San Francisco swears in state’s first Asian American sheriff
San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto was sworn into office Wednesday becoming California’s first Asian American elected to the post of sheriff. Miyamoto, a San Francisco native, was sworn in...Read More
Person on tracks stops BART service at Concord, Pleasant Hill
BART officials said the police are trying to remove a person from the tracks near Concord Wednesday evening, a problem causing a service outage between Concord and Pleasant Hill....Read More
Mayor London Breed talks ‘tough love,’ housing density in inauguration speech
“We are no longer accepting that 'compassion' means anything goes on our streets."Read More
Tennis coach in custody on suspicion of sexually assaulting teenage girl
Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies arrested a tennis coach Monday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a girl he was coaching for two years. Casey Connaway, 43, of Sebastopol, met the...Read More
Humane society seeks good homes for surrendered horned frog, tortoise
Two unusual pets — a horned frog and a large tortoise — are available for adoption at the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA in Burlingame, humane society officials said...Read More
City Attorney alleges Go X forged e-scooter operating permit
San Francisco sent a cease and desist order to an electric scooter company alleging they forged a city operating permit. The City Attorney’s Office sent the letter dated Jan....Read More
Police say 7-year-old made up attempted kidnapping story
A 7-year-old who claimed he was almost kidnapped Monday afternoon at knifepoint near Meadowlands Park in Vacaville fabricated the story, police said. Police announced Tuesday that the boy, who...Read More