Ben Christopher and Sameea Kamal at CalMatters

California ballot measures: What you need to know

What made it onto the California state ballot, and what didn’t? Plus: California signs a record-breaking $308 billion state budget. 

A San Francisco gas station installed a sonic device to deter loiterers but the high-pitched whine has robbed nearby residents of sleep.

Transit officials cited 92 incidents in which wayward robotaxis obstructed travelers or emergency responders. 


Rehabs are seeing a surge in patients, and overdose fatalities are down over the past three months.

Despite an influx of donations to local charities, people living on San Francisco’s streets say their holidays are filled with guilt.