Firefighters put out a blaze at an abandoned Daly City building at 101 Wellington Ave; investigators say trespassers started the first‑floor fire and no one was inside.

Five people lost their homes Wednesday night after a one-alarm fire tore through a building under construction on the 1700 block of 31st Avenue in the Outer Sunset, bringing firefighters racing to the scene just as the dinner hour wound down.

CAL FIRE says it will move to permanently staff one engine per battalion and is recruiting full‑time Firefighter II crews as training begins in Sonoma‑Lake‑Napa.

A San Francisco caregiver was federally indicted for allegedly failing to report $1.5M tied to care for an elderly client. The indictment follows a civil suit claiming millions were siphoned from the client’s accounts.

San Mateo police say a suspect is in custody after a random attack on an older resident. Investigators are asking witnesses to call the department.

A stolen‑bike call on Fairfield’s Linear Park Trail escalated into a struggle; police credit a drone pilot and K9 for helping secure an arrest.

A late‑night burst of gunfire in the Western Addition damaged multiple parked cars and two homes; police say there were no injuries and are asking for tips.

Desean Brasser was sentenced to life without parole after a jury convicted him of killing longtime CapRadio figure Charles Starzynski during a 2022 ATM robbery in Midtown Sacramento.

Santa Rosa police arrested a 53-year-old woman after witnesses reported she chased people with a knife near the Safeway on Mendocino Avenue; no other injuries were reported.

Federal prosecutors say a San Ramon man used gaming platforms and chat apps to try to coerce at least nine children; the FBI is seeking other potential victims.

A driver was arrested after a pedestrian was struck and killed on Mission Street Monday afternoon. Police say they chased the vehicle onto Highway 101 and made an arrest near 18th and Potrero.

A kayaker's tip led deputies to a submerged car in the Arroyo Seco River; a man's body was recovered downriver and the coroner has not released details.

He drove from Texas with Molotov cocktails, a three-part manifesto calling for the killing of AI executives, and a list of names and addresses. Then he allegedly went to Sam Altman's house. Then he went to OpenAI's headquarters. Three incidents at the same address this weekend, and prosecutors are asking whether this constitutes domestic terrorism.