Great Mall under shelter-in-place as police investigate possible shooting
Milpitas police are investigating a possible shooting at the Great Mall. Police have asked all stores to shelter in place while officers assess the situation. No injuries have been...Read More
Apple temporarily closes all 53 California retail stores
Cupertino-based Apple has temporarily closed all of their retail stores in California amid the pandemic. According to the Apple website the 53 stores statewide are temporarily closed. Customers with...Read More
Man convicted as ‘NorCal Rapist’ maintains innocence as judge hands down 897-year sentence
Roy Charles Waller was sentenced Friday to 897 years in prison following a conviction in the “NorCal Rapist” case involving the assault on nine women from 1991 to 2006....Read More
Angel Island ferry service could shut down due to devastating revenue loss
Blue and Gold Fleet service from San Francisco to Angel Island may end due to declining sales, a company spokeswoman said Friday. In September, the company filed a request...Read More
First Muni rail line rolls back into service
The J-Church line began rolling again Saturday, marking the first Muni rail service to return since August’s failed restart. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said the J-Church line will...Read More
FBI offers reward for arrest in’cowardly’ arson attack on Armenian church
FBI officials in San Francisco are asking for the public’s help to solve an arson fire that badly damaged an Armenian church — offering a $50,000 reward for information...Read More
SF police say Pinole man filmed child dance group, attempted sexual contact
Police on Friday said a man who regularly filmed a child dance group based out of San Francisco’s Chinatown despite having no ties with the group, tried to contact...Read More
Final bill for Central Subway could blow budget by $130 million
"This isn’t right. ... This is not how business should be operating."Read More
BART board elects new leadership to navigate turbulent times
The BART Board of Directors on Thursday elected Director Mark Foley as board president and Director Rebecca Saltzman as board vice president, BART officials said. The election of Foley...Read More
Officials warn Santa Cruz County stay-at-home order may last ‘well into January’
Santa Cruz County is likely to remain under a coronavirus-related stay-at-home order “well into January,” the county’s health officer said Thursday. The state’s stay-at-home order will go into effect...Read More
SF health officials order 10-day quarantine for anyone who travels outside Bay Area
Public health officials in San Francisco have issued an order requiring a mandatory 10-day quarantine for anyone who travels into The City from outside the Bay Area. The order...Read More
Airbnb co-founder donates $25 million to Bay Area homeless programs
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Wednesday announced that Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia donated $25 million to support Bay Area homeless programs. Gebbia, who also chairs Airbnb.org that enables hosts...Read More
Haile to take on executive director role at Contra Costa Transportation Authority
Timothy Haile, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority’s deputy executive director of projects the past three years, will now be the agency’s new executive director, CCTA officials said Thursday morning....Read More
One man dies, another suffers gunshot injuries in two East Oakland shootings
Two shootings in the last 24 hours in East Oakland left one man dead and another wounded, police said Thursday. Dispatchers received a report at 6:34 p.m. Wednesday of...Read More
Bay Area ICU availability triggers regional stay-at-home order in the local nine counties
The Bay Area Region Wednesday dropped below 15 percent in intensive care unit bed availability, triggering the state-directed stay-at-home order effective Thursday at midnight. Several counties had voluntarily implemented...Read More
Two-structure residential fire displaces nine people in West Oakland
A two-alarm fire has displaced nine people in West Oakland Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 2:18 p.m. at Eighth and Campbell streets. By 2:54...Read More
SFPD releases bodycam footage of 2019 incident resulting in assault charges against officer
San Francisco police have released body-worn camera footage from a 2019 police encounter that left a man with a broken leg and wrist, after District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced...Read More
Fatal fire breaks out Santa Cruz County jail complex building
A fatal fire was reported Tuesday night at a building that is part of the county jail complex in Santa Cruz, city officials said. The city of Santa Cruz...Read More
Night of drinking leads to accidental gun discharge, injuring 21-year-old man
A Petaluma man accidentally shot and injured another man Monday night after a night of drinking, police said. Police arrested 21-year-old Petaluma resident William Gingras-McCauley on suspicion of negligent...Read More
Rules Committee advance Breed’s SFMTA board nominations for full vote
Both of Mayor London Breed’s nominations to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors are progressing to full vote at the Board of Supervisors. Those present at...Read More