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Traffic changes, felony charges to come after Friday night looting chaos
It was a chaotic Friday night in San Francisco’s Union Square as looters smashed and grabbed merchandise at the Louis Vuitton store and other downtown stores in the area....Read More
Suspects sought in separate SF hit-and-runs, including Treasure Island fatality
San Francisco police are seeking suspects in two separate hit-and-run collisions last month with one incident resulting in a fatality.Read More
Lawsuit argues Salvation Army should pay recovering addicts for required ‘work therapy’
A lawsuit filed Friday in San Francisco Superior Court touched off a potentially far-reaching battle against the Salvation Army, challenging the nonprofit’s failure to pay for the work it...Read More
DNA leads to arrest of possible serial killer in Michaela Garecht cold case
Representatives from the Hayward Police Department, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI issued a joint statement Monday to announce an arrest and charges in the 1988 abduction...Read More
CAREN Act passes unanimously, giving false 911 call victims legal recourse
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday unanimously passed an ordinance that targets residents who make false and racially-motivated 911 calls. Sponsored by Supervisor Shamann Walton, the Caution Against Racially and Exploitative...Read More
State protects public health officials under threat with confidential address program
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order this week allowing public health officials to join the state’s confidential address program in response to threats and harassment they have faced...Read More
Police offer $100,000 reward to find shooter who killed 6-year-old boy
San Francisco police are offering a reward of $100,000 in the identification and arrest of a suspect(s) in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy in the Bayview neighborhood,...Read More
Temporary order allows food trucks to serve at highway rest stops
Caltrans is allowing the temporary operation of food trucks in 86 state rest areas that will provide food for highway truck drivers and motorists and revenue for food truck...Read More
SF shuts down illegal nightclub operation during Covid-19 pandemic
San Francisco police and the City Attorney’s Office have shut down a nightclub that was operating illegally while a public health order is in effect prohibiting all gatherings. City...Read More
Breed calls for removal of long-time building department director
The San Francisco mayor is requesting that the Building Inspection Commission fire current Department of Building Inspection Director Tom Hui due to corruption allegations revealed at Tuesday’s Board of...Read More
Off-duty FBI agent shoots man in Haight-Ashbury
The FBI has confirmed one of their agents was involved in a shooting in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury District late Saturday night. According to San Francisco police, the agent was...Read More
Chesa Boudin says he’s ready to ‘transform’ DA’s office
In advance of his inauguration on Wednesday, San Francisco’s District Attorney-elect Chesa Boudin said Tuesday he’s ready to transform the office he was elected in November to lead. In...Read More
Santa Clara County seeks volunteer Civil Grand Jury applicants
The Santa Clara County Superior Court is looking for volunteers to serve on the 2020-2021 Civil Grand Jury, Presiding Judge Deborah Ryan announced Thursday. The Civil Grand Jury serves...Read More
Donald Trump becomes third impeached president in U.S. history
As of 5:19 p.m. Wednesday, Donald J. Trump became the third president in U.S. history to be impeached. After approximately eight hours of debate, the U.S. House of Representatives...Read More