A 67-year-old man was acquitted of felony drug charges after a buy‑bust outside a Phish concert, renewing a clash between San Francisco’s decriminalization policy and enforcement choices.

A woman convicted in a 2011 East Palo Alto DUI crash has been recommended for parole again; the Board’s decision now goes to the governor for review.

Three people were taken to hospitals after a stabbing near the 16th Street Mission BART plaza; two victims are listed in critical condition, authorities say.

Richmond fire officials sent a Level 1 hazmat alert after intermittent flaring at Chevron's Richmond refinery. Officials say the issue is being addressed and no public action is needed.

A former SF chef was federally indicted after an alleged one‑day spree in downtown San Francisco last September. The indictment brings new federal counts and sets a Feb. 13 hearing.

A man was hospitalized after a late-night baseball-bat assault in the Tenderloin. Police are searching for a 65-year-old suspect and asking for tips.

A Sonoma man was sentenced to 12 years, 8 months after a 2020 DUI crash that killed a Sausalito driver; the case was delayed for years by competency hearings. Prosecutors urged the maximum term.

A 45‑year‑old El Cerrito man charged with racially charged death threats to Mayor Barbara Lee is also accused of vowing to “skin” a federal judge, court filings show.

A Chronicle review shows San Francisco’s Drug Court is increasingly taking defendants charged with violent felonies, prompting a fight over treatment capacity and public safety.

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu secured a $1 million settlement from online retailer Lucy Goods, Inc. for illegally shipping flavored tobacco products into the city.

A wrong-way driver was killed on Highway 505 near Allendale Road Wednesday evening. Southbound lanes were closed and traffic diverted at Putah Creek.

Two teens surrendered in connection with a deadly Sept. 11 shooting on Carolina Street in Vallejo. Murder charges were filed after detectives presented the case to the DA.

City settlement forces permanent closure of a Tenderloin spa accused of operating as a brothel; operator fined and barred from the business for a decade.