Man admits to faking having a gun to rob two stores
A 22-year-old man was arrested on Valentine’s Day in connection to robberies at two stores in Santa Cruz.
SoMa incident involving crane, concrete slab on high-rise resolved
San Francisco fire officials say a crane and concrete slab on a South of Market high-rise construction project that were unstable and considered at risk of falling earlier Wednesday have been secured and the incident has been resolved.
Consultant sentenced to five years, 10 months in prison for possessing child porn
An Oakland man has been sentenced in federal court to five years and 10 months in prison for possessing hundreds of images of child pornography on his computers and other electronic devices.
Oakland mayor says college education program is off to a good start
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said Wednesday that the first year of an ambitious effort to triple the number of low-income college graduates coming out of the city’s public schools has been successful but there’s still a lot of work to do.
Evacuation lifted after high-rise crane scare
What was first reported as an unstable 2,200-pound concrete slab at risk of falling 35 stories no longer poses a risk to the public.
Appeals court reduces 27-year shooting sentence to 12 years
A state appeals court in San Francisco has reduced a 27-year sentence to 12 years in prison for a Richmond woman who shot and severely injured a man who attacked her father.
Sex offender gets four years for child porn
An Antioch man was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday after he was convicted of possessing child pornography.
Jewish community to protest meeting between Trump and Netanyahu
Members of the Bay Area Jewish community will protest the meeting Wednesday between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
National Weather Service issues hazardous weather outlook
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the next several days for portions of Northern California, including the Bay Area.
Police investigate death as possible homicide
One person is dead following a report of a vehicle collision in San Francisco Wednesday morning, and the death is being investigated as a possible homicide.
Board of Supervisors declare local emergency due to storm damage
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors declared a new local emergency Tuesday due to ongoing storm-related damage, and extended a previous emergency order stemming from a sewage pipe that broke in January.
Burglar who evaded officer is found and arrested
A man was arrested Monday after he was caught burglarizing a building in Sunnyvale on Sunday.
Former salesperson sues Oracle over commissions policy
A former Oracle America Inc. salesperson sued the business software giant in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday, alleging that it illegally reduces employees’ sales commissions retroactively.
‘Home SF’ plan revisits affordable housing bonuses
San Francisco Supervisor Katy Tang is planning to bring back a proposal where multi-unit housing projects could receive flexibility in density and height requirements.
San Francisco bans non-rescue puppies, kittens
San Francisco pet stores will soon be prohibited from selling non-rescued cats and dogs.