Sonoma County sheriff explores legal challenge to watchdog ballot measure
Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick appears poised to challenge a ballot measure that would give more powers to the watchdog office that oversees his department. …
Newsom says Trump’s unemployment plan puts state in perilous budget position
The state of California does not have the financial wherewithal to afford the White House’s plan to extend expanded unemployment benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, …
Sheriff’s Department strikes deal with carrier to allow free jail calls
San Francisco officials announced that phone calls made from county jail will be free. The change is effective immediately. Mayor London Breed, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto …
Coroner identifies 41-year-old Pittsburg woman as big-rig crash victim
A woman who died in a crash involving a big-rig on eastbound state Highway 4 in Concord on Friday morning has been identified by the …
Man beaten with metal bar suffers life-threatening injuries
A suspect wielding a metal bar inflicted life-threatening injuries on a 76-year-old man in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood on Friday morning, police said Monday. The …
El Cerrito extends deadline for City Council nominations
The deadline for filing nomination documents for the El Cerrito City Council in November’s election has been extended to Wednesday because of a lack of …