We have a new and scary story about a Waymo vandalism situation that left a passenger helpless and in grave danger, and Mayor Daniel Lurie has reached out to the state about Waymos compounding the traffic nightmare on July 4th, and what could be done about it.
Police officers began chasing a man with an outstanding warrant who fled on an electric scooter while riding on sidewalks and in the street against traffic before he crashed into an elderly woman on Powell Street, seriously injuring her.
The body found Thursday in the Bay has been identified as one of the missing boaters from Tuesday's sinking; the refueling dock that played a key role in Tuesday's rescue is set to temporarily close next year; and Rockridge residents are pushing back on plan to demolish the Trader Joe's.
Two of Amazon's Bay Area delivery partners are closing; a San Jose man was arrested in connection to a crash that killed a woman and her baby in December; and a firefighter came to the rescue of a pigeon.
The 2.61-acre Big Sur property that served as a canyon retreat for the late Lawrence Ferlinghetti was recently listed for $2 million, and though it’s mostly undeveloped, land has been cleared for construction — pending government approval.
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The body of one of the three remaining missing women from the sinking of the pleasure craft Volare on Tuesday was pulled from San Francisco Bay on Thursday afternoon, and it has been identified.
Two men were arrested when police responded to a report of a burglary at a vacant home in South San Francisco Tuesday and found them allegedly running a counterfeit currency and identity theft operation.
The nonprofit Market Street Railway, in conjunction with the SFMTA, introduced a new, limited-edition, summertime cable-car experience on weekends, and it gives locals a chance to ride a historic cable car without the indignity of waiting in too long of a long line of tourists.
The San Francisco Police Department released video Thursday showing the arrest of a man they believe tortured and killed a small kitten earlier this month on Market Street.
Air crews were making headway containing the Dixie Fire in 2021 until an unidentified drone forced them to ground for 45 minutes, shortly before winds picked up and night causing the blaze to quickly spread, and while PG&E was found to be at fault, the utility wants to increase rates.
California Forever, the oddly named outfit seeking to build a new city from the ground up in eastern Solano County, has lost out on a chance to bring a $3.2 billion shipbuilding facility to the county's waterfront.
As the Bay Area continues to grapple with Tuesday's terrible boat tragedy, we've slowly learned a bit more about the boat involved, its captain, and how four people likely lost their lives when it sank.
BART police apprehended a man they witnessed attempting to evade fare at El Cerrito del Norte Station Tuesday, only to discover he was an escaped murder convict from Georgia who had been on the run for the past two years.
A French bulldog taken in a home-invasion robbery in San Jose remains missing; a man was killed in a hit-and-run in Redwood City after a side-swipe incident; and Muni's T line will be out of service this weekend and next in the Bayview.
Santa Clara County is going door to door to find Costco-bought grapevines that might be infested with glassy-winged sharpshooters; Thomas Keller's restaurant group is settling a harassment case; and a flamingo chick just hatched at the SF Zoo.
After 13 board members threatened to resign over the organization’s handling of sexual harassment and hostile work environment allegations — while also facing a lawsuit by three employees, its former board president stepped down.
Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, made some new comments this week about last month's Pride Night debacle in which four Giants pitchers decided to protest the recognition of LGBTQ fans by way of their uniforms.
Major League Baseball has been in talks for the past year about participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and if players are allowed to compete, SF would likely be chosen to host that summer’s All-Star Game at Oracle Park.
While criminal charges were taken off the table for winery owner and former mayor of Windsor Dominic Foppoli, he is now standing trial in a civil case in Sonoma County brought by seven women who accused him of sexual assault and domestic abuse.
The Board of Supervisors voted to lower the inclusionary housing requirement for new market-rate projects, with supporters arguing it will help encourage development while acknowledging that high costs and financing challenges are still keeping many projects from moving forward.
Some further details have emerged in Tuesday's tragic sinking incident on San Francisco Bay, which involved a 49-foot cabin cruiser boat with 20 people and a dog onboard.
The sentencing of Nima Momeni, who was convicted in late 2024 of the 2023 stabbing murder of tech founder Bob Lee, has been delayed once more as his new attorney argues there was racial or ethnic bias at play in his trial.
Since launching in early 2025, the anti-Trump protest at Van Ness and O’Farrell has consistently drawn a crowd every Saturday at noon, and some nearby residents are apparently fed up with the noise, as the city has received hundreds of complaints this year.
The SF Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance to require sobriety for supportive housing; the capsized pontoon boat sank in an unusually deep part of the Bay; and Oakland street vendors are protesting a crackdown.
A woman was struck by a train in Santa Rosa; a San Francisco man was arrested for allegedly starting a fire near Union Square then assaulting firefighters attempting to extinguish the fire; and SFPD arrested a Sacramento man who left a large bag of meth in a ride-hail vehicle.
