The California Highway Patrol has issued a Silver Alert for 82-year-old Karin Godfrey, who has been missing since December 12 in San Jose. She is driving a brown 2003 Buick LeSabre with CA plate 5GIN928.

A Valley Medical pediatric program is stabilizing teens and young adults on buprenorphine and counseling—helping patients like a San Jose woman who unknowingly got hooked on fentanyl. The model pairs short hospital stays with monthly injections and follow-up care.

San Pablo police posted photos saying a suspect was arrested after two gunpoint robberies; officers recovered the handgun used and booked the person into custody.

Consultant data and local organizers say closing Ross’s Station 18 has lengthened engine and ambulance response times, and neighbors are pushing a ballot fix.

A man was found fatally injured on McCoy Avenue Saturday evening; San José police are investigating a hit-and-run and asking witnesses to come forward.

A pedestrian was killed in Vallejo by a suspected DUI driver, Morris Turner, marking the city's 13th fatal traffic collision in 2025. The victim's identity is withheld pending kin notification. Witnesses are urged to assist the ongoing investigation.

A shopping cart fire in Petaluma's Telephone Alley was contained by emergency services before damaging structures. Guy Jefferson Bridgeman was arrested for arson. Police are seeking additional information from the public.

A 23-year-old man was shot to death late Friday in East Oakland, marking Oakland's 62nd homicide of 2025. Police ask anyone with video or tips to come forward.

The Skunk Train runs a Magical Christmas Train from Willits to a massive decorated redwood touted as the world's largest living Christmas tree. Family‑friendly runs and VIP seats fill fast.

After months of donor‑funding turmoil, Crane Cove Park in Dogpatch opened two playgrounds and a dog run this weekend as the Port covered a funding gap. Neighbors and kids celebrated at a ribbon‑cutting while investigations into the nonprofit's finances continue.

A fight over deed restrictions and loan terms has stalled a county-backed plan to build sober-living homes in Santa Rosa.

A San Jose family has sued after alleging a funeral director handed a father a bag that contained his son's brain instead of clothing; the suit seeks answers and reunification.

Mayor Daniel Lurie asked city departments to find $400M in cuts as San Francisco confronts a roughly $936M two‑year shortfall. The move sets up months of bargaining with unions and the Board of Supervisors.