A corporate takeover is raising fears at the Santa Rosa Press Democrat; Elon Musk’s latest SpaceX launch failed to launch; and a bunch of management is getting laid off at two of the Bay Area’s biggest amusement parks.
Late disco legend Sylvester's former Twin Peaks condo is on the market; the Ashby BART station flea market may close at the end of June; and a driver was killed when their speeding SUV crashed into parked San Mateo DOT vehicles.
A family of great horned owls is nesting atop a pretty visible tree in Bernal Heights, and the growing young owlets have become a neighborhood sensation.
Mayor Lurie's budget plan spares SF public safety agencies from major cuts despite a looming $800M deficit. Police, fire, DA, and public defenders are exempt, though the Public Defender's Office seeks reassurance their funding will hold as caseloads continue to rise.
That's a wrap for BottleRock 2025, which once again filled downtown Napa with tunes and star power — and plenty of traffic — over Memorial Day Weekend.
The parents of a two-year-old Oakland girl, as well as her maternal grandmother, have now been charged with kidnapping, assault, and more stemming from an alleged abduction that took place last week.
Immigration attorneys are outraged by a highly unusual set of arrests that occurred inside a federal courthouse in San Francisco Tuesday.
Another week and another disturbing story about airline safety. A United Airlines jet had to abort its takeoff in China Monday after one of its engines caught fire on the runway.
One person has been taken into custody after three people were shot, two of them fatally, at a long-running encampment near Highway 37 in Vallejo on Monday night.
Police and other first responders were in the area of the Exploratorium and Pier 15 Tuesday morning following the discovery of a body floating in the Bay.
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A pedestrian was struck and fatally injured by a vehicle early Tuesday morning at 10th and Harrison streets in San Francisco's SoMa District.
Japantown’s Japan Video and Media is closing today; the brutalist and fugly Vaillancourt Fountain appears further doomed; and a pot dispensary near the SF Tesla dealership enticed customers with 20% discounts to anti-Elon protesters.
An elderly man in a wheelchair was fatally stabbed aboard a Muni bus in SF’s Bayview District near the edge of Bernal Heights on Sunday afternoon. The suspect was arrested nearby and is now in custody.
A well-known environmental research vessel sank Sunday evening while docked in the Oakland Estuary. No one was onboard, and firefighters worked to contain the nearly 400 gallons of diesel that was onboard.
Apart from the music acts gracing six different stages at BottleRock in Napa over the weekend, the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage was filled with plenty of big-name celebrity chef talent, and other celebs sometimes awkwardly making small talk.
San Francisco police are seeking the driver of a white SUV that allegedly struck and injured a mother and child who were on bicycles in SF's Richmond District on Saturday.
BART's Green Line service was restored one day ahead of schedule; nine people had to be rescued from a sinking sailboat in SF Bay; and the Mission District came alive with Carnaval over the weekend.
This weekend: Scenes from Carnaval and Chinatown Pride. Last week: A BART wedding, a Muni tram, a Seth Rogan rom-com, and AI bots on the fritz; This week: book festival, menstrual dignity day, pro-wrestling, and SF LGBT Center block party.
CBS News California’s Julie Watts and her daughter’s fifth grade class investigated the harmful “Sephora Kids” skincare trend aimed at tweens and helped bring attention to AB 728, a bill that passed a committee 4-2 but was quietly killed in Sacramento.
Following the death of a 3-month-old infant, a Monterey County mother and daughter have been arrested for allegedly running an unlicensed daycare out of their residence.
Amazon-backed AI model, Claude Opus, attempted to blackmail engineers; local film industry leaders hope two new proposed state bills will increase production in SF; and a Vallejo ex-con was arrested for child porn.
ICE agents were seen in the hallways and waiting areas of courthouses in San Francisco, Sacramento, and Concord throughout the past week. One man was reportedly arrested outside the Concord court on Wednesday.
A carjacking attempt in SF’s Potrero Hill on Friday afternoon led to a police pursuit across the Bay Bridge and ended with the arrest of three suspects in Berkeley around 2:00 p.m.
This week: Filmmaker Joslyn Rose Lyons spotlights Oakland stories; Dr. Veronica Jow bridges dance and medicine; softball star Nina Pototo shines; and we honor lives well lived — Federal Glover, Rob Reich, and Dorothy Fisher Anderson.
Alameda is testing for toxic algae after dogs have gotten sick and died from local lagoons; the pilot in the San Diego plane crash was unaware the runway lights and automated weather system were down; and a tree fell during Diablo Valley College’s graduation ceremony, injuring 12.
