There’s a legal, constitutional issue, but there are also bigger issues that relate to our economy, internally and internationally,” one attorney said.

1. Our federal Constitution expressly recognizes: (a) the death penalty (see the 5th Amendment); and (b) that persons may be deprived of their lives (in addition to their liberties) as long as the ...

via Wikipedia. OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A Bay Area district attorney will face a recall election after county officials spent more than a month checking over 100,000 signatures submitted by organizers ...

A former HGTV star was sentenced Tuesday to four years in jail and ordered to pay back almost $10 million for defrauding 11 people, Santa Clara County prosecutors said.

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California's investor-owned utilities can't use money from customers to pay for things like advertising their brand or lobbying for legislation. Instead, they’re supposed to use money from ...

A former Bay Area CEO accused in a ... “permanent destruction” if he did not pay $10 million immediately. Lanng said Friday he believed Doe’s lawyers saw the case as a “quick payday.” ...

Three Alameda police officers now face charges of involuntary manslaughter for killing a man in 2021 after dodging civil claims from the man's estate.

according to a statement released by San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. This demonstration was part of a larger set of international demonstrations, including other public shutdowns ...

OAKLAND, California — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price will face a recall vote in the latest test for a national movement to overhaul the criminal justice system. County officials ...

Welcome to the voting round of SFGATE’s first-ever Best of Bay Area, a reader-driven popularity contest with 119 categories (including 18 exceptionally fun San Francisco-only “SFGATE Picks ...