Employers will now have until 2015 to provide federally mandated health benefits for their employees.
A new bill could make 2 million California undocumented immigrants eligible for a driver's license.
After failure to meet a July 1 deadline, Congress left for recess with Stafford loan rates set to double on Monday.
It isn't just the kids who need to play it safe this Fourth of July. Take heed of these tips from the ASPCA and keep your family's furrier friends safe.
Ongoing legal battle continues in federal court.
Same-sex marriage opponents argue 9th Circuit had no authority to lift stay on gay civil unions.
The Supreme Court invalidated a major part of the landmark legislation this week.
Hundreds in Mountain View celebrate Wednesday's historic U.S. Supreme Court's decisions striking down the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8.
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The Campbell-based BAYMEC is congregating at the steps of San Jose City Hall at 6 p.m., June 26.
Meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Civic Theatre/Council Chambers on Fruitvale Avenue.
Same sex marriage could earn a major loss or victory this week.
A panel of three judges has ordered the state to combat prison overcrowding with new high standards.
Supervisors get windfall from new property tax money.
Meeting begins at 7 p.m. tonight at the Civic Theatre, 13777 Fruitvale Ave.
Known as 'S.744,' 1,000-page bill's negotiations stopped this week amid Republican-introduced amendments.
Decision could come as late as June 27, 2013.
The 29-year-old whistleblower is still in hiding after revealing the NSA’s collection of phone conversations and internet surveillance.
In response to a deadly limousine fire on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge last month, East Bay lawmaker Ellen Corbett has introduced legislation that would add safety features in limos.
City selects Silicon Valley Community Newspapers Editor Brian Babcock as its new administrative analyst.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week votes 5-4 in favor of allowing law enforcement to take DNA sampling from arrestees regardless of whether they are formally charged with a crime.
The Obama Administration has admitted to tracking Americans’ phone records for the past seven years to bolster national security, it says.
For security reasons law enforcement officials won't disclose the motorcade's route, but here's our best guest for your POTUS watch-party.
DNA samples taken from a postage stamp on a fake campaign mailer matches former Supervisor George Shirakawa's based on a test by the California Department of Justice.
President Barack Obama visits Palo Alto this Thursday for a fundraiser again so residents and commuters should prepare for a lot of traffic.
As of June 3, the World Health Organization reports 132 cases of Avian flu virus (H7N9), 37 of which have resulted in death.
The California Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend of frozen berries as they may be linked to hepatitis A infections.
Mail-only election to continue to financially support local book houses ends Aug. 27.
Improvements will be officially unveiled during ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, June 6 at Cox Avenue near Quito Village Shopping Center.
The Boy Scouts of America's Connecticut Yankee Council, which covers dozens of Connecticut towns, is breaking with the national organization and will now allow openly gay people to join.
As our armed forces come home from the Middle East, the Oakland Veterans Affairs benefits office is being stretched.
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Council approves new ordinance May 15.