Bay Area Grubhub users reported phishing emails that urged recipients to send bitcoin and even promised to multiply funds; screenshots show a Grubhub-like sender address.

Sergio Alvarado receives over 25 years in prison for multiple sexual assault convictions involving family members, with the San Francisco DA's office highlighting the victims' bravery.

Christmas gifts were stolen from residents at Thomas Paine Square Apartments, San Francisco, with property management employees implicated and terminated following video evidence.

A federal jury in San Francisco will hear claims that a former Google engineer copied detailed AI infrastructure files; jury selection is scheduled for early January.

San Francisco Police arrested Haleem Williams for suspected MDMA sales after buy-bust operations near Golden Gate Park and seized drugs and a ghost gun.

An early-morning fire burned an abandoned building south of Gilman and Second Street in Berkeley; crews forced open a gate and had the blaze mostly knocked down by dawn.

A Ninth Circuit order denied Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s rehearing requests, leaving his Theranos convictions and the $452M restitution order intact.

A jury reconvicted Joseph Stevens for the 2005 Potrero Hill shooting that killed a father and his toddler. Sentencing is expected in February.

The mother of a 20-year-old motorcyclist has sued Palo Alto and Santa Clara County, saying a dangerous curb on Oregon Expressway led to her son’s death.

San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins announced Joseph Stevens's conviction for a 2005 double homicide; the earlier trial was overturned, but he now faces sentencing.

The San Francisco Police Department tackled retail crime in the South of Market area, resulting in 104 arrests and citations for theft and narcotics offenses.

A wildfire was reported Dec. 21 in the Panoche area of San Benito County; officials say it’s burning on private land and containment details were not available.

A 55‑year‑old swimmer went missing off Lovers Point on Sunday; multiple agencies searched, and beaches were closed amid an unconfirmed shark sighting.