Politics

36+ min ago   (482+ words) A furor has erupted in Sacramento after officials refused to rename the city’s Cesar Chavez Plaza ‘Union Plaza’ despite the name winning a popular vote – claiming it doesn’t adequately honor Mexican heritage. Sacramento’s Parks and Community Enrichment Commission decided the…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (79+ words) With the vote just weeks away, Santa Clara's mayoral race to replace Gillmor continues to be shaped as much by personal and factional friction as by policy debate. Milpitas Mayor Calls Food Pantry Backers Bigots as Rent Fight Boils Over…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (304+ words) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Step up, stand out, and make your voice heard! Greater Palm Springs Pride is kicking off its landmark 40th anniversary with the Pride Equality Walk on Saturday, October 17. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. from the Arenas District…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago   (688+ words) As cities across the Bay Area grapple with how to handle the rapid growth of data centers, the Santa Clara City Council early Wednesday approved plans for city staff to analyze potential new regulations on data center development – examining their…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago   (276+ words) March 13, 2026 / 9:19 AM EDT / CBS Atlanta The Mableton City Council has unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on immigration detention centers within city limits. It pauses any proposals for the facilities while the city continues to develop its planning and zoning policies....

4+ hour, 39+ min ago   (255+ words) MABLETON, Ga. — The Mableton City Council plans to discuss enacting a moratorium on the development of immigration detention centers within the city limits. The move to discuss, and possibly block, detention facility development in Mableton comes as two facilities are…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (348+ words) /PRNewswire/ -- On the evening of October 5, 2026, delegates of the South Bay Labor Council (AFL-CIO), representing more than 105 unions and 100,000 union... The labor council has formally authorized support for San Jose city workers should they strike. SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1314+ words) Upcoming November general election sees four candidates contend for two seats on Woodlake City Council WOODLAKE – It’s almost election day, and four candidates — some new and some familiar — are looking to take the two open seats on Woodlake City Council....

18+ hour, 36+ min ago   (278+ words) I stopped and talked to them for a long time. They said there would be no further community meetings because there was no use “hearing only negative comments” at this point. They told me nearly all the feedback was negative…...

19+ hour, 37+ min ago   (34+ words) KTVU The Oakland City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to place a 45-day temporary moratorium on all new data center development across the city....