Fires in San Francisco buildings hit a ten-year high in 2022, with several big ones striking this year too, as fire officials point out that residential, commercial, and encampment fires are all happening more frequently.
Anthony J. Sully, a one-time Millbrae police officer who became, with the help of some accomplices, a notorious local serial killer of the early 1980s, has died of natural causes.
The SF Bay Area just gained over a quarter million people in an error correction issued by the U.S. Census Bureau — but the error had to do with the North Bay.
As has become clear, autonomous vehicles are not going to be allowed to proliferate on San Francisco's streets without some kind of protest. And the latest act of protest took things to a newly aggressive level.
The rideshare company that once put pink mustaches on cars is launching a new change intended to lure women and nonbinary riders and drivers, as those riders can now specifically request a woman driver in San Francisco and San Jose.
Marina brunch and martini spot The Dorian will be flipping into a new concept next year under a new owner, but it will still be a cocktail-heavy Marina restaurant-bar where people get day-drunk on weekends.
Alameda County authorities arrested four suspects in a Castro Valley carjacking Sunday; former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has a new job in NoLa; and Huntington Beach police think a driver may have been targeting cyclists in hit-and-runs.
That sinkhole on Fillmore Street may take a week to fix; another group of writers including Michael Chabon has filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT; and there was another youth mall brawl, this time in SF.
A super-size pay raise is coming to fast food workers in California next year, as labor groups just pressured fast food franchises into a deal that would establish a $20 hourly minimum wage for crew at fast food restaurants.
You’ll be able to just swipe your debit or credit card to ride BART, Muni, and other Bay Area transit systems, eliminating the need for a Clipper Card, in a major upgrade scheduled for summer 2024.
It's been almost a year since we started hearing rumblings that Ephemeral, the tattoo parlor on Valencia Street whose tattoos were allegedly "made to fade," had some unhappy customers who were waiting much longer than the 9 to 15 months the shop promised for their tattoos to disappear.
A new culinary mashup concept is getting set to open in Oakland's Uptown, taking over the space from beloved Japanese-influenced diner Hopscotch, which shuttered in June after 10 years.
Shots were fired into the air and a couple of spectators were reportedly injured overnight in Vallejo during a mobile sideshow there that took place at two different locations.
Some 43,000 corporate types will converge on South of Market for SF’s biggest conference Dreamforce, which starts Tuesday, making a mess of traffic, but hopefully also a mess of money for the local hospitality biz.
In what seems like another ill-advised move from a PR and advertiser-comfort perspective, Elon Musk's X Corp. is now suing the state of California over a new law that requires social media platforms to make their content moderation policies and methods public.
A huge sinkhole has formed at the intersection of Fillmore and Green streets in Pacific Heights, as a result of a water main break Monday morning.
A rash of shootings in Oakland between Friday night and about 3 a.m. Monday morning has left four victims dead, and as of yet, there are no arrests reported, suspects named, nor suspect descriptions released.
The awkwardness continues for Governor Gavin Newsom around the hypothetical second appointment he could conceivably have to make to the U.S. Senate, as questions about Dianne Feinstein's health remain.
A woman was carjacked in Piedmont Sunday morning while putting a child in a carseat; a new poll finds 60% of Californians opposing cash reparations; and the number of homes for sale in SF just jumped.
The transit agency is rolling out long-awaited service changes to enhance rider experiences starting September 11 — here's what's new.
Up to 6,000 separate lightning strikes were reported across Monterey and San Benito counties, as well as the Santa Cruz mountains and San Jose, between Friday night and Saturday night.
Many Bay Area sea lions have leptospirosis, which is deadly to dogs; X aka Twitter is suing California over a state content moderation law; and a group of teenagers got into a big fight at the Westfield Saturday.
Police are urging people to avoid the area after the suspect in a stabbing that hospitalized one sought refuge in a residence near Essex and Folsom streets and is refusing to come out.
Undercover trash inspectors found thousands of patient records, pharmaceutical drugs, syringes vials containing human blood and bodily fluids, and hazardous materials like batteries, aerosols, and electronic waste at 16 Kaiser medical facilities.
The tourism industry group San Francisco Travel Association tapped Scott Beck as its new leader; residents of the Oakland hills report a mountain lion sighting; and a body was found in the Bay near Treasure Island Friday.
