Hundreds of police employees sue Tetra Tech over Hunters Point exposure Nearly 400 San Francisco police employees have sued Tetra Tech Inc. in federal court on claims of negligence and racketeering conspiracy for ... By Bay City NewsNovember 19, 20190 Environment
Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, reduces damages to $86.7 million An Alameda County Superior Court judge has upheld a jury’s verdict that Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller caused cancer ... By Bay City NewsJuly 26, 2019 Environment
Stephen Piscotty undergoes surgery to remove melanoma A's right fielder Stephen Piscotty had successful surgery Thursday to remove a melanoma from his right ear. By Simone McCarthyJune 14, 2019 News
Jury orders Monsanto to pay cancer-stricken Livermore couple $2 billion An Alameda County Superior Court jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion in damages from Monsanto ... By Bay City NewsMay 13, 2019 East Bay
Monsanto found liable for cancer, jury awards $80 million federal jury in San Francisco on Wednesday awarded a Sonoma County man more than $80 million ... By Bay City NewsMarch 27, 2019 News
Jeanine Nicholson appointed as next SF fire chief After years of fighting fires on the front lines, Jeanine Nicholson will rise to fire chief in May. By Jerold ChinnMarch 13, 20190 News
Judge slashes Monsanto cancer damages to $39 million A judge upheld pesticide manufacturer Monsanto's liability in a lawsuit alleging exposure to the company's Roundup product ... By Bay City NewsOctober 22, 2018
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 ... By Bay City NewsOctober 18, 2018
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 ... By Bay City NewsOctober 16, 2018
Monsanto granted new trial after $250 million judgement A San Francisco judge Wednesday granted a new trial in a case against pesticide manufacturer Monsanto brought ... By Bay City NewsOctober 10, 2018
Cal alumna wins Nobel in chemistry For the second time this week, a Nobel Prize has been given to a scientist associated with the University of California at Berkeley. By Bay City NewsOctober 3, 20180
Former UC immunologist wins Nobel Prize James P. Allison, immunologist and former director of University of California at Berkeley's Cancer Research Laboratory, was ... By Bay City NewsOctober 2, 2018
Monsanto seeks dismissal of $289 million Roundup verdict A San Francisco Superior Court judge will hear arguments Oct. 10 on a bid by Monsanto Co. ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 20, 2018
Willis Casey, former SF, Pittsburg police chief, dies Willis Casey, who served as San Francisco's police chief in the early 1990s and later as police ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 15, 2018
PG&E agrees to reduce dioxin runoff An eight-year-old lawsuit filed against PG&E Co. for alleged releases of dioxin from stored utility poles into ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 11, 2018 News
Jury slaps Monsanto with $289m in damages A Vallejo man with cancer was awarded $250 million in punitive damages Friday in a landmark lawsuit against herbicide manufacturer Monsanto.. By Bay City NewsAugust 10, 20180
Jury to decide Monsanto cancer suit A San Francisco Superior Court jury heard closing arguments Tuesday in the civil suit against pesticide manufacturer ... By Bay City NewsAugust 7, 2018
Marin veterinarian named TED2018 fellow A Bay Area scientist is the first veterinarian to be chosen as a TED Fellow. By Bay City NewsJanuary 13, 2018
Belmont councilman, former mayor Eric Reed dies Belmont City Councilman Eric Reed died on Friday following an extended battle with cancer. By Bay City NewsDecember 11, 2017
SF bans flame retardants from furniture San Francisco is banning the sale of upholstered furniture and children’s products that contain flame retardant chemicals. By Jerold ChinnOctober 18, 2017
Flavored tobacco ban heads to voters Tobacco-related cancers are the leading cause of cancer deaths in San Francisco for both men and women. By Bay City NewsSeptember 5, 20170
Strict limits urged on eating Lake Merced fish Anglers are advised to avoid eating channel catfish and limit their consumption of black bass and rainbow ... By Bay City NewsJuly 20, 2017 News
Chinese community warned over blessing scam The San Francisco Police Department is warning the Chinese community after three suspects scammed an Asian woman ... By Jerold ChinnJuly 18, 2017
Celebrated Stanford mathematician dies at 40 Stanford mathematics professor Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal, mathematics' leading award, has ... By Bay City NewsJuly 15, 2017
Bay Area ranks in Top 10 for air pollution The San Francisco Bay Area ranks among the top 10 most polluted regions in the country, according ... By Bay City NewsApril 20, 2017 News
Trump budget would slash billions in cancer-fighting funds Learning you have cancer can be devastating. That will happen to nearly 1.7 million Americans this year. By SFBay WiresMarch 22, 20170
Cancer victims suffering, dying due to slow diagnoses Millions of people are suffering and dying prematurely because their cancer has not been detected swiftly enough. ... By SFBay WiresFebruary 4, 2017
Newark police mourn officer who died of cancer The Newark Police Department is mourning the death of one of its officers who passed away Sunday ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 23, 2017
Joe Biden to speak at health care event in SF U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote address Monday at a health care event in ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 9, 2017
Nanci Yuan, Stanford pediatrician, dies at 47 Admired pediatric doctor and clinical associate professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Nanci Yuan, died ... By Bay City NewsJuly 22, 2016
Vice President Biden to visit Bay Area Saturday Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Bay Area on Saturday to discuss the Obama Administration's new push for a cancer cure. By Bay City NewsFebruary 25, 20160
SF style icon Wilkes Bashford dies at 82 A well-known San Francisco clothier died Saturday night in his San Francisco home. By Bay City NewsJanuary 17, 2016 News
Stuart Scott remembered through the prism of loss Stuart Scott impacted a lot of people. In a tumultuous year of loss in my own life, ... By Brian LendinoJanuary 6, 2016
California bans smokeless tobacco at baseball stadiums A bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown Monday prohibits smokeless tobacco use at California's five professional baseball ... By Bay City NewsOctober 12, 2015
Pooches need home for final days together PALS East Bay is seeking someone to shepherd Monty and Brownie through the last of their days ... By Bay City NewsMarch 26, 2015 News
Slaughterhouse owner pleads guilty to processing cancerous cattle The co-owner of a Petaluma slaughterhouse that processed sick cattle for human consumption, some with eye cancer, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court. By Bay City NewsFebruary 18, 20150