Attorney General Rob Bonta called 2024 "historic" after state data showed the fewest firearm-related deaths since 1968, while warning the gains are fragile. DOJ reports show falling homicides but tracing gaps remain.

An investigation found violence and safety lapses at Crestwood Healing Center, San Francisco’s locked mental‑health ward, prompting new questions about oversight and funding.

A 42-year-old man was critically injured in a SoMa stabbing Monday night on the 400 block of Stevenson Street. Police say the suspect fled and are asking the public for tips.

A 78-year-old Redwood Valley resident died after being bitten on April 8; a county coroner later ruled the death accidental as rattlesnake calls spike statewide.

Witness testimony at a preliminary hearing described a fight and about five gunshots before two young women were shot on Riverside Drive last April.

One bicyclist was hospitalized in serious condition after a Daly City police car struck two riders Monday near Velasco Avenue. Emergency crews responded and investigations are pending.

Ambrose Hicks, 39, was identified as the pedestrian killed April 16 in an East Oakland hit-and-run. Police recovered the vehicle but have not announced arrests.

A man identified as the shooter in a 2018 East Palo Alto Halloween party shooting was arrested in Mexico and is now jailed in Redwood City as court proceedings move forward. Families say they will attend the hearing.

A sudden power outage hit Nob Hill; the fire department urged residents to keep refrigerator doors closed and to check PG&E for restoration updates.

A shots-fired call on Cadloni Lane on April 4 led to a pursuit and crash near Alameda Street; police recovered an unserialized handgun and booked a suspect.

Two boats collided in the San Joaquin Delta during the Student Angler Federation's California Open Challenge, sending three people to hospitals and prompting an investigation.

Paris prosecutors summoned Elon Musk for questioning as an investigation widened to include sexually explicit deepfakes and alleged child sexual‑abuse imagery on X.

A 17-year-old was booked into juvenile hall after officers found a loaded Ruger hidden beneath a passenger seat during a traffic stop on Marlow Road. Police say the firearm had been reported lost and wasn’t registered to anyone in the car.