Kamala Harris is bringing back Democratic donors who soured on President Biden. Donald Trump is counting on V.P. pick JD Vance to raise money in Silicon Valley.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered state agencies to remove homeless camps throughout California, his first major show of force since the Supreme Court granted state and local authorities more power to clear encampments.

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The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness will test a shelter system that’s full of problems – and lacking accountability.

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Bay Area and California political leaders expressed alarm after former President Donald J. Trump was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 13.

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A newly created regional housing finance authority for the entire San Francisco Bay Area will send a bond of up to $20 billion to the ballot. But the fate of its statewide counterpart looks bleak.

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The California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to reject AT&T's request to withdraw as a carrier of last resort, or COLR, but it also decided to revisit the rules of determination. Meanwhile, a new bill in the state Legislature would revise the requirements for any company to be designated the COLR.

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For years housing advocates have complained about CEQA’s misuse. A new state Supreme Court ruling on a highly controversial housing project in Berkeley may move the needle on reform.

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After a controversial congressional recount spurred by dark money, one lawmaker is introducing a bill to mandate automatic recounts for statewide elections with tight margins.

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Santa Clara County may lose millions of property tax dollars to charter schools while teetering on the edge of a fiscal cliff.

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The heat has prompted the state to enter phase 2 of its Extreme Temperature Response Plan, at least through Thursday,

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