Consumer advocates in California are poring over a side deal negotiated by Attorney General Kamala Harris, as part of a national mortgage settlement. California held out on joining the settlement in order to win stronger concessions from mortgage lenders.

Rahinah Ibrahim, a Stanford student who says she's on the government's "no fly list" for no apparent reason, has gotten the legal clearance she needs to sue the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Oakland Chinatown is near City Hall and is home to many senior citizens, who've complained of traffic and noise as a result of the protests. Occupy members say it's the city and police who are to blame.

The FBI files on Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs are now public, posted online in response to a records request. The agency says it compiled the dossier in 1991 on orders from President George H.W. Bush, who reportedly was considering Jobs for a federal appointment.

After hours of screaming, the city of San Francisco fell silent last night when the 49ers lost against the Giants in overtime. At the Kezar Pub in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, the crowd watched in disbelief as Lawrence Tynes kicked the field goal that clinched the Giants' bid for the Super Bowl.

The San Francisco 49ers play the NFC Championship Game at Candlestick Park this Sunday. We talk with long-time Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin about the infamous stadium.

One year after returning to Sacramento, Governor Jerry Brown faces a pivotal challenge: balancing a budget and asking voters to raise taxes. We present live coverage of the governor's State of the State Address, his first chance to explain his vision on those and other issues to the voters. After the speech, we feature political analysis and reaction from both sides of the aisle.

This week's resignation of the California High-Speed Rail Authority's CEO is just one of the latest developments casting doubts on the construction of a California bullet train. Of all the systems up and running, experts say Spain's is the closest to what California is talking about. Fresno Bee reporter Tim Sheehan recently took a trip there to see what lessons could be learned.