Tensions are ramping up over proposed school closures in Oakland, the person killed in Saturday's hit-and-run in SF's Outer Sunset has been identified as a local Irish athlete, and Pete Buttigieg has a plan for the Port of Oakland's empty containers.
More fire danger and possible power outages come with more high winds this week, a sweep yielded a bunch of illegally possessed guns in the Bay Area, and CA's snowpack has again fallen below average.
An odd “pod hotel” concept may be forced back to the drawing board with their Mint Plaza plans, because another hotel firm reportedly claims they’ve trademarked the idea and no one else can use it.
The SFPD on Monday held a virtual town hall meeting to discuss the details of the January 20 officer-involved shooting at SFO, in which a man who appeared armed with two handguns and a knife was killed by police.
San Quentin State Prison is home to California’s last remaining death row for men, but Governor Newsom wants to dismantle and repurpose it into some sort of vaguely described “positive, healing environment.”
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A bizarre incident unfolded Monday morning in Antioch, less than 48 hours after a double murder in the East Bay city.
Former Oakland PD captain Ersie Joyner still has lead in him for the day he suffered 22 bullet wounds at a Chevron station shakedown in West Oakland in October, but is back to full health and just gave his first interview describing what happened that day.
Governor Gavin Newsom's legion of Twitter critics have come out with their virtual pitchforks again after he was photographed maskless at SoFi Stadium on Sunday.
Jimmy G doesn’t look so handsome anymore after an atrocious interception ended the 49ers’ season in heartbreak Sunday, and it is a foregone conclusion that he will be shipped elsewhere in the offseason.
Facing a growing crisis last week, Spotify rushed to make a public pledge about dealing with misinformation on podcasts — but the company stopped short of saying it would pull down any content or end its relationship with controversial anti-vaxx bro Joe Rogan.
Gunfire in East Oakland damaged some Comcast lines and led to a major cable outage during Sunday's football game, Muni delays are being caused by COVID-related staffing shortages, and demand for tests in SF is way down.
According to climate scientist Daniel Swain, Northern California could see extremely dry conditions — "with zero rain or snow in most spots" — well into the middle of February, a dry spell that will probably be observed throughout California and elsewhere along the West Coast.
A pair of French bulldogs owned by Oakland resident Lynne McInnes was taken from her this weekend after thieves broke into her car while she briefly stepped inside a CVS store on Redwood Road.
SF police responded to a fatal car crash Saturday night at 46th Avenue and Lincoln Way, the Colorado Fire is now 90% contained, and Ghirardelli plans to renovate many of the chocolate shops inside the Fisherman's Wharf square this year.
CHP motorcycle accident reports plummeted during COVID. Motorcycle accident lawyers likely saw a major change in caseload at their law firms.
Described as a "neighborhood cat," Nubbins has lived in Sonoma County off Railroad Avenue for years — until she was apparently taken by a couple staying at a nearby Airbnb.
While the city is ready to settle an alleged police brutality claim for $700K, the officer asking a judge to toss his assault case had a bad day in court Thursday.
Since starting over a week ago, the rare January wildfire near Big Sur is currently at least 85% contained — up from 75% yesterday — as of Saturday morning; many recruited fire engines and crews have now also returned to their respective home stations.
Chanel and upscale jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels have both snatched up new retail store locations in downtown SF, Santa Clara's Elk Lodge erupted in a fire Friday, and you can now get a third J&J shot in San Francisco — if you're eligible to receive one.
The California Attorney General says that Meta can't just "eat” up competitors, the Oakland Redistricting Commission has finally decided on a new map, and the LED forest currently glowing in Golden Gate Park will beam for at least one more month.
San Francisco’s biggest landlord Veritas Investments hoped to leave tenants on the hook for rent not covered by federal relief, but a tenants' group changed that with a five-month rent strike that ended Thursday.
While striking in its staging, this world premiere may not be the ideal vehicle for the band's bluegrass- and folk-inflected songs in these already trying times.
The 49ers’ playoff run resurfaces a genealogical quirk — that defensive end Nick Bosa’s great-granddad was the former chauffeur and bodyguard for Al Capone, and eventually took over the Chicago Outfit.
As the San Francisco 49ers head into the big NFC Championship weekend, Mayor London Breed is talking about her fandom starting back in the 80s in elementary and middle school — and about the time she met Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott.
Popular Folsom Street sandwich shop Deli Board found itself broken into and robbed Thursday morning, but a GoFundMe campaign has raised close to $14,000, despite (or perhaps because) how donors have politicized it.
