Man dies in jail five days after being booked
A 51-year-old inmate died at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas on Wednesday night, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The man, whose name isn’t yet being...Read More
Report shows black riders are one-tenth of BART passengers, receive more than half of all citations
BART police Chief Ed Alvarez presented a report to the agency’s Board of Directors Thursday showing that black BART riders are cited more frequently than other riders for certain...Read More
Supes approve navigation center lease, require victim data from police
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took up two substantial issues at their Tuesday meeting: lease approval for a new navigation center and victim data reporting. Supervisors Tuesday approved...Read More
Santa Clara Fire Station 8 reopens
The Santa Clara Fire Department reopened its Fire Station 8 on Monday after a nine-month closure for renovations. The New York-based real estate firm Related Companies completed the renovation...Read More
Man dies after severe beating at Oakland homeless camp
A man has been arrested for the beating death of another man at a homeless camp in Oakland shortly after noon Tuesday, police said. Patrol officers were flagged down...Read More
Gunfire damages three Bayview District homes Tuesday morning
Officers found three houses with damage from gunfire in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Tuesday morning after responding to a report of shots fired, police said. The report came...Read More
Jury acquits former Lyft driver of assault on rowdy passengers
A former Lyft driver was acquitted of assault charges after confronting intoxicated passengers he had been transporting on an early morning in 2016, according to the San Francisco Public...Read More
Erring on side of caution, SF steps up emergency coronavirus preparation
Although there have been no confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus cases, known as COVID-19, in San Francisco, The City is taking steps to prepare for the potential, officials said at...Read More
Protesters rally for immigrant rights after courthouse ICE arrests
Members of immigration rights organizations rallied outside Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa Tuesday morning to protest the arrest of two immigrants at the courthouse last week by...Read More
Supes cross first vote hurdle to vaping product sale ban
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to tentatively approve an ordinance banning the sale of vaping products in the county’s unincorporated areas. The ordinance represents an...Read More
Man convicted of murdering five teen girls dies in prison
An inmate at California Medical Facility in Vacaville who pleaded guilty to murdering five teenage girls in Los Angeles County in 1979 died of natural causes Monday night, the...Read More
Travis AFB transfers two coronavirus patients to Contra Costa County hospitals
Contra Costa Health Services officials confirmed Tuesday that two novel coronavirus patients among a group of quarantined international travelers at Travis Air Force Base have been transferred to Contra...Read More
Man suspected of killing 12-year-old girl in hit-and-run surrenders to CHP
The suspect in a hit-and-run collision that killed a 12-year-old girl in Castro Valley on Monday afternoon surrendered to authorities on Tuesday morning, a spokesman for the California Highway...Read More
County considers ‘gun team’ to remove firearms from violent offenders, domestic abusers
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider funding a new team specifically aimed at getting guns out of violent hands. Board president Cindy Chavez will...Read More
State reminds voters of right to take time off work to cast ballots
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla is reminding voters that they are allowed two hours off of work without loss of pay to cast their ballots in next week’s...Read More
Warm Springs, Millbrae lines experiencing 20-minute delay
BART is reporting 20-minute delays Tuesday morning because of an equipment problem on a train in Oakland. The agency initially reported problems shortly after 8:30 a.m. on a train...Read More
Ninth circuit holds up parts of abortion referral ban
A U.S. appeals court in San Francisco on Monday upheld a revised rule by President Donald Trump’s administration that bars federally funded family planning clinics from providing abortion referrals....Read More
SF eyes quick-build program to tackle areas known to slow down Muni bus lines
Following success of San Francisco’s “quick-build” program for recent bike and pedestrian safety improvements, Muni officials are looking to utilize the program to improve speed and reliability on bus...Read More
Police arrest store employee suspected of recording women in bathroom
Petaluma police on Sunday arrested an employee of a grocery store on suspicion of hiding a cellphone to record women in a bathroom stall. Police responded to the grocery...Read More