state bill proposes to integrate Bay Area transit By Kiley Russell Bay City News Service Feb 4, 2020 A newly introduced piece of state legislation seeks to integrate the more than two dozen separate and independent Bay Area transit agencies in…
+2 Local News Housing bills launched in new session By Austin Walsh Daily Journal staff Updated Feb 6, 2020 While the resurrection of Senate Bill 50 commanded the attention of most tracking housing bills proposed in the new legislative session, other…
