With the measure heading toward the ballot box, the council voted 9-2 to approve a spending plan authored by Mayor Sam Liccardo.

If voters pass the measure, it would take effect on July 1, 2020, and generate up to $70 million a year for the city general fund.

Home security cameras are a bonanza for public safety as police gain ability to request and view Amazon/Ring video clips.

The public safety power shutoff, which is being enacted by the utility giant to curb fire risk, is expected to last from Saturday to Monday.

Scott Knies’ words about how some council members invoked the “issue of race” prompted outrage from at least two local electeds.

On the second anniversary of the Tubbs fire, PG&E has confirmed that it will turn off the power for nearly 800,000 customers.

Locally, however, the only controversy over the treaty involved how, exactly, to divvy up the money once it starts pouring into city coffers.

The finalized policy will make its way to the council this winter after running through various city commissions.

The environmentally friendly standards will become a part of the city’s building codes if state regulators give them the green light.

Families who were parking overnight outside Seven Trees Community Center will be moving onto a different kind of shelter: a motel room.