CalMatters: CA Wildlife Smoke & Climate Change: 4 Things To Know

Scientists are increasingly concerned about a feedback loop between climate change and fires.

San Francisco Pushing Back In Latest Development Over Encampment Sweeps Injunction

"It is unfortunate and telling that Plaintiffs are unwilling to confirm in writing what they told the Court," said Chiu.

Medicare To Start Negotiating Prices For 10 Drugs. Here Are The Medications.

The negotiations mark the first time Medicare has been able to haggle over drug prices for its 65 million enrollees.

50 People From 27 Countries To Become U.S. Citizens Before Giants Game

Baseball fans are encouraged to take their seats by noon to witness the naturalization ceremony.

Friday Is Last Day For Facebook Users To File A Claim In $725 Million Settlement. Here's How.

Meta denied any liability or wrongdoing under the settlement, according to the recently created class-action website.

Mayor Swears In New Member Of SFMTA Board Of Directors

Lydia So was sworn in as the newest member of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors.

San Francisco City Supervisors Call For Pause On Robotaxi Expansion

According to the motion filed with the CPUC on Wednesday, the city claims "San Francisco will suffer serious harms" from the expansion.

San Francisco Mayor Was On Maui During Deadly Wildfires

The mayor was on the island for a personal trip but left for Oahu after Hawaii's acting governor issued an emergency proclamation.

Dianne Feinstein Hospitalized After Fall In San Francisco

Feinstein, 90, returned to the Senate in May after a three-month absence due to shingles and Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

Towing Cars With Unpaid Parking Tickets Unconstitutional In CA: Court

The California Court of Appeal ruled that the practice violates that state constitution.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Seeks More Control Over Her Late Husband's Trust To Pay Medical Bills

Trustees for the fund said they were "perplexed" by the filing and they have never denied any disbursement for the 90-year-old Feinstein.

Rep. Adam Schiff Raises $8.1M In Race To Fill Sen. Feinstein's Seat

The 2024 race is to fill the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

$15.5B CA Climate Bond Likely To Go Before Voters

Will California taxpayers choose to pay $15.5 billion to defend the state against fires, floods and heat waves?

Vote Postponed On Robotaxi Expansion Amid First Responder Backlash

An increasing number of non-life-threatening incidents involving self-driving cars are hindering their ability to respond effectively.

San Francisco Street Cleaning Crews To Get Boost To Their Budget

"If we stopped working for a couple of days the city would come to a standstill, trash would just fill the streets," Duport told CBS News.

President Joe Biden Concludes Bay Area Trip

The President's three-day trip included stops in San Francisco, Palo Alto and Marin County.

Presidential Candidates Visit Bay Area As Fundraising Battle Heats Up

Supporters and curious onlookers lined the path of the president's motorcade Monday afternoon.

SF Jail Inmates Earn High School Diplomas Through State Charter Program

Graduation season is in full swing, including at the San Francisco County Jail.

SFMTA Plan To Extend Parking Meter Hours Into Evenings, Sundays On Hold Due To Study

Parking meters line the street outside of Macchiarini Creative Design in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood.

Bob Lee Case: Momeni Appears In Court With New Legal Team

The hearing was the first after an unexpected shakeup in his defense, when Momeni and defense attorney Paula Canny parted ways.

Bay Area Water Projects Receive State Funding

The Bay Area will get $17 million for groundwater recharge, water supply and recycled water projects including in Alameda County.

President, First Lady Plan Bay Area Visits This Month

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are scheduled for separate visits to the Bay Area this month.

San Francisco Supervisors Vote Against Landmark Designation For Castro Theatre Seats

The SF Board of Supervisors voted against designating the orchestra-level seats in the iconic Castro Theatre as a historical landmark.

Court Backs Fracking Ban Off CA Coast

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with environmentalists over fracking chemicals that could kill marine life.

City Attorney Sues Landlord Over Dozens Of Code Violations

320 Alemany LLC and Jack Tseng, are accused of illegal conversion of units and creating significant fire safety issues and other charges.

Mayor's Proposed Budget For Homelessness Department Approaches $700M

As of the last official count, roughly 8,000 individuals in the city were experiencing homelessness, 4,397 were living without shelter.

County Jail Becomes 1st In Nation To Provide Free Content For Inmates

The jail will now provide free access to content like legal resources, e-books and music via tablets to incarcerated people.

Feinstein Faces Pressure To Resign Amid Report She Had Encephalitis

The news of Feinstein’s additional issues comes days after an interview in which she appeared not to realize she had been gone for months.

Former Bay Area Inmates Embrace Second Chance, Expunge Criminal Records Under New State Law

Bay Area residents with a criminal past are getting a chance to build a better future by expunging their criminal records.

Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against San Franciso Game Developer

Super Free makes gaming apps that include, according to the company, "some of the most beloved in the Word, Trivia, and Puzzle genres."

Homelessness Department Takes A Beating Over Shelter Bed Management

The issue has taken on even greater prominence since the pandemic, a continuing loss of tourist dollars and a spate of negative publicity.

Steep Permit Fee Threatens Free Sidewalk Libraries In San Francisco

"It's such a surprise. Sometimes, when we go in and out, we say 'Wait a minute. We have to see what's inside the library,'" Myers said.

Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford On Racist Text Scandal Speaks To KPIX

The Antioch City Council met for the first time Tuesday night in a closed session to discuss a massive lawsuit against the city.

San Francisco Repealing Boycott Of Anti-LGBT States And California May Do The Same

San Francisco is repealing a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that it says restrict abortion, voting and LGBTQ rights.

Gov. Newsom Makes Surprise Visit To San Francisco's Crime-Ridden Tenderloin Neighborhood

JJ Smith is out on these streets every day, building relationships with those that are homeless and addicted to drugs.

San Francisco Supervisors Approve Cost-Cutting Grant For Noe Valley Bathroom Project

Park officials were allowed to accept funds and in-kind donations to help with the costs of a public restroom.

Elon Musk Tells Fox He'll Create 'TruthGPT' To Counter AI 'Bias'

"TruthGPT," which will be a "maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe," Musk told Tucker Carlson.

Sen. Feinstein Asks To Be Replaced Temporarily On Key Senate Committee

The 89-year-old senator is suffering from medical problems that have kept her in California, as calls for her to resign intensify.

Facing Tax Revenue Shortfall, San Francisco Struggles To Make Downtown Vibrant

Oliver and her six-year-old son Paris moved to the South of Market District from Sacramento five years ago and has seen the area transform.

SFUSD To Receive New Grant For Financial Literacy Curriculum

It is the first district in California to receive a California Access to Financial Education Grant grant.