The family of Jose de Jesus Mendez‑Rios sued Richmond and two officers, calling the Feb. 4, 2025 shooting a "preventable tragedy" amid an ongoing state AB 1506 review.

A solo-vehicle crash on westbound I-580 near the Isabel Avenue offramp in Livermore left one driver dead; CHP says speed may have been a factor.

An early‑morning fire damaged the McDermott Fire Station and a water tender in Bonny Doon; CAL FIRE says the cause is under investigation. Crews held the blaze to the apparatus and performed searches of the building.

Attorneys filed a claim accusing city agencies of moving too slowly after a sheriff’s deputy allegedly sexually assaulted a transgender inmate in a downtown jail. The deputy was fired, but prosecutors have not filed charges six months later.

Tenderloin officers arrested a man after witnessing a possible aggravated assault near 7th and Market that left a woman with life‑threatening injuries, SFPD says.

A 21-year-old was arrested after police say a stolen car reached about 130 mph during a pursuit from Napa that ended in Vallejo; he faces felony and misdemeanor charges.

A 52-year-old woman suffered life‑threatening injuries after an electric scooter struck her at Market and Fourth; police say the rider fled and remains at large.

Two men have been charged after a masked robbery and attempted carjacking of a food delivery driver in San Leandro. Police say phone forensics and license‑plate readers helped lead to arrests.

A 76‑year‑old Sausalito man was recovered from his submerged car near Sausalito Yacht Harbor and later died at a hospital; firefighters and a private diver led the recovery.

A 31-year-old man faces felony counts after allegedly traveling from San Mateo County to Martinez to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old; court records describe an undercover sting and a March 26 hearing.

Richmond leaders are weighing whether to restore Flock license‑plate readers after police disabled them over a possible data‑sharing setting. Supporters say the cameras cut crime; critics call them surveillance.

A Redwood City tutor was sentenced to three years after pleading no contest in a child molestation case; prosecutors say he must register as a sex offender and avoid the victim for 10 years.

AlertSF warned drivers to avoid California St & Franklin St Monday as police activity brought emergency crews to the scene. Expect delays and check official channels.