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U.S. Justice Department joins lawsuits alleging Kaiser Medicare fraud
Lawsuits allege Kaiser Permanente defrauded the government in a years-long Medicare billing scheme.Read More
City settles on campus developments in place of People’s Park, rent-controlled housing
The Berkeley City Council approved a $82.6 million settlement with the University of California, Berkeley that drops lawsuits challenging long-term development projects the campus is pursuing. In a closed...Read More
Superintendent agrees to postpone retirement as anchor to district in crisis
Amid growing crises within the San Francisco Unified School District and among its board members, Superintendent Vincent Matthews said Monday that he will delay his planned retirement by one...Read More
Trump makes unfounded voter fraud claims, Biden urges ‘calm’ as his lead grows
All eyes are on Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona Thursday afternoon as former Vice President Joe Biden inches closer to an Electoral College win in the race against President...Read More
District-based city council races debut in Concord, Martinez
Concord's first foray into district elections led to two current City Councilmembers winning and a newcomer winning a seat with no incumbent running.Read More
Justice Department joins three lawsuits against company hired to clean SF shipyard
The U.S. Department of Justice has notified a federal court in San Francisco that it plans to take over three previously sealed false claims lawsuits filed by whistleblowers against...Read More
Seven more fire lawsuits filed against PG&E
Seven new lawsuits were filed against PG&E Tuesday in three different courts by people whose property was burned in the devastating North Bay wildfires.Read More
Quake won’t topple tilting tower, engineers say
Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are dissatisfied with efforts to fix the sinking skyscraper.Read More
Appeals court advances two Samsung class-action lawsuits
A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco Thursday that two consumer lawsuits filed over Samsung smartphones can't be forced to go to arbitration and instead can proceed toward...Read More
Balcony collapse victims sue building owner
Survivors and family members of those who died in the collapse of a balcony at a Berkeley apartment filed lawsuits Thursday against the owners, managers and builders.Read More
Court upholds California death penalty
California's death penalty was left in place by a federal appeals court in San Francisco Thursday.Read More
Class action lawsuit seeks end to monetary bail
A class action lawsuit claims San Francisco's wealth-based pretrial detention system unfairly targets low-income inmates.Read More
Fifth-grade teacher sentenced for molesting students
A former Morgan Hill teacher who sexually abused four children was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison.Read More
Sleep clinic faces whistelblower lawsuit
The U.S. government has joined a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges the owners of a chain of 16 Bay Area sleep clinics fraudulently billed Medicare for sleep tests. The government...Read More
Five men charged with conspiring to hack emails
Two private investigators and three other men have been charged in federal court in San Jose with conspiring to hack the emails and computers of four victims to obtain...Read More
Red and Gold accused of being too white
Civil rights attorneys are threatening to sue over a lack of minority-owned companies building the new 49ers stadium.Read More
Cable car wrecks make The City write checks
When the mechanical engineering of yesteryear meets the mayhem of today's gridlock, accidents are bound to follow.Read More