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Saturday Links: Human Skull Found Near Monterey Leads to Discovery of Additional Remains

Yet another power outage hit about 3,400 residences in SF’s Richmond District and Seacliff Friday; 12 people were injured in a two-car crash near SF’s Balboa Park; and a land surveyor found a skull off Highway 1 near Monterey this week.

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Day Around the Bay: Man Attacks ‘Good Samaritan,’ Harasses Rider at Caltrain Station

A coastal flood advisory is in effect through the weekend with heavy flooding already taking place in Marin; the FBI says they prevented a New Year’s Eve terrorist attack in North Carolina; and a man was filmed attacking someone at the San Carlos Caltrain station.

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Recology’s Free Christmas Tree Pickup Is Now Underway, So Do Not Abandon Your Christmas Tree on a Sidewalk

You do not need to sneak around and ditch your Christmas tree on a sidewalk when no one is looking. Recology is happy to pick up your tree for free if you just leave it next to your compost bin when putting out trash and recycling.

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Highway Patrol Foiled by 100-MPH Speeding Camaro With Disappearing License Plates

One Camaro driver who enjoys speeding at more than 100 miles per hour on I-580 has a novel, James Bond-style trick to evade authorities, as this particular vehicle’s license plates are able to automatically disappear when the cops show up.

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San Francisco Closed Out 2025 With Lowest Number of Homicides In 70 Years

While one homicide is always too many, San Francisco can claim to have one of the most rapidly declining homicide rates in the land, and 2025 closed out with a record-low homicide total not seen since the 1950s.

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California DMV Screwed Up the Real IDs, Hundreds of Thousands Need to Be Replaced

That new Real ID driver’s license you were forced to get in 2025 may be worthless in 2026, because the California DMV had a software error, and an estimated 325,000 state residents must replace their ID yet again.

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Oakland Opens New Year With Two Homicides, One Suspect Arrested

There were two fatal shootings in Oakland on New Year's Day which occurred two and a half hours apart in different parts of the city.

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One of the Hikers Who Died on Mount Baldy This Week Was a Student at Santa Clara University

A 19-year-old man who died while hiking with a friend Monday on San Bernardino County's Mount Baldy has been identified as a freshman at Santa Clara University who was home for winter break.

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Friday Morning Constitutional: Major Earthquake Strikes In Southern Mexico

A 6.5M earthquake shook parts of central and southern Mexico this morning; a federal judge has denied an attempt by ICE to delay a ruling about its Sansome St. detention facility; and Tesla is no longer the world's biggest EV maker.

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Actor Tommy Lee Jones’s Daughter, Victoria Jones, Found Dead at SF’s Fairmont Hotel

Victoria Jones, the daughter of Tommy Lee Jones, was found dead inside San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel Thursday morning, according to an unnamed police source connected to the investigation. A cause of death has not been released, and police do not suspect foul play.

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Rollover Crash on I-280 in Daly City Kills One Passenger, Driver Arrested for DUI

A 65-year-old woman was killed in a single-car crash on Interstate 280 in Daly City Thursday morning, and the driver was arrested for DUI. Northbound lanes near Serramonte Boulevard were closed to traffic, and travelers were told to expect delays.

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First Bay Area Baby of the New Year Appears to Have Been Born In San Leandro

There was a baby boy born in San Leandro just a few minutes after midnight last night, making him likely to have been the Bay Area's first birth of 2026.

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New Year's Day Headlines: Apartment Fire Extinguished In Potrero Hill

SF firefighters put out a fire overnight in Potrero Hill; the suspect in Monday's animal cruelty case has been charged; and there was a major fire tragedy at a Swiss Alpine bar during NYE celebrations.

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SFO Closing One of Its Runways for Six Months in 2026 as Part of $180 Million Revamp

Airport officials claim it will not lead to significant travel delays, but we’ll see about that when SFO closes one of its runaways for repairs from late March until early October 2026.

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After Lick Observatory Gets Roof Piece Ripped Off by Extreme Winds, Scientists Race to Save 137-Year-Old Telescope

The historically significant, 57-foot-long Great Refractor telescope near San Jose is in serious danger, after 110 mile-per-hour winds ripped a steel crescent off the Lick Observatory’s roof, and more storms are on the way.

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Solo Motorcycle Crash Leaves Rider Dead Near Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza

A motorcyclist crashed Wednesday morning in the southbound lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge, just north of the toll plaza, and the crash was fatal.

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New Year's Eve Headlines: Person of Interest In IHOP Shooting Shoots Himself

A person of interest in the East Bay IHOP shooting allegedly shot himself in front of police; a UCSF expert warns about a spike in flu; and three hikers have died on Mt. Baldy in Southern California in recent days.

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Day Around the Bay: California Delays Revoking Immigrants' Commercial Driver’s Licenses

The SFPD has a new assistant police chief; some lady in Palo Alto is accused of pepper spraying a family in a road rage incident; and 17,000 immigrant truck drivers will not lose their licenses next week as had been planned.

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New Residential Tower Nearly as Tall as Transamerica Pyramid Gets Approved

A new tower in the middle of the city that will change the San Francisco skyline once more gained its approvals Tuesday after being stalled for years.

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Scott Wiener’s Law Banning ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Takes Effect Thursday. Will ICE Abide?

State Senator Scott Wiener got a law passed prohibiting ICE agents from wearing face coverings in California. We’ll find out when it goes into effect Thursday whether ICE agents will follow that law.

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Man Fatally Shot Inside East Bay IHOP Where He Worked

We're now getting some details about a Monday homicide in Richmond in which a man was killed in the restaurant kitchen where he worked.

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LGBTQ Senior Housing Concern Openhouse to Build New 15-Story Tower Near Castro Neighborhood

The organization that built an LGBTQ-focused senior housing complex on Laguna Street in the last decade secured funding earlier this month for a significant expansion on the other side of Market Street, with a new 15-story, 187-unit building.

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Car Theft Suspects Allegedly Ram Into Four San Ramon Police Cruisers; One Officer Injured, Two Suspects Arrested

The attempted bust of a stolen vehicle ring went sideways in San Ramon Sunday night, as the suspects allegedly started ramming into police cars and left one officer with minor injuries, and two of the four suspects got away.

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San Francisco Man Arrested for Animal Cruelty After Allegedly Killing Dog

San Francisco police arrested a man Monday in the area of Mission Rock for allegedly beating a dog to death, and he was booked on suspicion of felony animal cruelty.

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Tuesday Morning Topline: Big Rig Overturns In Livermore

A big rig overturned on an on-ramp in Livermore this morning; the fight over Trump's H-1B visa fee moves to an appeals court; and Santa Clara is getting excited about this weekend's Niners-Seahawks matchup.