Vallejo officers rescued a woman from a Fairgrounds Drive hotel and arrested a man on multiple human-trafficking and assault charges.

DOJ files reviewed by reporters show Jeffrey Epstein discussed forming a "behavior engineering institute" at Stanford and met with the CASBS director in 2012. The emails are renewing scrutiny of donor influence at elite research centers.

Digital forensics prompted charges a decade after Brenda Joyce Leon's death. Prosecutors allege the scene was staged and her husband now faces murder and a firearm enhancement.

A juvenile was killed and two others were wounded in a triple shooting near Jefferson Park Friday evening, police say.

A man in his 60s was struck while crossing at San Pablo and Ashby in Berkeley and was taken to Highland Hospital.

San Francisco firefighters pulled a fatigued swimmer from cold surf off Baker Beach Saturday afternoon. Rescuers say he had been fighting an outgoing tide and was ferried to shore by Rescue Boat 101.

An internal audit found federal and out‑of‑state agencies queried Mountain View’s Flock license‑plate system without police permission; officials have disabled the settings and will brief council.

A Bay Area pastor hit by a federal agent during protests has filed a federal tort claim seeking $5 million and attached a photo to the filing.

Mountain View police say hundreds of outside agencies queried the city’s ALPR cameras, prompting an audit and a potential reexamination of the Flock contract.

A Fairfield man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and 25 years of supervised release after convictions tied to child sexual exploitation.

At least three people were shot near Jefferson Square Park Friday; one is in critical condition and police are investigating. Details remain limited.

Colma Police seek public help to identify suspects in a $1,129 fragrance theft at Ulta Beauty. The male and female suspects are wanted for the December 22 incident.

A San Francisco jury convicted former Google engineer Linwei Ding on 14 counts after prosecutors said he copied thousands of pages of AI designs.