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.

Flicker, a new Native American Health Center campus in Fruitvale, pairs a 20‑operatory dental clinic and a 300‑person cultural hall with 76 affordable apartments. Strong demand for the units highlights the Bay Area’s persistent housing and health‑access gaps.

A viral office door slam has focused attention on how family courts appoint outside lawyers and private adjudicators — and who ends up paying. Santa Clara judges announced narrow billing changes while critics press for deeper reform.

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.

Robert “Bob” Wenzlau, 67, will be sentenced Jan. 8 after pleading no contest in a child‑exploitation case that began with an undercover probe. The plea carries sex‑offender registration and a tentative prison term under the agreement.

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 transformer fire in the Richmond cut power to roughly 11,000 PG&E customers Sunday night, briefly darkening sections of Golden Gate Park and the Presidio while crews restored service.

Corte Madera approved up to $335,000 to replace the fenced Town Park playground. The project combines a nearly $83K grant with town funds and could begin in February.

A Redwood Gardens resident is critical after a Sunday apartment fire; sprinklers limited the blaze and investigators are on scene.

Two elderly people were injured in Santa Rosa, California, when their Volkswagen was hit by a driver who fled the scene. Ryan Hughes was later arrested for the incident.

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.

A federal rule going into effect Wednesday lets authorities bar asylum on 'public-health' grounds and deny related protections — critics call it a pretext.

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.