A 26-year-old was arrested after witnesses say he set small fires beneath the US-101 overpass in San Rafael; the blazes caused minor damage but no injuries.

A 56‑year‑old Oakland man charged in a May killing jumped from a Benicia apartment roof while U.S. Marshals moved in; he was hospitalized and remains under care.

Richmond police say detectives are investigating a homicide on the 4500 block of Potrero Avenue. Officers asked residents to avoid the area while investigators work and urged anyone with information to come forward.

A Union City man faces a felony charge after a July 15, 2025 head‑on crash on Hwy 84 near Ruby Hill that killed an Oakley man.

Federal tax filings show Ecumenical Hunger Program recorded more than $1 million in payments marked 'personal expenses,' prompting expert concern and a board review. Donors and clients say they want answers.

A 66-year-old man was struck and later died on West Grant Line Road in Tracy. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and investigators are probing the crash.

Piner's Nursing Home in Napa was sold to Napa Pueblo LLC and rebranded as Napa Community Health Center while a civil lawsuit alleging a fentanyl overdose moves through court.

San Francisco prosecutors have charged a man identified as Mr. Casperson with multiple felonies including criminal threats and stalking; arraignment is scheduled at the Hall of Justice. The DA says it will seek detention without bail.

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood rolled out the Affordable Groceries Act to subsidize neighborhood markets, tax vacant supermarket leases and speed approvals in SF. The plan would go to voters if the board advances it.

Bar Brucato will close after Saturday, June 20, 2026. The distillery will remain open while the owners regroup.

A federal magistrate probed whether SFPD had probable cause to mass-arrest more than 100 people — mostly minors — after the 2023 Dolores Park hill bomb.

A 50,000-square-foot food hall from Omakase Restaurant Group opened Tuesday at Gateway of Pacific, packing six concepts, a bar and games into South San Francisco.

A Parkfield study using machine learning found short slow‑slip events that boost low‑frequency quakes, prompting scientists to rethink how California's hazard models account for transient stress.