A Honda Accord ran through the median and hit a tree on I‑280 north of El Monte Road on April 6; one passenger was killed and two were taken to Stanford Medical Center.

The FCC added foreign-made consumer routers to its Covered List, blocking new models from receiving U.S. authorization. Existing devices remain usable but future upgrades may slow.

A 35-year-old woman was shot in West Oakland after an apparent dispute over an RV that was later set ablaze; police are searching for the suspected shooter.

A suspect was arrested after shots were fired into an occupied Susie Way apartment; police say two residents — including a small child — were narrowly missed. Investigators credit a coordinated multi‑agency operation for the arrest.

After the Supreme Court limited state bans on conversion therapy, California senators introduced SB 934, which would create malpractice remedies and extend filing windows for survivors.

A state Senate committee will weigh SB 1305 on April 7 — a bill directing CDFW to study restoring California’s grizzly bear and laying out a roadmap for any eventual return.

A San Francisco nanny was arrested at SFO after a Tiburon family reported roughly $60,000 in unauthorized charges, police say.

Bay Area startups are swapping résumés for paid, multi‑day in‑office tryouts that test real tasks and AI fluency, changing how candidates get hired.

Yummy Pizza at 709 O'Farrell was ordered closed after inspectors found live and dead cockroaches and multiple health-code failures. The permit is suspended pending pest-control paperwork and a reinspection.

The SFPUC has proposed a two‑step rate package that would raise average water and sewer bills roughly 23% by July 1, 2027 to pay for aging pipes and treatment upgrades.

A federal judge refused to block San Francisco’s harm‑reduction practice after Tenderloin residents sued to stop nonprofits from distributing smoking kits. The ruling preserves distribution while the lawsuit proceeds.

Pfizer will vacate its 181 Oyster Point research site by the end of April, shifting staff to remote roles and putting much of the 164,000‑sq‑ft building up for sublease.

A restored 1948 Pacific Electric F‑line streetcar was struck by a San Francisco fire engine at Embarcadero & Bay Street; no injuries were reported and service was briefly halted.