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Appeals court reinstates NFL painkiller lawsuit

A federal appeals court in San Francisco revived a lawsuit today filed against the National Football League by 10 retired…

6 years ago

State supreme court rules on juvenile offender DNA

The California Supreme Court ruled in San Francisco Thursday that juvenile offenders whose misdeeds are reduced from felonies to misdemeanors…

6 years ago

Gov. Brown signs bail reform bill

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to reform the California's money bail system Tuesday.

6 years ago

Former student senten­ced for CSUMB sex assault

A 22-year-old man who was formerly a student at California State University at Monterey Bay was given a 14-year sentence…

6 years ago

‘Monstrous’ counselor sentenced for sexually abusing troubled boys

A former counselor and clinical director at the Hanna Boys Center in Sonoma was sentenced Tuesday in Sonoma County Superior…

6 years ago

Jury convicts stalker who tracked ex by GPS

A San Francisco man has been found guilty after being accused of using a GPS tracking device to stalk his…

6 years ago

Sentences commuted for convicted murderers

Gov. Jerry Brown has commuted the sentences of two men convicted of murder in Alameda County, saying he believes both…

6 years ago

Driver comes home, finds dead man under her truck

Vallejo police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was found dead under a woman's truck early Sunday morning.

6 years ago

‘Ghost Ship’ prosecutors shut door on plea dals

Alameda County prosecutors have told the two mens' attorneys they will no longer accept or entertain any more plea deals

6 years ago

Judge rejects Ghost Ship plea deal

\he case against Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris for a fire at the…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

One dead in Castro Valley homicide

A man is dead following a slaying Thursday evening in the unincorporated Alameda County community of Castro Valley, sheriff's officials…

6 years ago

Court upholds verdict, denies Brock Turner appeal

A state appellate court Wednesday denied an appeal from the attorney of a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual…

6 years ago

Jury to decide Monsanto cancer suit

A San Francisco Superior Court jury heard closing arguments Tuesday in the civil suit against pesticide manufacturer Monsanto, brought on…

6 years ago

Would-be Pier 39 attacker gets 15 years in prison

The investigation began when the FBI noticed last fall that Jameson was posting "Like" and "Love" notices on Facebook posts…

6 years ago

Watsonville homicide suspect extradited from Mexico

A suspect in the 2004 homicide of a 17-year-old boy has been extradited to Watsonville from Mexico after police first…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

Petaluma man arrested for burglaries

Petaluma police arrested a homeless man on suspicion of committing a burglary and an attempted burglary at two residences last…

6 years ago

Wells Fargo fined $2 billion over subprime mortgages

Wells Fargo Bank has agreed to pay a $2.09 billion fine to settle claims that it misled investors about the…

6 years ago

Court blocks eviction of North Beach senior

A state appeals court in San Francisco has overturned a judgment allowing the eviction of an 83-year-old man who has…

6 years ago

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