This is the first is a series of bumps that will push the minimum wage to $15 an hour by October 2017.
The NCAA was sued by a group former student athletes for profiting on their images and likeness on video games and broadcast rights.
Edwin Lee, 23, of Daly City pleaded no contest Aug. 5 to burglary and home invasion robbery in exchange for the sentence.
Economists noted that most areas of the state have recovered the jobs that were lost during the recession, leading to a demand for workers.
Your guide to movies with a theatrical release on Oct. 2, 2015
Ganapathy Prabhu told investigators he had too much to drink and was making a joke.
The 2015 list has just been released. Silicon Valley Tech Titans populate the top, but other industries created super wealth.
Anti-vaxxers submit petition signatures to State; claim it's not about vaccinations but "fundamental freedom" to make informed choices.
There are now 11 San Francisco volunteers in the program.
McDonald's, Starbucks and other stores are offering free coffee and discounts to celebrate #NationalCoffeeDay.
Authorities say Jose Arroyo Molina, 25, befriended the victim through Facebook and lured her into having sex with him.
A researcher from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View said, “This discovery may mean more potentially habitable locations on Mars."
Pew Study: Immigrants and their children are likely to make up 88 percent of the country’s population growth over the next 50 years.
The rainy season is officially kicking off. So where's the rain?
Sunday Friends Invites Community to 8th Annual Holiday Shopping Spree
OJ’s acquitted, James Dean Dies, Google enters the world, A’s Dominate, and Spanish Explorers ‘discover’ San Diego.
Matt Damon portrays an astronaut stranded alone on Mars. Does "The Martian" deserve an Oscar Best Picture nomination?
The Secretary of State approved a signature gathering process for a measure that would tax homes worth more than $3 million.
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The largest study of its kind, a new study on campus rape underscores the challenges facing American Universities.
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Disneyland will celebrate the new Star Wars film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” beginning in November.
The union claimed over the last 10 years more than half of all CSU faculty has been hired into temporary positions with lower pay.
A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld a lower court's decision that a Temecula garage shop violated DC Comic's copyrights.
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Researcher finds that school meals can contain unsafe levels of a toxic chemical, putting low-income students particularly at risk.
During the weekend’s one-day operation, 144 merchants across the county were checked to see if they would sell tobacco products to minors.
Others from the Bay Area will be watching from here.
Following weeks of blazing temperatures that fueled brutal fires across the state, Californians are looking forward to the change of season.
The Franciscan priest founded nine missions in California, including one in the Bay Area, but some are accusing him of genocide.
Padraig Michael Hughes of Pacifica was arrested in suspicion of attempted robbery and hit-and-run.
Your guide to movies with a theatrical release date on Sept. 25, 2015
The 2015-16 fiscal year budget adopted added $97.2 million to a budget tentatively approved in June.
The number of birds arriving daily is the number that usually comes in per month. Volunteers and donations are desperately needed.
The fatal shooting of Pleasanton native Kate Steinle ignited national controversy over the Sanctuary City policy.
A DNA sample matches an unidentified body found in San Francisco 36 years ago.
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.
It costs less to gas-up your car, and more to heat your home. A steep rise in housing prices also contributed to the increase.