A San Francisco judge ruled the ride-sharing company's contract with drivers contradicts itself making its arbitration clause unenforceable.
The lawsuit seeks to be certified as a class action on behalf of customers who bought meat or poultry from Whole Foods stores in California.
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The August rate is lower than July, and significantly lower than the same month last year.
Ash from businesses and homes may contain chemicals or asbestos. Wet ash has been known to cause chemical burns to skin.
One Southern California city has fared worse than every other major city in the nation while a Northern California city is thriving.
Fees will provide mammograms to California’s underserved women.
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Mother Nature kept Californians humble as she unleashed a wide range of natural disasters across the state.
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This year is shaping up to be one of the deadliest since 2007 and the economy is partly to blame.
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Credit Union Donates $10,000 to American Red Cross to Aid Communities Affected by Valley and Butte Fires
A spectacular lunar episode is on tap this month. NASA officials say miss this one and you won't get another shot until 2033.
None of them are Milpitas residents.
Unused drugs should never be flushed down the toilet because they poison the Bay.
The average sales price dipped slightly in August, when compared to July. "One month doesn't make a trend."
Students who are chronically absent in kindergarten and first grade will be four times more likely to drop out of high school.
The recall affects 173,063 ProRIDE and Performance RIDE units all manufactured before June 9, 2015.
They're scheduled for a bail hearing Friday. They other allegations are in documents filed this week by prosecutors.
The county is seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages from the construction company. The project is years behind schedule.
The two year study will get underway in November. The FAA recently changed its standards for runway safety.
World renowned, world record holder Hans Florine has done it again.
A Baykeeper scientist fears the plan could harm wildlife and pollute the Bay.
The FBI is also seeking information on the case. This sort of vandalism has not been seen in the rest of the country.
Level 10 Construction announced it has completed building a new 16,500-sq.-ft. $2.8 million habitat for Asian Leopards at the San Diego Zoo.
The nation’s largest integrated health plan and health care provider seeks to hire 354 more mental health professionals by the end of 2015
Roadways once park-like are now litter and graffiti-tainted messes. A quality of life issue for drivers who spend hours behind the wheel.
The governor vetoed another bill last week that would have protected residents from intrusive drone flights.
Health officials are seeing “higher than usual” plague cases in 2015.
San Ramon takes the top spot
More than 1,600 ticketholders were scammed last season.
The two San Jose residents were already wanted on warrants when caught with drugs and a gun, according to police.
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Trends in California come and go and according to recent polls, Trump may be one of them.
The entire rear of the bus was engulfed in flames.
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