The strip of San Antonio Road east of Alma Street hardly looks like Palo Alto’s most inviting housing destination. It is ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has long said he wants elected officials and city leaders to be accountable for eliminating homelessness and improving public safety. That’s the centerpiece of his latest ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose City Council says it will extend the hours of its ban to prevent people from sleeping on the sidewalks downtown. The current policy says anyone sleeping on the street has ...

Facing a barrage of complaints about homeless residents on downtown walkways, San Jose's leaders just toughened the city's ban on sitting or lying down on public sidewalks. An updated ordinance added ...

Explore the results of the WalletHub study on the happiest cities. Find out why California towns dominate the happiness ...

California joins states like Maryland and New Hampshire, where households with high incomes can still be middle class.

San Diego resident Sheila Kane expressed mixed feelings about the new regulation. "Parking is so constrained right now. I have mixed feelings about that," she said. "Certainly, safety is a ...

Cal Fire’s updated maps will add 1.4 million acres to zones requiring stricter fire safety regulations, including parts of San Joaquin County around Tracy and Mountain House. The new maps ...

San Diego U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath was recently one of them. But she told KPBS that the Trump administration’s shift in goals is so dramatic that public safety is at risk. Why did you agree to ...

Cal Fire's updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones map adds 1.4 million acres across the state to the High and Very High fire ...

Gavin Newsom has directed the state's parole board to investigate whether Erik and Lyle Menendez pose an "unreasonable" public safety risk if ... seven months after Jose and Kitty Menendez were ...