Gov. Newsom signs interim budget on BART, vowing to give public transit $5.1 billion

Standing at the North Concord/Martinez BART station, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced the new state budget proposal includes over $5 billion for public transit statewide, possibly giving a much-needed boost to the cash-strapped BART. 

Woman gets dragged by car while trying to stop Alameda robbery

A 69-year-old woman who was dragged by a robber's car in Alameda said Monday that she would do it all over again.

Drug 'super lab' disguised as pizza shop busted by LAPD

What appeared to be a typical pizza place in North Hollywood turned out to be a drug "super lab," according to the LAPD.

Human remains found on Mt. Baldy days after Julian Sands' search resumed

While officials have not identified who the dead person is, this news comes just days after a search process resumed for missing actor Julian Sands, who was last seen in January 2023.

World's Ugliest Dog crowned in Petaluma

Scooter, a Chinese Crested, was the winner of this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog Contest, held in Petaluma Friday. The 7-year-old pup with wispy hair, deformed hind legs, and a hanging tongue narrowly escaped being euthanized after he was born.

Stepson of billionaire killed on Titanic sub defends attending Blink-182 concert to 'cope'

Hamish Harding's stepson said he was using Blink-182 to "cope" when the British billionaire and four others were missing on the tourist submersible that vanished two days earlier in a dive to the Titanic wreckage site.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claims 'leftist policies' have ruined San Francisco

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited San Francisco on Tuesday as part of his presidential campaign and had terse words for the City. San Francisco Mayor London Breed said DeSantis is using the "oldest playbook in politics to get attention."

Julian Sands: Search on Mt. Baldy continues for missing actor

Actor Julian Sands was last seen in Jan. 2023 during a hike on Mt. Baldy. Just days before he went missing, crews rescued another hiker, 75-year-old Jin Chung.

Mariposa man charged with arson for destructive Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park

A Mariposa man was charged Tuesday afternoon with setting the Oak Fire that burned nearly 20,000 acres and destroyed 127 homes last summer near Yosemite National Park, in what authorities described as the most devastating blaze in the county’s history.   

Sacramento taqueria allegedly used priest to get confessions of workplace 'sins'

The owners of multiple Sacramento taquerias will have to shell out thousands in damages to former employees and fines after they were busted hiring an alleged priest to spy on workers and extract confessions of workplace "sins."

Driver leads CHP on chase across LA, San Bernardino counties

The search is on for the police chase suspect who led authorities on a pursuit across Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.

California governor proposes rolling back access to police misconduct records

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has proposed an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers, handing the responsibility instead to local agencies in an effort to help cover an estimated $31.5 billion budget deficit.

Spate of weekend mass shootings leaves 6 dead, dozens injured across US

"There’s no question there’s been a spike in violence," a professor of public policy and statistics said. "Some of these cases seem to be just disputes, often among adolescents, and those disputes are played out with firearms, not with fists."

Protesters gather as Dodgers host Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Pride Night

After a month-long debate that drew national headlines, the Dodgers are hosting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on the team's LGBTQ+ Pride Night.