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A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a significant step forward Tuesday

Owners of electric vehicles in a number of states will start seeing fees to pay for road repairs in the new year. At least eight states will begin charging new or higher registration fees Wednesday for electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids. The new fees mean that, for the first time, a majority of states will assess special fees on gas-free...

Secretly recording someone else’s conversation is illegal in California, but prosecutors can use the illicit recording as evidence in a criminal case, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

The University of North Carolina announced Wednesday that a torn-down Confederate monument won’t return to campus under a legal agreement that hands over the “Silent Sam” statue to a group of Confederate descendants. The University of North Carolina System said in a news release that a judge approved a settlement giving possession of the monument to the Sons of Confederate...

A paperwork shuffle forces a woman to pay a huge towing bill – more than many peoples’ monthly rent. A state lawmaker says the high price of towing needs to be reined in.

President Donald Trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate on California’s primary ballot next spring, a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Californians who lost their home insurance because of the threat of wildfires will be able to buy comprehensive policies next year through a state-mandated plan under an order issued Thursday by the state insurance commissioner.

An attorney is filing a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was allegedly racially profiled by BART police in Walnut Creek last week, the attorney for the man said Wednesday.

A ban on the sale of vaping products that have not been reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, cannabis vaping products and flavored tobacco products in unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County goes into effect next Monday.

BART General Manager Bob Powers said in a statement Monday that an independent police auditor will investigate an incident that led to a viral video depicting a man being physically detained for eating inside the Pleasant Hill station last week.

A man cited for eating a breakfast sandwich while on a BART platform has sparked controversy after video of the incident posted on social media has gone viral.

A Redwood City man said he’s being evicted from his apartment for no reason, and he’s not the only one.

An administrative hearing to decide whether Missouri can revoke the license for the state’s only abortion clinic concluded Thursday with emotional testimony from a clinic official. The hearing in St. Louis before a commissioner with the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission was expected to last five days but wrapped up a day early. A ruling isn’t expected until February at the...

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

An alumni association filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging the San Francisco Unified School District’s Board of Education over the board’s decision to cover up a controversial mural.

On the November Ballot, San Franciscans will vote on Proposition D, which would tax rideshare trips 3.25 percent for most rides.

This November, San Franciscans will vote on Proposition D, a ballot measure that would tax rideshare customers of companies like Lyft and Uber – which recent traffic studies show contribute to more than half of San Francisco’s traffic congestion.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law overhauling California charter schools Thursday in a move seen as a compromise between the state’s teachers’ unions and charter school supporters.

A union for Texas troopers is suing the state over a new policy that limits the size of officers’ waistlines.

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.