A solo crash near Sonoma Boulevard turned fatal after the driver’s vehicle hit a street sign and light pole. Investigators are examining whether a medical emergency preceded the collision.

San Francisco warms into the low 70s Thursday as afternoon winds pick up. Dangerous sneaker waves and rip currents will continue along Pacific beaches through Saturday afternoon.

A San Francisco man pleaded no contest after prosecutors said he forged documents to sell a dead homeowner’s Daly City house.

San Rafael police ordered an evacuation at Westamerica Bank headquarters Wednesday morning and warned people to avoid Mission and B streets. Officials had not yet disclosed what prompted the alert.

San Francisco's median two-bedroom rent just crossed $6,000, rising 25.9% in a year. The new number is higher than New York's.

Coursera is putting $100 million behind Andrew Ng’s LearnVector, a Silicon Valley startup building adaptive AI tutors for workers. Its first courses are expected in early 2027.

A Fremont party stabbing left one man hospitalized and sent another into court facing attempted murder charges. The victim survived, but prosecutors allege a knife was used in the attack.

Berkeley police say two men were arrested after investigators traced stolen Berkeley cars to an East Oakland lot where stripped Hondas and engines were found.

Blue Danube Coffee House is expanding off Clement Street into the long‑vacant Liverpool Lil's storefront at the edge of the Presidio. The move revives a decade‑old vacancy near the Marina.

Joint probes by Santa Rosa police and fire led to arrests after more than 30 blazes were tracked this summer.

Dick's plans a nearly 99,000-square-foot San Jose store near Oakridge Mall that would replace its Sunrise Plaza location and more than double its local footprint.

A resident tip last Wednesday led Milpitas police to four people and the seizure of a loaded, unregistered handgun and other weapon components.

The Bay water board is proposing narrow five‑year extensions to the new 2034 nitrogen deadline for qualifying nature‑based and recycled‑water projects, raising questions about costs and oversight. Local pilots, like Palo Alto’s horizontal levee, show what the extra time might buy.