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Saturday Links: Father Dies, 5-Year-Old Missing After Being Swept Away by Large Waves in Big Sur

Researchers are skeptical that Anthropic’s recent cyberattack was 90% autonomous; a San Jose teacher was mistakenly flagged as a convict in a background check; and a father has died and his 5-year-old daughter is missing after being swept away in Big Sur.

Saturday Links: State Bill Would Relax Height Limits Within Half-Mile of Transit Hubs

About 100 people gathered to protest the detainment of a 73-year-old grandmother Friday night; SFUSD said it will fill its vacant school crossing guard roles by the end of the year; and a new bill would allow for apartment buildings up to nine stories adjacent to transit stations.

Disgraced San Jose City Councilmember Faces Emotional Sentencing Hearing For Child Molestation

Former San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres, who was convicted in April of molesting a younger male relative, faced a fraught sentencing hearing Friday in which his victim yelled at him and called him a "monster."

Oiled-Up Castro Creeper Who Exposed Himself to Girls Convicted, Faces Possible Five-Year Sentence

A man who was called out by teenage school girls and their parents after he repeatedly showed up outside a boba shop and exposed himself to them has been convicted on multiple felony counts.

Walnut Creek Teacher Facing Rape Charges for Alleged Sex With Teen Student

A 43-year-old Walnut Creek teacher has been charged with the rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, and assault of a student, and it does not help his case that he admitted to these things on a phone call that police had secretly wiretapped.

Day Around the Bay: Mahmoud Khalil to Be Released After Months in Immigration Custody

Pope Leo XIV urged Silicon Valley execs to prioritize human wellbeing in their technology; a San Rafael City Schools board trustee was suspended following his arrest for child molestation; and former Columbia student and legal resident Mahmoud Khalil is set to be released Friday evening.

Disgraced San Jose City Councilmember Convicted of Molesting a Minor Decades Ago

San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres had already been under fire for text messages seemingly soliciting a minor before he was arrested on sexual abuse charges. This morning, he pleaded no contest and was convicted.

Alleged Castro Creep Who Was Exposing Himself Around Teens Has Been Arrested

A man who had been called out publicly last week for exposing himself and allegedly acting lewdly around children in the Castro has now been arrested, and he indeed has a record as a sex offender.

Log Gatos ‘Cool Mom’ Pleads Not Guilty To All 39 Felonies and Misdemeanors

Facing charges ranging from child endangerment to sexual assault for what are described as “alcohol-fueled sex parties for young teenagers,” the multiple-aliased Shannon O'Connor pleaded not guilty to all 39 criminal charges against her in a San Jose courtroom Monday morning.

Six-Month Manhunt Ends With Arrest of Dhante Jackson, Accused In the Abuse and Killing of 8-Year-Old Hayward Girl

The man believed responsible for the brutal abuse and killing of an 8-year-old East Bay girl, who has been on the run for the last six months, has been arrested along with several women who have been helping him hide.

Harrowing Tale of Abused Young Girl Murdered In Merced Gets Worse With Details of Abuse Reports

A clear example of a young girl whose case slipped through some (possibly very wide) cracks of the child protective services apparatus is now the subject of an investigative report.

Day Around the Bay: Peninsula Babysitter Sentenced In Molestation Case

A garbage truck exploded into flames in Concord, a BART director is unhappy with the GM's apology over the sandwich citation, and a large wave is being blamed for a capsized boat that left one fisherman lost at sea.

Convicted Silicon Valley Millionaire Molester Speaks Out, Doesn't 'Recall' Abusing Adopted Son

Former millionaire marketing exec Ralph Melvin Flynn pleaded no contest to sexually abusing his adopted sons for years and years. He and his wife Carolyn were each recently sentenced to long prison terms

North Beach Restaurant Manager Accused Of Raping 5-Year-Old Boy

The man once credited with saving a beloved San Francisco restaurant is behind bars today, after prosecutors say he repeatedly sexually assaulted a young boy over the course of five years. Gaspare Giudice

SFPD SVU Busts Alleged 'Escort Service' Boss For Rape And Child Molestation

A San Francisco man who allegedly committed multiple sexual assaults, including at least one on a child, while running an escort service that advertised on multiple online platforms is behind bars today, arrested

Santa Rosa Boy Scout Leader Arrested For Four-Year-Long Abuse Of Boy

A Santa Rosa Boy Scout Den Leader accused of a four-year-long case of "prolonged molestation" with an area boy has been ejected from the organization, a BSA spokesperson said Thursday. 40-year-old Franklin Lee

Redwood City Kung Fu Teacher Charged With Fondling Girls

Meng "Ricky" Wong, 36, a kung fu instructor for more than a decade at Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy in Redwood City, was arrested last month on charges of lewd acts with a