A county review found incompatible radios and a near two‑hour delay in unified command slowed the response to the Feb. Martinez refinery fire, officials say.

A three‑alarm blaze on Golden Gate Avenue tore through the top floors of a six‑story Tenderloin building early Friday. Dozens were displaced but no injuries were reported.

A federal panel consolidated nearly 80 lawsuits alleging Roblox enabled child sexual exploitation, sending the cases to a San Francisco court for coordinated pretrial review.

A 57-year-old woman was killed after being struck mid-block on Eastshore Boulevard early Friday; police say the driver remained at the scene and are asking witnesses to come forward.

A San Francisco wrongful-death suit alleges ChatGPT fueled a Greenwich man's delusions that led to his mother's killing. The estate seeks damages and court-ordered safety fixes.

A man convicted in a Menlo Park kidnapping and murder plot was denied parole at Pelican Bay. Victims testified remotely as the board ruled he remains a danger.

Grammy‑nominated baritone Jubilant Sykes was found stabbed at his Santa Monica home; police arrested and charged his son and the investigation is ongoing.

Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging nine people in three Oakland grow-house burglaries that prosecutors say ended in the 2023 killing of undercover Officer Tuan Le.

A traffic stop at the Safeway fuel island in American Canyon led to arrests and the recovery of stolen mail, credit cards and blank‑check templates, police say.

Public defenders say prosecutors handed over key evidence late in dozens of misdemeanor trials; the DA denies a pattern and points to massive discovery production.

Federal prosecutors say Maurice Herron allegedly stashed a loaded Glock in an Orinda patrol car while handcuffed; the weapon sat in the cruiser for 11 days before being found.

A Daly City man pleaded no contest to attempted manslaughter after a May stabbing prosecutors say was tied to an alleged affair. He faces up to seven years in prison.

Relatives of Marcel Dupree Jones have sued Berkeley and BOSS, alleging negligence and civil‑rights violations after his 2024 death at the Ursula Sherman Village shelter.