The payout amount is apparently BART’s largest settlement to date; an ex-Contra Costa sheriff's deputy faces multiple felonies for an alleged scheme to steal guns; and police are looking for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at a Half Moon Bay beach.

The canister was being transported by police when it started hissing potentially hazardous gas on the freeway; the Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect broke down in tears in court; and nearly 152,000 Californian schoolchildren are missing from the system after the pandemic.

The suspect in the beheading, Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta, underwent a court-ordered mental health evaluation this week; plans for a tiny home community in the Mission for unhoused residents have stalled (again); and you can meet SF Giants players at FanFest on Saturday in Oracle Park.

A manager at a mushroom farm where a gunman killed 4 people Monday had shot at another employee in August; the release of video of the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband spurs more right-wing conspiracy theories; and SF's population is still declining, but at a much lower rate.

The 22-year-old, Hamzah Alsaudi, reportedly went for a Polar Plunge when he got swept away by a wave; a Hayward man connected to a vehicle theft ring is on the run and "armed and dangerous," police say; and Madonna added a second SF show to her world tour in October.

A mudslide hit Fairfax apartment buildings, displacing several residents; California Attorney General is taking on drugmakers and pharmacies over too-high insulin prices; and 49ers tight end George Kittle says he hasn't had electricty for the better part of a week.

Newsom's second term officially began Friday in Sacramento with an anti-Republican speech; The Warriors asked SF to cut the Chase Center's taxes; and a woman pumping gas was reportedly pistol-whipped and had her truck stolen, police said.

First infant of Bay Area in 2023 appears to be a boy named Ezekeil; San Francisco downtown got 5.46 inches December 31st, the second wettest day since records have been kept; and SFPD said they had a busy New Year's Eve.

A Category 4 atmospheric river has brought all of the Bay Area under flood watch warnings; no winner in the Mega Millions lotto yet; and the SF law school called "UC Hastings" is legally allowed to change its name after a new ruling.

Two men allegedly flew from San Jose to Miami to kidnap and hold two children and two adults hostage for ransom; a 15-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly fatally shooting another teen at a Pittsburg residence; and a Clipper card shortage could mess up your New Year's Eve plans.

A 14-year-old girl struck by a car near Lake Merced last month has succumbed to her injuries, the Full House house is going back on the market, and there was another fatal domestic incident in Pittsburg.