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California legislative leaders and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met this afternoon and into the evening to wrestle their way closer to a budget agreement - a process that requires closing a gaping $26.3 billion deficit, primarily through spending cuts. The...

On the first winter sunrise of the 21st century, college professor Ruben Mendoza and a handful of others were witnesses to an amazing sight at the old Spanish Mission San Juan Bautista, located in the heart of a small town between the Gabilan mountains and...

Through profound disappointment and sublime triumph, Florence "Lookie" Chinn attended almost every 49ers home game for 56 years. That's a lot of time spent in line for the ladies' room. She goes back to the beginning in 1946 with Frankie Albert at...

For many San Franciscans, the impact of a 49ers move to Santa Clara brings to mind a blind-side hit from former safety Ronnie Lott. One former San Francisco mayor, Willie Brown, says it would be a "major" blow to the city if the 49ers move to Santa Clara....

Even before officially becoming San Francisco's police chief, George Gascón has enlisted a former colleague to review everything from the department's record keeping to crime investigations with an eye to preparing a priority list for changes. Gascón is...

Seven people were arrested in Sunnyvale Sunday after officers responding to an early morning fight found an 18-year-old San Jose man fatally stabbed.

San Francisco police will conduct a DUI and driver's license checkpoint in the South of Market neighborhood Sunday night, a police sergeant said.

One man was killed and two others were injured in shootings early Sunday morning in Richmond.

University of California employees rallyed outside the Oakland home of UC President Mark Yudof Sunday morning to protest proposed tuition hikes and employee furloughs.

Kevin Kouzmanoff and Eliezer Alfonzo hit three-run homers, Will Venable also homered and set a career-high with four hits, and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 10-4 to snap a season-high seven-game losing streak.

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders reported steady progress on settling California's $26.3 billion budget mess and raised the prospect of a resolution in the coming week.

TARBES, FRANCE — Lance Armstrong says he could be back for one more Tour de France. The 37-year-old Texan, who is competing in the Tour for the first time since 2005, was asked by a French TV interviewer if this will be his last one.

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS — Honduran authorities on Sunday lifted a curfew imposed since the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya two weeks ago — a sign the interim government is trying to restore normality to life in the crisis-gripped country.

WASHINGTON — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she's not only staying involved in national politics, but she plans to jump back into the national scrum when she leaves office at the end of the month.

SAN FRANCISCO — Kevin Kouzmanoff and Eliezer Alfonzo hit three-run homers, Will Venable also homered and set a career-high with four hits, and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 10-4 to snap a season-high seven-game losing streak.

Obama's allies want investigations into Bush-era torture and anti-terrorism policies.

A bomb blast killed two U.S. Marines Sunday in Afghanistan's dangerous south.

UC employees protested Sunday against tuition hikes and employee furloughs.

A shooting in the Tenderloin neighborhood Saturday night hospitalized two people.

20 to 30 shots were fired in a Sunday shooting that left 1 dead and 2 injured.

HOUSTON, Texas -- U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is calling for an investigation into the shooting death of a gay Houston sailor while he was on duty in California last month.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Seven people were arrested in Sunnyvale today after officers responding to an early morning fight found an 18-year-old San Jose man fatally stabbed.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- University of California employees rallied outside the Oakland home of UC President Mark Yudof as early as 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning to protest proposed tuition hikes and employee furloughs.

RICHMOND, Calif. -- City officials in Richmond are snuffing out smoking in apartments, condominiums and public places, making it the hardest place in the San Francisco Bay area to smoke.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- San Francisco police are investigating a shooting in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood Saturday night that hospitalized two people.

Citibank and Bank of the West will continue accepting California IOUs, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer’s office said late Friday. (C) (BAC) (WFC) (JPM) (USB)

Online gaming traffic in the United States grew in the last year, attracting 87 million visitors in May 2009, up 22 percent from a year ago, according to ComScore, the web traffic measurement firm. Yahoo Games ranked number one in the category with 19.4 million visitors in May, a 6-percent increase over the past year, followed by EA Online with 18 million visitors, Nickelodeon Casual Games with ...

California’s large banks are sticking with their decision to stop accepting California IOUs after today.

Long time Swinerton San Francisco executive Charlie Kuffner is stepping down.

Tech giants Sergey Brin of Google, Marc Benioff of Salesforce and Ray Ozzie of Microsoft all believe real time communications platforms as exemplified by Twitter are setting a new standard for web technology and user expectations.

Two words: Hoodie Workshop. Yes! You can make your own hoodie, with the help of the Mission District's famous Latino-oriented art gallery and its six sewing machines, plus all the fixings, like a serger. Sew-Op is at least partly in honor of grandmas who peg your pants, make your prom dress, ...

Smart, effective activists can only go so far before the chant begins, from the friendly camps as well as among the nihilistic snarkers: If you know so much about how things should be, buddy, why don't you run for office? At Elect-a-lujah , find out how Reverend Billy's campaign for Mayor of N...

Visual art usually isn't, or shouldn't be, or wasn't meant to be, funny. On the other hand, Jacob Dahlgren's conceptual installations — or in this case, hike/faux political demonstration/movies — are often gigglefests. The last time we saw Dahlgren's work, people were walking all over it, ...

People (okay, Pitchfork) say the same dumb shit about Paula Frazer as they say about Penelope Houston — essentially, "she used to be punk and now her music is easy-listening since it's not punk anymore." People, duh. Frazer is a great singer (even "people" are forced to concede this) and...

Where have all the child stars gone? Damaged, disappeared, and prematurely dead — that’s the typical trajectory for starlets and singers exposed to an overdose of flashbulbs at an early age. The few hardy survivors of adolescent fame and exploitation tend to get overlooked in favor of sens...

San Francisco lawmaker Fiona Ma says Democrats and Republicans have found a spirit of cooperation, and there is some progress in Sacramento on the state budget.    KCBS' Tim Ryan reports

At the Santa Clara Convention Center, it's standing room only this weekend, as potential home buyers poured in for an auction of about 150 foreclosed properties.    KCBS' Betsy Gephart reports

At the end of a very violent week with nine shootings, residents of Richmond filled the gymnasium at Booker T. Washington Jr. Community Center Saturday night to demand an end to the killings.    KCBS' Tim Ryan reports

When Barack Obama sat down with Russian leaders last week, many eyes were on him. Maybe no one was watching more carefully then Michael L. Baron, who taught Obama in a Columbia seminar on international politics in the early 80s.    KCBS' Rebecca Corral reports

With the slumping economy causing some wineries to cut back on purchases, some North Bay grapes growers are getting anxious about not finding buyers for their crop this year.    KCBS' Larry Chiaroni reports

UC employees are rallying ouside the Oakland home of UC President Mark Yudof. They are angry about proposed tuition hikes and employee furloughs.

California's fiscal crisis continues to take its toll on education in a big way. KGO's Scott Lettieri reports on the latest plan for restructuring in the U.C. system. (7/10/09)

Alameda County sheriff's deputies believe their suspects in a bloody freeway shooting have already been caught on tape, and now, they want them caught for real. KGO's Ravi Peruman reports. (7/10/09)

The poor are more likely to leave California than the rich, despite concerns that the state's relatively high income tax rate is driving away the wealthy, a new study shows.

Drivers traveling into the San Francisco Bay area town of Tiburon may soon have their license plates photographed; supporters say it's a way to catch thieves, most of whom come from outside the city.