Last week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were asked to vote on lifting a Depression-era ban on allowing competitive bidding on the city's trash business, but they've put the decision on hold. more ›

Clearly the abundance of pot-butter baked goods in the Bay Area has a trickle-down affect, especially when the baked goods in question are so colorful and enticing: A fifth grader at Stoneman Elementary in Pittsburg brought a medical marijuana edible treat to school, made from delicious Fruity Pebbles, and proceeded to share it with some friends. Apparently there was a narc in their midst, and the kid got busted. Paramedics were called. more ›

CBS 5 injects a bit of animal cruelty humor into the morning -- which, of course, we enjoyed. "Owl-Fried Power Line Falls In Pittsburg" screams their headline. (For those of you who don't know, an owl caused a power line to sizzle then fall, resulting in a shelter-in-place for most of Monday morning. The shelter-in-place as since been lifted.) more ›

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A young girl riding her tricycle in her Pittsburg neighborhood on the 1000 block of Muir Creek Drive was inadvertently run over by her own mother yesterday afternoon. According to the Gate, Rachel Lopez was struck by her mom's car at 4:30 p.m.. It seems her mother "realized she had run over something, got out and saw her daughter pinned under the right front tire." more ›