Political Reporter

Mike Ege

If State Sen. Scott Wiener makes a bid for Congress, Castro Supervisor Rafael Mandelman plans to run for his seat.

The state flower's beauty lies not in its ability to grow in vast quantities, but to pop up where it has no business blooming. 

The proposed constitutional amendment would repeal a measure that previously banned the state from recognizing same-sex marriages.

A state-funded effort pairing a social worker with a police officer helped build trust among vulnerable people.

Families in Oakland and Los Angeles sued the state, saying their children fell calamitously behind during remote learning.