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During his annual report on the state’s finances last fall, legislative budget analyst Gabe Petek warned that budget spending was increasing by about 6% a year while revenues were growing by just 4%. “Taken together, we view it as unlikely that …

Set against the backdrop of Levi’s Stadium, the official FIFA World Cup countdown clock began ticking down from 365 days on Wednesday morning, signaling the approach of the world’s biggest soccer tournament that’s coming to the Bay Area next year. …

Gov. Gavin Newsom is up to his old tricks, trying to ram major policy change through the state Legislature on short notice. And again lawmakers are pushing back. Not only lawmakers, but the Legislature’s nonpartisan, independent chief policy analyst. The Legislative Analyst‘s …

During his annual report on the state’s finances last fall, legislative budget analyst Gabe Petek warned that budget spending was increasing by about 6% a year while revenues were growing by just 4%. “Taken together, we view it as unlikely that …

Set against the backdrop of Levi’s Stadium, the official FIFA World Cup countdown clock began ticking down from 365 days on Wednesday morning, signaling the approach of the world’s biggest soccer tournament that’s coming to the Bay Area next year. …

At a congressional hearing on trade and economy, U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, told U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, “You seem hellbent on ignoring the warnings of any independent expert whose …

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a loud constant critic of President Trump, is taunting his Republican colleagues to oppose of Trump’s “authoritarianism.” Sanders wrote on X: “Trump usurps the power of Congress, threatens judges who rule against him, sues the …

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at …

Heather Blair went downtown Tuesday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, but the 66-year-old straggled behind the crowds because the demonstration “felt a bit tense.” As Blair walked with her husband through the first block of East Monroe …

Ride-hailing app giant Uber mistakenly overcharged Chicago riders nearly $1.8 million earlier this year. An Uber spokesman told City Council members Wednesday morning that the company refunded all riders after realizing it misapplied a congestion tax outside of hours it …

Every year, the James Beard Awards descend on Chicago, bringing along some of the food world’s biggest stars and a slew of events. But, locals know the real way to get in on the action is to dive headfirst into …

Seventeen people were arrested as thousands gathered downtown Tuesday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, marking the latest flashpoint in the volatile nationwide struggle over Trump’s push to carry out mass deportations. Four demonstrators facing felony …

In 1982, a truck driver named Larry Walters attached dozens of weather balloons to an aluminum lawn chair and floated up to 16,000 feet above Southern California. He was spotted by a couple of airplanes before descending and landing safely, …

PHILADELPHIA — Watching Cubs starter Ben Brown take the Citizens Bank Park mound Wednesday naturally made president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer reflect on the trade that brought the promising young right-hander to the organization, with veteran reliever David Robertson …

Un conductor atropelló a un grupo de manifestantes el martes en el Loop, impactando al menos a un peatón, mientras miles marchaban por el centro de Chicago en protesta contra las continuas redadas de inmigración de la administración de Trump. …