SF judge drops Garcia-Zarate gun conviction in lieu of federal charges
A judge on Wednesday agreed to discharge a state gun conviction from two years ago for Jose Ines Garcia-Zarate — the man who held the …
Blessing scam suspects arraigned after trying to leave country
Two women accused of bilking over $180,000 from members of San Francisco’s Chinese community via blessing scams were arraigned Monday.
Man fatally stabs teen filming street fight in Excelsior
Prosecutors say a man now charged with murder fatally stabbed a 16-year-old boy in the neck as the teen was filming a street fight Saturday night in the Excelsior.
Friend of victim guilty of Nob Hill murder
A San Francisco jury found a man guilty of murder Thursday for bludgeoning his cancer-stricken friend to death more than a year ago inside the victim’s Nob Hill apartment.
Nob Hill murder trial goes to jury
Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the murder trial for a man accused of bludgeoning his cancer-stricken friend to death inside his friend’s San Francisco apartment last year.
City reaches settlement with concrete companies accused of dumping
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced Thursday that his office has settled a lawsuit against three Bay Area concrete supply companies accused of dumping hazardous waste onto city streets.
Uber reaches $148 milllion settlement over data breach
San Francisco-based ride-hailing service Uber has reached a $148 million settlement over allegations that it violated state data breach reporting and data security laws.
Chihuahua killer sent to prison
A woman convicted of killing a Chihuahua by throwing it from the seventh floor of a parking garage in downtown San Francisco in February was sentenced to three years in state prison Thursday, according to prosecutors.
Driver charged with murder in cyclist’s death
A driver accused of being drunk when he fatally struck a bicyclist and then fled the scene last week in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood has pleaded not guilty.
Uber driver guilty of vehicular manslaughter
A San Francisco Superior Court jury found a former Uber driver guilty Thursday of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for fatally striking a 6-year-old girl on New Year’s Eve in 2013.
Trial continues for woman accused of killing dog
Prosecutors played several surveillance videos and a dash cam video in court Thursday during the second day of a jury trial for a woman accused of killing a small dog by throwing it off of the seventh floor of a downtown San Francisco parking garage.
No charges in two SF police shootings
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced Thursday he will not seek charges against officers involved in two high-profile fatal police shootings.
District attorney files suit against HomeAdvisor
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced Tuesday the filing of a civil lawsuit against a home services company for allegedly falsely advertising about background checks in its radio and TV ads.
Bail denied for Bernal Heights fatal shooting suspect
A man arrested Thursday in connection with a Bernal Heights shooting that killed a man and seriously injured a woman made an initial appearance in court Monday.
Curb-jumping driver charged with felonies
A 70-year-old driver has been charged with seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism, reckless driving and driving under the influence.
Consecutive life terms for JewelryMart killer
A judge Wednesday sentenced an Antioch man convicted in a 2013 attack at San Francisco’s Gift Center & JewelryMart that killed two people and injured a third.
Trial begins in 2016 stabbing of construction worker
A woman accused of fatally stabbing a construction worker in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood in 2016 and attempting to kill a Tenderloin parking …
Donald Dewsnup pleads no contest to voter fraud
San Francisco real estate agent and housing development advocate Donald Dewsnup pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of false voter registration.
Defendants acquitted of 2014 Henry Hotel murder
Two men charged in a fatal 2014 shooting outside a South of Market single-room occupancy hotel were found not guilty of murder and felony assault charges by a jury.
Livestreamer held on $75k bail
A citizen journalist who was arrested on suspicion of battering a police officer pleaded not guilty in court.