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House Ethics Panel Outlines Charges Against Waters
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The House ethics committee on Monday announced three counts of alleged ethics violations against California Democrat Maxine Waters, including a charge that she requested federal help...
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Waters Releases Documents in Ethics Case Defense
WASHINGTON (AP) _ A defiant Maxine Waters disputed charges that she violated House ethics rules and released documents Friday that could undercut the complaint that the 10-term California Democrat...
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Ethics Agency Probing California Bullet Train Leaders
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California’s ethics enforcement agency is investigating several leaders of the state’s High-Speed Rail Authority who took overseas trips paid for by foreign governments seeking...
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Phil Matier: Oakland Police Accused Of Drawing Guns Too Often On Black Suspects
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Oakland police officers are often too quick to draw their guns, especially when confronting African-American suspects, according to a federal court monitor. The monitor, Robert...
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Ethics Complaint Filed Against State Fish & Game Chief For Cougar Hunt
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) – The president of California’s Fish and Game Commission is facing an ethics complaint after coming under fire for killing a mountain lion in Idaho. The complaint filed Thursday...
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Survey Finds Doctors Split On Ethical Issues, Stanford Expert Weighs In
PALO ALTO (KCBS) – A new nationwide survey has attempted to find out what doctors will do when faced with key medical ethical issues. The survey by WebMD asked 24,000 doctors about some of the toughest...
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Auditor Says Oakland Lawmakers Interfered With Contract Bidding Process
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Oakland City Auditor Courtney Ruby issued a report Thursday alleging that City Council members Desley Brooks and Larry Reid interfered with the bidding process for the demolition and...
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Gov. Brown, Lt. Gov. Newsom Among Lawmakers Warned Of Ethics Violations
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom are among 40 California lawmakers being investigated over potential ethics violations, according to a Los Angeles Times...
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State Senators Get Ethics Training After Leland Yee Arrest, Other Scandals
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — State senators participated in a two-hour ethics training session Wednesday, the fallout from a series of legal cases involving Democratic lawmakers this year that have damaged...
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49ers President Avoids Direct Comment On Domestic Violence Controversy During...
SANTA CLARA (KCBS) – Moral character is a key factor the San Francisco 49ers consider in recruiting players, a top team official said Thursday, acknowledging the difficulty of accurately assessing how...
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29-Year-Old Newlywed With Brain Cancer, Brittany Maynard, Writes Own Obituary...
“One Day Your Life Will Flash Before Your Eyes; Make Sure It’s Worth Watching” Brittany Lauren Maynard was born in 1984 and forged a brief but solid 29 years of generosity, compassion, education,...
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Solano County Judge Admonished For Calling Parents ‘Rotten,’‘Total Human...
SOLANO COUNTY (CBS SF) — Solano County Superior Court Judge Daniel Healy was publicly admonished by a state commission today for referring to parents in family law cases with denigrating words such as...
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California Lawmakers To Introduce Right-To-Die Bill, Family Of Brittany...
SACRAMENTO (KPIX 5) — Lawmakers in Sacramento will introduce right-to-die legislation on Wednesday, which would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill patients. The debate...
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KPIX 5 Poll Finds Strong Bay Area Support For Right-To-Die Bill Among All Age...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – As California lawmakers consider a bill allowing terminally ill patients to obtain life-ending medication, a new KPIX 5 / SurveyUSA poll found strong support of the bill among...
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Attorney General Kamala Harris May Face Ethics Investigation Over Gifts
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – California Attorney General Kamala Harris may be investigated for an ethics violation, over gifts she received from a San Francisco interior designer. According to the Los...
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Grand Jury Report Finds Oakland City Council President McElhaney Broke Ethics...
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — A scathing report accuses an Oakland city councilwoman of breaking state and city ethics rules. Sources say, the woman is Oakland city council president Lynette McElhaney. The...
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Oakland City Council President Denies Wrongdoing
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – The president of the Oakland City Council denies she used the power of her office to block construction of a townhouse on a lot located next door to her West Oakland home. Lynette...
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State Bar Considers Ban On Sex Between Lawyers And Clients
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation’s largest state bar association is overhauling ethics rules for attorneys for the first time in 30 years, and some lawyers are unhappy about a proposal that would open...
View ArticleNewsom’s Business Holdings Could Pose Ethics Bind
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Before he was a politician, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was a businessman, and over the years he became a millionaire through his holdings in wineries, bars, restaurants,...
View ArticleCPUC: Ousted Director Allegedly Hired ‘Marginally Qualified Former Colleague’...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A high-ranking official at the California agency that regulates utility companies has been fired over several allegedly unethical hiring decisions discussed in a recent personnel...
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