“Poverty in the U.S. is the highest that it’s been since 1965, and California has the highest poverty rate in the nation,” Wilma Chan said.
Social workers want cuts made during the 2008 recession be restored in Gov. Brown's budget.
The meeting will be held on Jan. 17 at 10 a.m.
The former Alameda County prosecutor says she'll be making a run for the U.S. Senate.
Just a few years after residents raised money to prevent the closure of their favorite state parks, the new budget offers a hike.
Haggerty will be the president of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors for the next two years.
Dee Williams-Ridley is currently the Deputy City Manager for the City of Modesto.
Boxer, who has a home in SoCal, will not seek reelection. Congressman Eric Swalwell says Boxer's "legacy will burn on for generations."
Our state loves "measures," having voted on 360 since 1912. This update makes process more "voter friendly."
She will be the youngest and only African-American on the bench, and labeled “exceptionally well qualified.”
SB 47 Would Use Money From The CA Tire Recycling Management Fund To Pay For The comprehensive study
The special meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16., at Longfellow Middle School.
This week's meeting was canceled after demonstrators threatened to disrupt the meeting.
The protests started around 6:20 p.m. when police said about 100 people were marching through the University of California.
The protests were the latest in a series of over the death of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
The legislation will ensure the full resources of Department of Energy labs, like Lawrence Livermore and Sandia.
Juliann Sum, 58, was named to head the agency, which is known as Cal/OSHA.
Mark Leno hopes to bring the state minimum wage to $11 an hour in 2016 and to $13 in 2017.
The townhall call will be on Dec. 1 at 10 a.m.
$1 million primary commercial insurance now required.
The measure calls for a Panel of Experts to make recommendations to the City Council on how to allocate the tax revenues.
The Department of Toxic Substances Control petitioned the court to shutdown Electro-Forming after an inspection in August.
The Registrar of Voters officials said only a small number of ballots remain to be counted countywide.
Alameda County has until Dec. 2 to certify its election results.
Measure BB got nearly 70 percent of the vote.
The measure was overwhelmingly approved by voters. What do you think about the new tax?
A few newcomers and some races are still too close to call.
The Department of Justice's civil rights division will conduct in-person monitoring of polling places in 28 jurisdictions in 18 states today
When you vote on Tuesday, show off your "I Voted" sticker with a selfie. Tag pics with #BerkeleyPatch on Instagram!
Don't take a chance on mailing the ballot--it has to be in the hands of election officials on election day. The postmark does not count.
Signature gathering has begun.
The office is scheduled to be open on Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. for early voters, election officials said.
Students gathered more than 4,000 signatures on a change.org petition as of this afternoon.
If you're planning on voting by mail for the Nov. 4 election, you better get on it!
The election is Nov. 4.
Election day is November 9.
The nonprofit, nonpartisan "California Choices" is useful tool for weighing state measures and candidates for Nov. 4 election
The deadline to register online to vote in either Alameda or Contra Costa County is Oct. 20. The election is November 4.
No U.S. city currently taxes sugary drinks, but a similar measure is also on the Nov. 4 ballot in San Francisco.
Congressman Eric Swalwell participates in House Homeland Security Committee hearing in Dallas