California Politics

Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer came out swinging against President Donald Trump when he drew a packed house to a San Francisco cafe for the first local event of his fledgling presidential campaign on Wednesday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law his sweeping plan to change how California pays for wildfire damage and regulates utilities, while also revealing his pick to be the state's top utility watchdog.

Rep. Eric Swalwell became the first Democrat to withdraw from the party's crowded field of candidates seeking the 2020 presidential nomination on Monday when he announced at his campaign headquarters that he'd instead focus on retaining his seat in Congress.

A proposal introduced on Monday byAssemblyman Phil Ting would triple the rebate for customers buying electric cars and eliminate a flaw with the current rebate program that sometimes creates a waiting list for consumers applying for rebates.

A group of noisy demonstrators blocked the entrance to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office in San Francisco on Friday in an effort to draw attention to what they called inhumane conditions in border detention centers.

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is more aggressively trying to reduce the problem of human waste fouling city streets with a pilot program that introduces public restrooms. "We have seven new pit stops that are going to be rolled out, so we need a lot more places for people to go to the bathroom as...

While touring an affordable housing complex under construction in Emeryville, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he disagreed with President Trump's recent characterization of San Francisco and Los Angeles as cities that are being "ruined" by homelessness.

A plan to have California taxpayers cover the health care costs of young adults in the country illegally is being met with mixed reactions in the Bay Area.

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California was among the presidential candidates who sat down with KCBS Radio Political Reporter Doug Sovern at this weekend's state Democratic convention in San Francisco. Harris said she's not concerned about lagging in the polls, even in California, where's she...