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California Governor's Office And Tenant Advocacy Groups Push For Expansion Of COVID Rental Protections / State Legislators Released A Budget Agreement That Would Add A Year Of School For All Four-Year-Olds, Expand Grants And Middle-Class Scholarships For College Students And Provide Record Funding For Pre-K Through 12 Schools / Some California Lawmakers Are Calling For Accountability After Governor Newsom Overstated Wildfire Prevention Accomplishments / Two Small Fires In Contra Costa County Are Now 100% Contained

As we count down to the new year, we asked our readers what they thought were the top political stories of 2021. Here's what they picked.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, believed to have led Iran's military nuclear program, died from wounds after an attack, causing outrage in Iran and raising international concerns over potential retaliation.

New data from the American Kennel Club shows Labrador retrievers are the most popular dog in the U.S. The French bulldog has moved up in the rankings, and is in second place.

Bay Area Unemployment Rate Slowly Dropping, But Still Remains High / UC Board Of Regents Adopts Policy To Allow Doctors To Provide Abortions And Other Procedures At Other Hospitals / Federal Court In San Francisco Will Drop Masks Pandemic Restrictions Next Week, Though Masks Still Will Be Required / California's Prison Population Going Down, But People Of Color Still Disproportionately Incarcerated / All BART Stations Scheduled To Have Internet Available By 2024 / Sausalito Ferry Back In Service After Temporary Closure / Overcast, Getting Breezier

Effort To Thwart Governor's Recall Vote Fails / California DMV Offers Free REAL ID Upgrade / Oakland City Council May Redirect $17 Million From Police To Violence Prevention / San Francisco Supervisor Says Only 1/3 Of Residents Behind On Rent Will Get Assistance / Santa Clara County Addresses Needs Of Residents With Disabilities / Clearing Clouds Today With A Warming Weekend

In a big, new COVID-19-era survey, more than half of all educators and school personnel reported being victimized at work.

Wildfire Impacts Several Homes In Vallejo / Contra Costa County Considers Building Fish Passage / Judge Rules San Bernardino Misspent Money Designated For Low Income Students / San Francisco Zoo Lemur Thief Makes Court Appearance / Mostly Cloudy Today With Emerging Sun

One business that was a clear winner during the pandemic: Zoom. How did a Silicon Valley upstart beat out the tech powerhouses in video chat?

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz about Will Be Wild, their new podcast diving deep into how the Jan. 6 insurrection happened.

The top-ranked Swiatek has won seven titles in 2022, the most by a woman since Serena Williams in 2014.

The Senate and House have approved a $1.5 trillion government spending package, plus $13.6 billion in emergency funding for Ukraine. Billions in new COVID aid requested by the White House was cut.