Despite a tense exchange with a reporter this week, along with recent criticism from colleagues, gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra is now in the lead in a new poll and continues to rise.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors this week voted to approve a sizeable settlement — the largest ever payout related to the Sheriff's Department — to the family of a Dublin couple killed by a former deputy in 2022 in a tragic love triangle case.
You can expect a very windy weekend around the Bay starting Friday; Tuesday night's fire in the Tenderloin actually displaced 46 people; and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan remains stubbornly confident in the governor's race despite polling in sixth place.
LinkedIn is going to have some layoffs, but it's unclear how many; Eric Swalwell's wife was seen out without a wedding ring on; and Margaret Cho is bringing her new comedy tour to SF in two weeks.
Community groups and activists delivered 1,500 postcards imploring SF Mayor Daniel Lurie to avoid cutting crucial programs and instead use reserve funds or increase tax revenue to balance the city's budget.
There's some good news on the local raptor front, which we all could use after a rough few years for Bay Area peregrine falcons: Four chicks have hatched this spring in the nest box atop San Jose City Hall, and biologists from UC Santa Cruz have given them a clean bill of health.
A high school newspaper in Larkspur has been at the center of a fiery debate about the First Amendment, after teachers and students say the paper has been pressured to censor itself by the school administration.
The Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to streamline City Hall by cutting dozens of the city’s committees while implementing changes to some existing groups. The proposal will appear before voters in November.
Former SF supervisor and assemblymember Fiona Ma, who has been the state's treasurer since 2019, is now running for lieutenant governor, and naturally a sexual harassment lawsuit against her has come up.
SFist has an opening for a motivated newshound with weekend availability, and a deep knowledge of the Bay Area.
Around 3,800 Waymos were recalled by the company after an empty vehicle drove onto a flooded roadway in San Antonio and got swept away, prompting a federal investigation.
An Alameda County family is now suing over a dramatic gas-leak explosion last December that was caught on camera, injuring three people inside and destroying their rental home.
A fire Tuesday night in San Francisco's Tenderloin damaged a six-story building and displaced 25 people, but thankfully no one was injured in the blaze.
The 76-year-old driver accused in a deadly Chinatown crash has pleaded not guilty; the chief of police in San Leandro has been charged in a hit-and-run; and a new poll finds San Franciscans mostly OK with self-driving cars, but it's a mixed bag.
A Fremont donut shop has had thieves crash through its doors four times in two years; Trump wants to build a missile defense system dome around the US; and Anchor Brewing remains closed two years following its purchase.
In a new lawsuit, the Texas Attorney General accuses Netflix of tracking and selling users’ data and behavior patterns to other large tech companies.
The all-important food and beverage lineup for Outside Lands 2026 has been released, and among the new offerings this year are some dishes from historic San Francisco restaurants who have never been part of the festival before.
Workers say that overcrowding and staffing shortages at the UCSF Parnassus emergency room are putting patients in unsafe conditions, with many receiving care in hallways or on the waiting room floor.
Though it's not likely, Democrats in California run the risk of splitting their votes in the June primary and getting locked out of the November election, so some are arguing for being strategic with your vote.
The preliminary results of this year's point-in-time homeless count, which was conducted in San Francisco in late January, are out and Mayor Daniel Lurie is touting the 4% overall drop in homelessness since 2024.
Drivers can now reserve spots at most city-owned parking garages throughout San Francisco up to six months in advance. SFMTA also announced it’s phasing out the Pay by Phone app this month to be replaced by two new options.
We still don't know who the brains are behind the operation, but three young men from Tennessee were indicted by a federal grand jury and may lead investigators to the co-conspirator or co-conspirators who guided them to holders of large sums of crypto in California.
North Beach residents spotted a sleepy coyote enjoying the view on a rooftop last week, and it was long gone when Animal Control officers arrived at the scene.
There are flag-raising ceremonies around the Bay today to mark 30 days until the World Cup; a dog was sickened by rat poison left in a Santa Clara park; and inflation just jumped the most since May 2023.
Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, CA, has admitted to working as an agent of the Chinese government; two men have been charged over an Oakland sideshow last fall; and there was a stabbing at the Redwood City Safeway self-checkout area.
