ShakeAlert activated early Thursday after a magnitude-4.2 quake near The Geysers. The geothermal field commonly produces small, production-linked tremors.

City attorneys filed suit to close a Tenderloin corner store after officials say a November inspection turned up meth, cannabis and a ghost gun. The action is part of a broader campaign targeting problem bodegas.

Dante Buckley will preview Dante's Inferno with a July 4 yacht party aboard the San Francisco Belle featuring SiR, BadBadNotGood and Caribbean food.

A 17-year-old was shot and wounded during an attempted robbery in East Oakland on May 6. Police are asking the public for tips and video to help identify suspects.

A software bug that can blank the rearview camera for up to 11 seconds prompted an NHTSA recall of 218,868 Teslas; Tesla says nearly all affected cars already received an OTA fix.

San Jose police say proactive stops tied to a Story Road fight led to the seizure of multiple concealed firearms and the detention of three people.

A car struck a light pole and crashed into a San Jose home's carport on Tuesday, injuring two children. Police booked the driver on suspicion of DUI as the family counts its blessings.

A fight at Sonoma Plaza’s opening Tuesday Night Market on May 5 sent two teenagers to Sonoma Valley Hospital and resulted in an adult arrest, police say.

A 25-acre brush fire near Bernal Road in San Jose was stopped by crews; CAL FIRE and the San José Fire Department shared photos while investigators probe the cause.

Months after the Nov. ribbon‑cutting, Palo Alto’s $123.5M Public Safety Building remains largely unoccupied as finishing work and a contractor dispute stall move‑ins.

An early‑morning crash on Kasson Road near Durham Ferry Road killed at least one person and forced a closure that snarled the Tracy‑area commute.

DA Brooke Jenkins announced on X that Darvaughn Young faces a felony DUI charge tied to an incident on the Bay Bridge. Details from the filing remain limited.

Firefighters and a park arborist spent nearly nine hours extinguishing a smoldering blaze inside a Golden Gate Park tree near Fulton Street.