SF could soon require charging stations in about 300 parking lots, garages
San Francisco moved a step closer to adding thousands of electric vehicle charging stations citywide. The legislation passed by the Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee Monday...Read More
Series of small earthquakes strike Dublin area
A preliminary 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Dublin Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at 4:52 p.m. and was centered 2.5 miles north northeast...Read More
More than 30 animal rights activists in custody after Whole Foods occupation
More than 30 animal rights activists were taken into custody on Monday outside a Whole Foods Market store in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood after the activists occupied the...Read More
Animal rights activists take over Noe Valley Whole Foods
Dozens of animal rights activists on Monday occupied a Whole Foods Market in San Francisco to protest alleged abuse happening at Amazon-supplying factory farms. Several people chained themselves together...Read More
Hayward man faces charges in Chinese spy scheme
A U.S. citizen was arrested Friday at his home in Hayward on suspicion of spying for China, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Xuehua Peng, also known as Edward Peng, has...Read More
Eight people displaced in Santa Rosa house fire
A two-alarm fire displaced five adults and three children from their single-family home in west Santa Rosa Sunday night. The fire at 1534 Bruce Court was reported around 8...Read More
Body found in vehicle off embankment prompts Silverado Trail closure
The California Highway Patrol on Monday morning responded to a person who was found dead in a vehicle down an embankment just outside St. Helena city limits. It appears...Read More
Governor signs ‘Fair Pay to Play Act’ for state’s college players
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a piece of legislation that will allow collegiate athletes to profit from their names and images. Newsom signed Senate Bill 206, otherwise...Read More
Rep. DeSaulnier to discuss Trump admin oversight at two town halls
U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, will host public “town hall” meetings in Pittsburg and Richmond this week, for updates on House of Representatives activities including oversight of the...Read More
Witness descriptions lead police to suspect in Fairfield fatal shooting
A suspect was arrested and a firearm was recovered following a fatal shooting of an 18-year-old resident Saturday evening in Fairfield, police said. Police received “numerous calls” starting about...Read More
Fiery four-vehicle collision kills two in Richmond
A double-fatal collision involving four vehicles closed all lanes westbound Interstate Highway 80 near Barrett Avenue in Richmond on Sunday, an official from CHP-Oakland said. A Honda CRV caught...Read More
Stay or go, All-Star closer Will Smith is the kind of guy who has left his mark in San...
Leader. Consistent. Anchor. Happy-go-lucky. Hard-working. These are the words teammates use to describe Giants closer Will Smith.Read More
Five-city power outage strikes 40,000 customers, Downtown Berkeley BART, traffic signals
Traffic signals are not functioning and the downtown Berkeley BART station is closed during a major outage Sunday morning has cut power to thousands of customers in Richmond, El...Read More
Three-alarm fire near Schellville prompts mandatory evacuations
A structure fire in near the Schellville area of Sonoma County spread to brush nearby Saturday evening and has burned approximately 15 acres, according to fire officials. The fire...Read More
Suspected stalker leads police on chase into corn maze before arrest
A man suspected of stalking his former girlfriend by attaching a GPS tracker to her car and violating a restraining order was arrested Saturday morning in Petaluma, police said....Read More