A Richmond barber faces a 13-count complaint after prosecutors say he fired at a car carrying his ex-girlfriend and two friends. Authorities say no one was hit and bail was set at $420,000.

The children of a Vallejo man crushed during a city cleanup have filed a wrongful-death suit, saying crews used heavy equipment without proper safety checks. The complaint points to failures in training and supervision.

A federal superseding indictment adds nine defendants to the Acosta Plaza RICO case, alleging 11 murders, 14 attempted murders and widespread drug and gun trafficking. The filing marks a new phase in a multi‑agency investigation.

Two men exchanged gunfire in the Fairfield‑Vacaville station parking lot; both fled and no injuries were reported.

Samuel Douglas Day received a four-year prison sentence for assaulting an airport employee with a knife at SFO.

A woman described by police as armed and threatening self-harm was taken into custody after a multi-hour standoff near the Embarcadero and Brannan. Negotiators resolved the scene and roads later reopened.

Cotopaxi’s Fourth Street shop was temporarily closed after thieves drove a pickup through the storefront and took more than $20,000 in merchandise, police say.

A Kwik Serve employee was shot during an early‑morning robbery; police arrested a 16‑year‑old and continue to search for a second masked suspect. Detectives are asking for tips.

A San Jose mother says her son died after months of getting drug advice from ChatGPT; chat logs and toxicology raise fresh safety and legal questions.

A former San Francisco city employee, Stanley Ellicott, was sentenced to three years for stealing over $600k from a Workers' Compensation fund. He pleaded guilty to seven felonies, including money laundering and misusing public money.

A car collision causing a fire and traffic delays in San Francisco was quickly contained by firefighters, with one person hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries.

A military marine flare washed ashore near Vicente Street and was safely detonated by bomb squads Sunday; the beach reopened later that night.

Tommy Lee Jones' daughter, Victoria Jones, was found dead at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on New Year's Day. Cause of death is not yet released.