SFist Blotter

We are obsessively following the story about the father and stepmother who left the father's two sons alone in their San Ramon house with a bunch of frozen dinners so they could go to Vegas for a weeklong vacation!! The parents were willing to fork out the money for a dogsitter but not anyone for the kids! The younger boy was autistic and was heard shrieking for help from the garage over the weekend! The cops had to gain entry into the house through a second-story sliding door because the boys were told not to open the door for the week! The parents had done this at least once before! The maternal grandparent called the cops and now wants custody! The stepmother's defense is that she loves kids because she gives them free toothbrushes at her dental practice!!! Whew! What does the Chron's Two Cents think about the whole thing?

The police in Santa Cruz get a call during last week's wild weather -- a dead body floating by the wharf, face down. Grim. They race out, with lifeguards, rescue boats, and a Coast Guard helicopter. It was a log.

And the police are still investigating an anti-Semitic hate crime that happened back in October in front of a Marina pizza parlor. Two roommates, who had recently graduated from Stanford, were attacked outside Pizza Pino by a group of males shouting anti-Jewish slurs. One attacker has been caught but they're looking for two others. The Jewish ADL is offering a $5000 reward for information.