A 17-year-old was arrested Friday in connection with the July killing of Chabot College football player Raymond Orozco.

A national Cost of Living Index ranks San Jose above San Francisco for 2025, with housing costs driving the gap and local leaders scrambling for fixes.

At Ocean Beach, hundreds formed a human banner that spelled "ABOLISH" in a protest aimed at ICE after two deadly encounters with federal immigration agents.

Digital forensics prompted charges a decade after Brenda Joyce Leon's death. Prosecutors allege the scene was staged and her husband now faces murder and a firearm enhancement.

A juvenile was killed and two others were wounded in a triple shooting near Jefferson Park Friday evening, police say.

State and regional leaders struck a $590M bridge loan to keep BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit running while a regional sales-tax plan moves toward voters. The funds are designed as a one-year bridge until new revenue kicks in.

A securities law firm has opened an inquiry into Instacart’s officers after FTC enforcement and reports about AI price tests. The move raises fresh corporate‑oversight questions for the San Francisco company.

A man in his 60s was struck while crossing at San Pablo and Ashby in Berkeley and was taken to Highland Hospital.

San Francisco educators voted 97.6% to authorize a strike as negotiations stall. A neutral fact-finder's report due Feb. 4 will shape whether a walkout comes next.

San Francisco firefighters pulled a fatigued swimmer from cold surf off Baker Beach Saturday afternoon. Rescuers say he had been fighting an outgoing tide and was ferried to shore by Rescue Boat 101.

An internal audit found federal and out‑of‑state agencies queried Mountain View’s Flock license‑plate system without police permission; officials have disabled the settings and will brief council.

Randall Kline and Mercy Housing have started demolition at 1687 Market for a 17‑story, privately funded artists' hub that promises 94 affordable units plus rehearsal and performance space.

Oakland wakes to morning fog and a Coastal Flood Advisory through noon Sunday. Beaches remain dangerous with large surf through Monday.