Covid-19: National strategy offers needed hope as Bay Area death toll surpasses 3,600
The first case of Covid-19 was detected in the U.S. one year ago Wednesday. Since then, more than 24 million Americans have been infected and in excess of 411,000...Read More
Derick Almena pleads guilty to 36 counts in Ghost Ship fire
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena plead guilty to 36 counts against him that may result in a 12-year prison sentence. The charges involved at least one count...Read More
Man in custody for allegedly killing wife, 11-year-old daughter
A Sunnyvale man was arrested this week for allegedly killing his wife and 11-year-old daughter, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said Thursday. Officers responded around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday...Read More
SFMTA approves Better Market Street changes despite redesign controversy
After hours of debate and public comment, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors Tuesday voted 5-2 to approve a number of traffic changes related to the...Read More
SF sets goal to vaccinate 900,000 people by end of June
Public health officials said Wednesday at a Board of Supervisors committee hearing that they have set a goal to vaccinate the more than 900,000 people who live and work...Read More
Protest highlights distrust in new administration as bystanders question motivations
About 150 black bloc demonstrators marched Wednesday in Sacramento, hoping to expel potential far-right demonstrators from town. Protesters focused their attention against the self-proclaimed chauvinist right-wing Proud Boys group,...Read More
Police suspect overdose in deaths of two people found in Belmont hotel room
Two people were found dead of a suspected drug overdose at a hotel in Belmont on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded at 2:52 p.m. to a medical...Read More
‘Democracy has prevailed’: President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris take oaths of office
A slight flurry of snow fell onto the inauguration stand as dignitaries filed in, but skies cleared and sun shone brightly as President Joe R. Biden and Vice President...Read More
No arrest after driver critically injures pedestrian in Mission District
A man in his 70s suffered serious injuries when a vehicle struck him in San Francisco’s Mission District on Tuesday night, according to police. The collision was reported at...Read More
Inauguration Day brings sunny skies around Bay Area
Winds are forecast to decrease in the Bay Area Wednesday as temperatures return to seasonable average, according to the National Weather Service. Daytime highs throughout the region will be...Read More
BART taking applications for use of decommissioned train cars
BART began accepting proposals this week to reuse some of its legacy train cars after they’ve been decommissioned, the transit agency said Tuesday. BART is in the process of...Read More
More than 17,000 Bay Area PG&E customers without power due to strong wind gusts
The number of PG&E customers in the Bay Area without electrical service due to fierce winds Tuesday is down to 17,517 as of 5 p.m., the utility said. The...Read More
SF health officials warn they will soon run out of vaccine doses
San Francisco’s Department of Public Health could run out of vaccine doses as early as Thursday, city officials said Tuesday at a Covid-19 press conference. Mayor London Breed and...Read More
Hayward man in custody after holding people hostage at gunpoint in Starbucks
Deputies in Contra Costa County on Monday arrested a man following a hostage incident in Discovery Bay. Lamont Lomack, 29, of Hayward, was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment,...Read More
County officials say problematic Moderna lot not administered
A specific lot of the Moderna vaccine for Covid-19 has caused a “higher-than-usual” number of allergic reactions but luckily, none of those vaccines have been administered to anyone in...Read More
Crews respond to Walnut Creek residential fire
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews are responding late Monday morning to a residential fire in Walnut Creek, a fire captain said. The blaze was reported shortly before...Read More
Kamala Harris steps down from Senate days before becoming vice president
Vice President-elect and Oakland native Kamala Harris resigned Monday from her seat representing California in the U.S. Senate ahead of Inauguration Day later this week. Harris, who along with...Read More
49ers season recap: A few positives amid a pile of ugly
Let's not mince words: The 49ers 2020 season was a complete and utter disaster. Read More
Leadership group carves political path for underrepresented women
A San Francisco-based partisan organization that trains female Democratic leaders has the most diverse class in 2021 since the group’s launch in 2002. Melanie V. Ramil, executive director of...Read More