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San Francisco Leaders Reach Tentative Agreement on $16 Billion Budget Plan

The agreement allocates additional Prop C funds to bolster shelter capacity ahead of a full Board vote on July 15.

Tordillos Holds Decisive Early Lead in San Jose District 3 Special Election

NYPD Sets July 14 Citywide Rollout for Quality-of-Life Teams After 10,000 Brooklyn Responses

Council to Seek Injunction on Clifton Downs Van Encampment

San Jose Council Approves $5.5 Billion Budget, Rejects 'Pay for Performance' Proposal

U.S. Marshals Apprehend Vallejo Encampment Shooting Suspect

San Jose Mayor Shifts Homeless Shelter Policy to Individualized Assessments

Barbara Lee Takes Office as Oakland’s First Black Woman Mayor, Launches 100-Day Plan

Victoria Supportive Housing Death Spurs Renewed Push for Weapons Ban

Los Angeles Firefighters' Union Leaders Suspended Over $800,000 in Unaccounted Spending

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee Unveils Transition Team to Tackle City Challenges

Buenos Aires Woman Attacked After Refusing Food Request

Barbara Lee Elected Oakland Mayor Following Special Ranked-Choice Election

California Halts Commercial Salmon Fishing for Third Year Due to Population Crisis

McCann and Aguirre Advance to July Runoff in Pivotal District 1 Race

Oakland Officer Injured in Unprovoked Attack, Suspect Arrested

Grandmother Found Dead in Burning Clothing Donation Bin in Upstate New York

Mayor Brandon Johnson Names Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as New Chicago Park District Superintendent

Viral Google Maps 'HELP' Messages in Los Angeles Confirmed as Trespassing Hoax

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Indicted in Federal Bribery Case