Police want to use facial recognition software as a tool, but some California lawmakers say such technology represents a threat to privacy.
Author: Marco della Cava, USA TODAY
Oakland City Council looks to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’ after Denver vote
The Oakland City Council will vote June 4, possibly setting a psilocybin ruling precedent that activists feel could echo nationwide.
When police misconduct occurs, records often stay secret. One mom’s fight to change that.
A police officer is accused of playing with her dead son’s body after he was shot. An angry California mother wants secret cop records to go public.
Fatal police shootings could become a crime under proposed California law
Under the proposed bill, police must feel confident that it is truly necessary to shoot to kill, or they could be prosecuted for killing their victim.
As Trump battles California, Gov. Newsom makes big changes in first 100 days
From halting death row executions to derailing a high-speed train, Newsom is continuing a brash leadership style he espoused as San Francisco mayor.
Robots invade foodie San Francisco, promising low prices, tasty meals and cheap labor
The San Francisco Bay Area is proving to be both ground zero and test market for the march of artificial intelligence into the culinary world.
$1,000-a-pound delicacy: More U.S. farms grow pricey truffles with help from dogs
While truffles have been hunted for centuries in Europe, a few dozen farms in the United States are now cultivatingthe pricey delicacy.
California governor to freeze death penalty, says it’s ‘fundamentally immoral’ and biased
Gov. Gavin Newsom is using the power of his office to act on his longstanding opposition to the death penalty in a state with 737 death row prisoners.
Newsom sworn in as California governor, decries Trump ‘corruption and incompetence’
The Democrat has long sparred with President Donald Trump, and plans to continue to oppose the White House on major policy issues.
Women surfers fight for gender pay equality in killer wave competition
Many women surfers say they still battle for sponsorship and media exposure compared to men as they struggle to pay bills.