San Francisco officials consider taking over the city's electricity distribution from PG&E following a major blackout, with proposed legislation to ease the creation of public utilities.

Storm-driven refills at San Luis Reservoir could erase thousands of acre‑feet Napa has been banking off‑site, officials warn. The city sold some reserves to reduce risk.

A rooftop fire at 670 Ninth St. in downtown Oakland was knocked down quickly on Dec. 28. The structure was also heavily damaged by an April blaze this year.

A pre-dawn sideshow in the Outer Sunset ended with a U-Haul burned and at least one arrest, leaving neighbors shaken and calling for safety fixes.

Police in Los Gatos-Monte Sereno arrested two suspects for stealing over $5,000 of liquor from Safeway stores and booked them for organized retail theft.

Shashane Chambers, serving life for a 1994 second-degree murder, has been granted parole by the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, set for release on January 5, 2026.

San Francisco's LGBTQ+ nightclub Oasis is saved from closing by a substantial donation from philanthropists Mary and Mark Stevens, allowing it to purchase its building and plan for a vibrant future.

San Francisco's Richmond District residents are disturbed by loud PG&E generators after a power outage, with noise levels reaching 100 decibels and no clear end-date communicated for their operation.

The Caldecott Tunnel has reopened following storm damage to transformers, with traffic diverted until repairs were made. Temporary generators restored operation.

Surveillance footage from Peter’s Bakery shows a man wrecking equipment and tackling a customer; the bakery says about $2,000 in damage was done and the suspect remains at large.

The San Francisco International Wine Competition disqualified Russian wines due to U.S. sanctions, reflecting the larger context of global solidarity amid Russia-Ukraine tensions.

A Brentwood traffic stop on Christmas Eve turned deadly when officers say a driver grabbed a rifle; the Contra Costa DA has opened a parallel investigation.

Fire crews pulled a resident and their dog from a second‑floor apartment near San Jose’s Japantown on Christmas morning; the person was hospitalized and the pet was taken to city animal services.