San Francisco board rebukes naming hospital for Facebook CEO

Tuesday's nonbinding resolution approved 10-1 is not a law and does not require the hospital to do anything.

Attorneys urge Gov. Newsom to stop involuntary transfers from San Quentin prison

As of Monday, there were 9,355 incarcerated people with active cases of COVID-19 statewide. A total of 97 prisoners and 10 employees have died of coronavirus since the outbreak began.

Silicon Valley exodus: Bay Area tech companies leaving for Texas

In the last few weeks, three major Silicon Valley players have decided that the Lone Star State is more tech friendly than the Golden State by moving their headquarters. 

California subpoenas Amazon over worker safety during coronavirus pandemic

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday asked a judge to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas his office issued nearly four months ago as part of an investigation into how the company is protecting workers from the coronavirus at its facilities.

Face masks make it difficult for deaf people to communicate

Jackie Collins said she now asks people to type their responses on her phone, and she disinfects her screen once the exchange is over.

California lawmakers push for police decertification, more transparency again

California lawmakers reintroduced efforts this week to decertify police officers and demand more transparency in officer personnel files, as both bills died on the floor last legislative season. 

Recall effort against California Gov. Newsom gaining momentum

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has had a rough year. The next one might be even tougher as a recall effort appears to be gaining momentum, fueled partly by outrage over the first-term Democrat dining with friends at an opulent restaurant while telling state residents to spurn social gatherings and stay home.

Oracle relocates Redwood City headquarters to Austin, Texas

The company is the largest employer in Redwood City, with over 6,500 employees, representing 13.5% of the jobs in that city.

Moving to Texas: Why Tesla’s Elon Musk, Oracle and HPE are leaving California

All eyes are on Texas after Tesla CEO Elon Musk and major tech companies emigrate from California. We take a look at what makes our Lone Star State so great.

Electronic intensive care units being used to expand number of hospital beds

So-called e-ICU or electronic intensive care units have been around for more than a decade and now, they're being used to expand the number of critical care beds in case of a COVID-19 surge.

Lawmakers say California jobless claims still a 'black hole'

Republican Assemblyman Jim Patterson, the committee’s vice chairman and a frequent critic of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Democratic administration, cited complaints from two whistleblower employees of the Employment Development Department as well as customers who contacted his office in saying the new ID.me verification system “is failing substantially.”

Some at San Quentin are being asked to indemnify prison if they get coronavirus

A spokesperson for the CDCR said the agency has asked some San Quentin inmates who are at a higher risk to contract the virus to voluntarily move to housing deemed safer than the facility's main dorm and open-cell housing.

California's health order falling on many deaf ears

In the Southern California oceanside city of Manhattan Beach, one arm of government is urging residents to stay home except for essential needs while another is encouraging them to get out and shop and even providing places where they can sit down to relax, eat takeout and watch the sunset on the Pacific.

Actor, wrestler Tommy 'Tiny' Lister dead at 62

Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, known for his role in the movie “Friday” passed away Thursday at his home in Marina Del Rey.

San Francisco rent plunges 35% as tech giants flee area

Apartment rents continue to drop in San Francisco as the pandemic and remote work question the desire for high-priced living.