Cindy Chavez’ strong Democratic Party and organized labor credentials had vaulted the Santa Clara County supervisor to the top of the list of candidates for Chief Administrative Officer, but these strengths could prove to be her undoing.

he San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted today to rehire retiring Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer to stay on until her replacement is hired May 2.

The final decision for who gets the $300,000-plus-per-year job running day-to-day operations of San Diego County could come in the next few weeks.

At the same time, as the layoffs continued a six-month trend of Silicon Valley downsizing, overall statewide employment slipped slightly, unemployment claims grew and the total number of unemployed Californians grew.

Joanne Segovia is accused of buying and distributing opioids for eight years, running some transactions from her San Jose Police Officers’ Association office.

California’s Legislature has become more diverse than ever. At the same time, a rally against transgender healthcare was held at the state Capitol and anti-semitism in the state is on the rise.

How to spend approximately $1.5 billion in 2023-24 will be the first big test of political power for the mayor.

The shockwaves and aftershocks of the failure of one bank are likely to linger for years, and these tremors will likely change the way companies are built in the future.

Moody’s downgraded the credit rating of six regional banks, including the holding company of San Jose’s Bridge Bank.

Shares of Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL) – the parent company of San Jose’s Bridge Bank – took an 84% plunge in the first 90 minutes of trading, before rebounding to $23.09 per share by 1:30 EDT.

The FDIC move came less than two hours after a decision by tech funding giant SV Financial Group, parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, to halt trading shortly after markets opened this morning on NASDAQ – after its stock collapsed in 24 hours from $176.55 to $39.25 per share – sent shock waves across financial markets worldwide.

The city had estimated that the $25 fees would yield $1.3 million, to be collected by a non-profit foundation established to distribute all fee revenue to community-based programs focused on reducing gun violence. That revenue estimate was based on 100% participation of the city’s estimated 52,000 gun-owning households – one of every 15 city adults.

Wind gusts are expected to reach 40 to 50 mph, with blowing snow and reduced visibility in the higher elevations.

Following an investigation of a patient suicide, state and federal health officials concluded that Valley Medical Center had failed to fully address serious, systemic and recurring issues that had placed patients at risk.

The state law violates federal law, the federal appellate court ruled Jan. 15 in a 2-1 decision, which is considered a victory for big business and a major blow to workers.

Independent political action committees were big spenders for the 2022 mayoral candidates.