San Francisco leaders have picked what could become the new name for Cesar Chavez Street, while still honoring the farmworker labor movement.
The cousin of a 10-year-old Wisconsin girl killed in 2022 pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide on Wednesday and was sentenced to life in prison.
A former San Francisco sheriff's deputy has been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of an inmate at the San Francisco County Jail. It involves a 34-year-old deputy and a transgender woman, according to authorities.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner announced in a video posted on social media Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign.
Platner denies the allegation and says he'll "reflect on the best path forward."
San Jose has started the process of renaming one of its oldest public spaces, Plaza de Cesar Chavez. The process comes months after city leaders voted to begin removing the late labor leader's name from city-owned sites following allegations earlier this year that Chávez sexually abused women and children.