A San Quentin chaplain accused of choking his wife with an electrical cord is due back in court later this month after being arraigned Monday.

Two separate Golden Gate Bridge toll increases that could cost drivers $7 to cross into San Francisco are in the works — and another talked-about toll could boost the total cost to $8, warned transportation officials.

The Golden Gate Bridge toll could climb to as much as $7 by next year — nearly twice as much as the seven other Bay Area bridges.

When and how much? Those two aspects of the Golden Gate Bridge variable-toll pricing plan could become clearer after a committee meeting today.

Anyone who displays artwork that shows animal cruelty could wind up behind bars as the result of a proposed law that comes in the wake of a controversial exhibit that was shut down because of public outrage.

Term limits have turned some former political allies into campaign foes as voters prepare to select nominees for 100 seats in the California Legislature.

Looks like Big Brown's resounding Kentucky Derby victory has scared away a lot of the competition.

A chaplain at San Quentin State Prison is free on bail after being arrested for allegedly choking his wife with an electrical cord.

It started with these words in 1971: "Dead Freaks Unite. Who are you? Where are you? How are you?"