OpenAI is seeking a Head of Preparedness to tackle AI risks, a role requiring technical expertise and immediate immersion into complex safety challenges.

San Francisco officials consider taking over the city's electricity distribution from PG&E following a major blackout, with proposed legislation to ease the creation of public utilities.

Flicker, a new Native American Health Center campus in Fruitvale, pairs a 20‑operatory dental clinic and a 300‑person cultural hall with 76 affordable apartments. Strong demand for the units highlights the Bay Area’s persistent housing and health‑access gaps.

Robert “Bob” Wenzlau, 67, will be sentenced Jan. 8 after pleading no contest in a child‑exploitation case that began with an undercover probe. The plea carries sex‑offender registration and a tentative prison term under the agreement.

A transformer fire in the Richmond cut power to roughly 11,000 PG&E customers Sunday night, briefly darkening sections of Golden Gate Park and the Presidio while crews restored service.

A Redwood Gardens resident is critical after a Sunday apartment fire; sprinklers limited the blaze and investigators are on scene.

A pre-dawn sideshow in the Outer Sunset ended with a U-Haul burned and at least one arrest, leaving neighbors shaken and calling for safety fixes.

A federal rule going into effect Wednesday lets authorities bar asylum on 'public-health' grounds and deny related protections — critics call it a pretext.

Shashane Chambers, serving life for a 1994 second-degree murder, has been granted parole by the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, set for release on January 5, 2026.

Cold Weather and Coastal Flood Advisories are in effect in the Bay Area, with risks of carbon monoxide poisoning, flooding, and urging residents to prepare for incoming rain and tides.

Napa Valley rolls out a 31‑day Restaurant Month in January with prix‑fixe menus, stay‑and‑dine packages and valley‑wide promotions. Reservations are recommended.

A former Stanford research coordinator was sentenced to four years of probation after a jury found she altered patient records in a Genentech‑sponsored breast cancer trial.

A San Francisco sideshow led to a U-Haul being set on fire, property damage, and community unrest; a suspect was detained and the incident is under investigation.