Senior News Editor

Jennifer Wadsworth

State Sen. Scott Wiener called the Trump administration’s lawsuit a desperate ploy to uphold “unchecked power to kidnap and intimidate.”

Demonstrations broke out Monday during an event from the conservative activist group founded by the late Charlie Kirk.

Two months after Kirk was assassinated, his Turning Point USA college campus tour stopped in Berkeley. It did not go well.

As a two-time speaker of the House, she knows how to count votes. She’s also wise enough to know her number was up.

Amid the federal shutdown, Bay Area food banks and CalFresh emergency programs are stepping up to help families in need.