A jury found Brandon Garner guilty of second-degree murder for a July 2023 fentanyl overdose in Placer County; sentencing is set for March 23 in Auburn.

Rep. Lateefah Simon’s RIDER Safety Act would let transit agencies use federal crime‑prevention grants to pay unarmed ‘ambassadors’ and crisis‑intervention staff on BART and bus lines.

ACCE protesters stormed a DTECH wildfire panel in San Diego, forcing PG&E's wildfire VP offstage while pressing the utility to drop its Palantir contract.

SFMOMA has paused its monthly Free First Thursdays amid budget strain and staff cuts, removing a beloved low‑cost evening for Bay Area residents. Alternatives and access programs remain.

Federal prosecutors say a 27‑year‑old San Francisco man flew a drone over Levi's Stadium during the Nov. 9, 2025 49ers‑Rams game, climbing to roughly 2,300 feet. He's due in federal court Feb. 27, 2026 on a TFR violation that could carry jail time.

The Lodge, a Piedmont Avenue staple, closed at the end of January. New Alameda owners plan to reopen in spring with light renovations and a daytime menu.

BART activated free Wi‑Fi at five busy stations ahead of Super Bowl week — but the systemwide rollout is behind schedule. Riders can connect without a login at the initial hubs.

An ownership group led by Risewell Homes bought the 9.8‑acre River Oaks campus, advancing a city‑approved plan for 737 homes — but construction financing is still pending.

A 90-year-old woman died after being struck Monday on Richmond Drive in Millbrae. The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is investigating and seeking witnesses.

Three Northern California men were arrested in Nevada after detectives recovered two stolen semi-trailers and about $500,000 in cargo. The arrests followed a brief surveillance operation in Sparks.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford joined 18 attorneys general in opposing a federal rollback of nursing‑home staffing standards, warning the change threatens resident safety.

Four men arrested in connection with a Jan. 14 Oakland cigarette-store robbery are linked to thefts across the East Bay, court records show. Investigators say the crew carried out several smash‑and‑grabs in nearby cities.

Bloomberg reports Amazon flagged hundreds of thousands of suspected child-sex-abuse images in datasets used for AI training; child-safety groups say missing provenance makes many reports inactionable.