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San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Thursday a new initiative to obtain civil injunctions that would prevent drug dealers from going to the Tenderloin.

African-Americans in San Diego are approximately five times more likely to get prosecuted for minor drug offenses than Whites and Hispanics, according to data obtained by NBC 7 Investigates through a public records request.

Libraries are built for reading and research, and librarians are trained to help patrons find what they need. But staffers at San Diego city libraries are also coping with threats to their safety and occasional violence, according to court records and interviews. At least 16 city library department employees have asked judges for protection from unruly patrons, according to documents...

In a November 25 lawsuit, public advocacy group, San Diegans for Open Government, represented by attorney and city council candidate Cory Briggs, claims collecting trash at commercial properties, such as those rentals offered on Airbnb and VRBO, violates the People’s Ordinance, which ensures free trash pick up at single-family households.

The city of Oakland has dropped its lawsuit against Alameda County regarding the sale of the Coliseum, according to the Mayor’s Office.

The National Rifle Association has withdrawn its lawsuit against San Francisco over the city’s resolution labeling the gun-rights group a “terrorist organization.”

San Franciscans appear to have overwhelmingly defeated Proposition C in Tuesday’s election, meaning a citywide ban on electronic cigarette sales could go into effect next year, according to preliminary election results.

Drop the lawsuit, and let’s make a deal. That’s the message the Oakland A’s are sending to the city of Oakland.

Half of Richmond’s at-large City Council may have to step down in the next election as the city changes to district-based elections in an effort to avoid costly civil rights litigation with Walnut Creek attorney Scott Rafferty.

The families of two young boys hit by an SUV in Morgan Hill three years ago have reached a settlement in the amount of $30 million with the city.

A San Diego man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges, including hate crime allegations, accusing him of attacking and harassing three Muslim women wearing hijabs in Little Italy.

The nearly 8,000-acre Saddleridge Fire that has damaged or destroyed 40 buildings in the San Fernando Valley indirectly claimed another victim in veteran L.A. Park Ranger Capt. Alberto Torres, who suffered a massive fatal heart attack after patrolling the parks impacted by the fire, authorities said Sunday.

The city of Charlottesville is preparing to appeal its defeat in a lawsuit over two Confederate monuments.

It was win or go home Wednesday night, and the Oakland Athletics are going home after a 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League wild-card game.

San Francisco’s mayor has told department heads they cannot investigate the possible ties of city contractors to the National Rifle Association, prompting the gun-rights group to declare victory in its ongoing fight with the city.

A judge on Tuesday granted the city of Oakland’s request for a temporary restraining order barring Alameda County from immediately selling its half ownership of the 155-acre Coliseum complex to the Oakland A’s baseball team for $85 million.

Ohio’s capital city agreed Friday to pay porn actress Stormy Daniels $450,000 to settle a lawsuit over her arrest at a strip club last year, the latest fallout traced to the city’s now-disbanded vice unit. Daniels’ federal defamation complaint against several Columbus officers alleged police conspired to retaliate against her over her claims that she had sex with Donald Trump...

If getting busted with less than an ounce of marijuana is no longer a crime in California, should you still have to live with the consequences of getting caught when it was illegal? State lawmakers say no, you should not.

Volunteers teamed up with City Attorney Mara Elliott on Saturday morning for a special mission: They’re trying to raise awareness about the dangers of human trafficking.

A new ballot measure that would bolster the fledgling Oakland Police Commission could be put before Oakland voters as soon as March, less than four years after Oakland voters overwhelmingly approved its creation.