Richmond City Council places Chevron tax on November ballot
RICHMOND — Richmond voters will get to decide whether to force Chevron to pay more in taxes after the City Council on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to place a refinery …
regional
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao to face recall in November election
OAKLAND — Efforts to remove Mayor Sheng Thao from office are likely headed to the November election after city officials confirmed Tuesday that a recall campaign against the mayor gathered …
Wind, sun, dry conditions blamed for blazes around the state
California firefighters were battling raging blazes from Redding down to Indio on Tuesday as dry, sunny weather and wind combined with plentiful dried vegetation to create ideal conditions for wildfires …
San Jose weighs sanctioned encampments for 500 homeless people living near waterways
At the direction of state regulators pushing San Jose to clean up its creeks and rivers, local officials are developing an ambitious plan to move about 500 homeless people living …
Chevron tax could be heading to Richmond ballot this November
RICHMOND — The Richmond City Council on Tuesday evening is expected to place a tax on oil refining businesses on the November ballot, an initiative that would target the Chevron …
Locals petition against high-density zoning plan
MILPITAS — Plans to prepare a south Milpitas neighborhood for hundreds of new affordable housing projects is facing pushback by locals, who say such developments will disrupt their community. More than …
Construction begins on BART’s extension to the South Bay
Thirty years in the making and stalled by escalating costs and repeated delays, construction on BART’s extension to Silicon Valley finally started Friday. The massive nearly $13 billion project includes …
California’s COVID wastewater data and positivity rates are up, after spring lull
Once again it seems like a lot of people are coming down with COVID in the Bay Area, and data shows the increase in cases is not just anecdotal. In Santa Clara …
Schiff leads Garvey among California voters, poll says
With five months to go before the November election, it appears California’s fate remains firmly sealed in blue: Democratic candidate Adam Schiff is leading Republican Steve Garvey by 25 points …
Here’s where California could push insurers to cover more fire-risk homes
Struggling to find affordable homeowner’s insurance because you live in a fire-prone area? A new proposal by state regulators could soon make it much easier to get coverage. But consumer …