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Day Around the Bay: Mahmoud Khalil to Be Released After Months in Immigration Custody

Pope Leo XIV urged Silicon Valley execs to prioritize human wellbeing in their technology; a San Rafael City Schools board trustee was suspended following his arrest for child molestation; and former Columbia student and legal resident Mahmoud Khalil is set to be released Friday evening.

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Notable Humans: Walnut Creek Teen’s ‘Key Future News’ Aims To Empower Gen Z

This week's notable humans include San Rafael resident, retired SFFD lieutenant, and dedicated volunteer John Chung; San Francisco author and historian Beth Winegarner whose work aims to remember the forgotten; and Walnut Creek's Anya Gupta, 16-year-old founder of Key Future News.

Armed Assault In San Rafael Leads to Police Chase, Arrests In San Francisco

San Rafael police chased some allegedly armed suspects across the Golden Gate Bridge and into San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, ultimately making three arrests on Presidio Parkway after the suspects' car experienced engine failure.

Richmond Man Arrested for Putting CHP Decals on His Camaro, Impersonating Officer

On Wednesday, two San Rafael police officers spotted an older model white Chevrolet Camaro with a California Highway Patrol insignia on the door, resembling patrol cars the agency used over a decade ago.

Marin Woman Allegedly Kills Mother, Broadcasts Murder on Facebook Live

A 28-year-old woman in San Rafael was arrested Monday after allegedly stabbing her mother to death while on Facebook Live, in the midst of what appears to have been a mental health crisis.

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Another Movie Theater Bites the Dust: The Regency 6 Cinema In San Rafael

More tragic endings for Bay Area film fans, as San Rafael’s Regency 6 Cinema apparently closed permanently on Sunday, as the sluggish rebound from COVID claims another longtime Bay Area movie house.

Big Ol’ Black Bear Makes Self Right At Home In Marin County Front Yard

The rare sight of a black bear was captured on security camera footage from a San Rafael home, and it's reportedly the second bear sighting in Marin County in the past month.

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How 4:20 Came to Mean 'Smoke Weed' and Inspire SF's 4/20 Celebration

It was never California police code for marijuana, and it had nothing to do with the date of April 20th. But the origins of "420" as the codeword of stoner culture lie here in the Bay Area, with a group of five teenagers — now men in their 60s — living in Marin.

Pittsburg Construction Worker Found Guilty In 2021 Murder of His Supervisor in San Rafael

33-year-old Miguel Jimenez Alejandre had already confessed to police that he killed his own boss and dumped his body at a construction site in San Rafael, but a Marin County Superior Court jury found him guilty this week.

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Bad Bunny Brought Party of 80 to San Rafael's Sol Food Restaurant Ahead of Oakland Concert

The manager of Sol Food, the Puerto Rican restaurant mini-chain that originated in San Rafael, was very flattered to know that a superstar like PR-born Bad Bunny had found out about his restaurant and brought his entire entourage, dancers and all, in for dinner on Monday night.

Another Scandal for San Rafael Police, This Time for Beating and Bloodying Someone Over an Open Container

The San Rafael Police Department was already under scrutiny over depositing a mentally ill homeless man in SF, but now two other officers are on leave for an incredibly violent, brutal response to a day laborer who had an open container of beer.

San Rafael Police Officer Seen Dropping Off Homeless, Mentally Ill Man In San Francisco

A San Rafael police officer was caught on camera dropping off a homeless man and handing him his belongings in the area of Lake Street and 14th Avenue — clearly having just come across the Golden Gate Bridge to offload the man and make him San Francisco's problem.

SF Man Accused of Stealing Xfinity Van, Dressing As Comcast Technician to Rob Marin Home

A San Francisco man was arrested on July 4th for allegedly trying to break into a home in San Rafael well posing as a Comcast technician, with the help of a uniform and a stolen Xfinity van.

Pittsburg Landscaping Contractor Found Dead at Job Site In Marin County; Employee Confesses

A 42-year-old Pittsburg man working for a landscaping company was found dead at a job site in San Rafael on Wednesday, one day after he was reported missing.

Retired SF Police Officer Allegedly Threatened to Kill 11-Year-Old Over Ding-Dong-Ditch Pranks

A retired San Francisco cop now living in Marin County is being accused of threatening to "put a bullet" in an 11-year-old boy after the boy and his friends were reportedly ringing doorbells in the neighborhood and running away — i.e. playing ding-dong ditch.

SF Archbishop Conducts Exorcism To Rid San Rafael Protest Site of Demonic Forces

Saturday, the Archbishop of San Francisco performed an exorcism in San Rafael to cleanse the protest area where the St. Junipero Serra statue was reduced to nothing but its feet on Monday.

SFO Staffer Who Creeped On Church While Clad In Fake ICE Jacket Loses Job

The San Francisco International Airport employee who freaked out congregants at a Marin County church by photographing them while wearing a jacket that bore a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement logo has lost

SFO Employee Allegedly Dons 'ICE' Jacket, Creeps On Church During Spanish Service

An SFO employee who was reportedly upset by the noise coming from a church apparently ordered a "novelty" Immigration and Customs Enforcement jacket and appeared at the place of worship during a Spanish-speaking

Dumb Car Thief Allegedly Steals Ferrari In Marin, Runs Out Of Gas

A hapless alleged car thief in San Rafael got caught Sunday standing on the side of a road with a $245,000 Ferrari, reportedly begging passersby for money for gas. As CBS 5

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A Brief History Of How 4:20 Became 4/20, Right Here In The Bay Area

On this, our unofficial national holiday for weed, a St. Patrick's Day for stoners, if you will, I once again bring you the correct history of the term "420" and how April 20th

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The Real Dope Behind 420 (Which Was Coined By A Group Of California Teens)

Today is basically St. Patrick's Day for stoners, the high holiday known as 4/20, and the date does not have anything to with the fact that it's Hitler's birthday. As most educated

Marin Man Nabbed For Squeezing Chihuahuas

A San Rafael man remains in custody today after witnesses say he was violently squeezing and biting two small Chihuahuas. Jennifer Parker, who lives in the area of Merrydale Road in San Rafael,

Man Tries To Kill Girlfriend By Spiking Her Vitaminwater

Is nothing sacred? San Jose resident Robert Lewis Lochbridge, 67, sits in the clink today after allegedly spiking his 63-year-old girlfriend's Vitaminwater with chlorine while she was at a nursing home in San

Two Cases Of Mad-Cow Disease, One Already Fatal, Reported In Marin [Updated]

Yikes. So, a 59-year-old San Rafael woman died in recent weeks of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a.k.a. mad-cow disease, and a second woman in Marin County has been diagnosed with it. According

San Rafael Hostage Situation Ends: Gunman Was Already Dead

The hostage standoff at an Extended Stay Deluxe in San Rafael that lasted for two days and held up traffic ended this afternoon when police entered the hotel room to find an already