The "mom influencer's" videos alleging the kidnapping went viral in 2020; the driver in the wrong-way crash in San Mateo County on Saturday afternoon faces felony charges; and Visa is moving from downtown San Francisco to a waterfront Dogpatch office.

Gavin Newsom announced the in California National Guard and California Highway Patrol will join a task force with SFPD tackling fentanyl trafficking; Lyft announces layoffs of about 30% of their staff; and the Supreme Court protects the abortion pill (for now).

Councilmember Anthony Becker faces charges of perjury for allegedly lying under oath about a grand jury report leak to a 49ers employee; young SF Giants pitcher Logan Webb signs $90M, 5-year contract extension; and the Cal Academy of Science's TikTok is nominated for a famous internet award.

The legal decision would effectively restrict the sale of the medication, mifepristone, across the U.S.; a new survey found that 45% of female officers said they faced discrimination; and the San Jose POA fired civilian executive director, Joanne Segovia, who's accused of smuggling fentanyl.

A teen suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two Berkeley brothers last year; Young elephant seals are back at Drakes Beach in Point Reyes; and a pair of Sacramentans allegedly killed a man, waited a few days, and dumped his remains near Vacaville.

CHP's local Organized Retail Crime Task Force found about 600 stolen retail items and nearly $90,000 in cash at a Home Depot employee's house; three Oakland Zoo birds have returned after escaping during the storm this week; and a 77-year-old man is missing in Potrero Hill.

The Mission’s favorite queer bar El Rio debuted three new bathrooms; Reddit is downsizing its office space and moving east; and two Bay Area jurisdictions are testing wastewater for drugs.

SF opened a limited number of shelter beds for unhoused individuals amid the ongoing atmospheric river; OPD arrested a suspect in the murder of a member of the Oakland Gay Men's Chorus; and a Golden Girls restaurant pop-up is coming to SOMA in April.

The suspect in the explosions, 35-year-old San Jose resident Peter Karasev, faces several felony charges; Sotheby's is auctioning off Pier 24 Photography's famous photo collection ASAP; and the stolen van in Napa with several shelter cats inside has been recovered.

A jury found Clifford Stokes guilty of first-degree murder for the 2021 fatal shooting of Afghan refugee Ahmad Fawad Yusufi; police made an arrest the hit-and-run that resulted in the death of 100-year-old Tzu-Ta Ko near Lake Merritt; and SFO briefly lost power Friday morning, causing delays.

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.