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The woman who's body was pulled from the Bay has been identified; a local gallery owner has been accused of chronic non-payment; and Walnut Creek’s new nickname, “The Nut,” is now a thing.
More than 50,000 fans will be visiting SF next weekend for the 2026 Pokémon World Championships at Chase Center as well as the new PokémonXP fan convention at Moscone Center, with some streets in SoMa closed through September 1.
State Senator Aisha Wahab has officially been declared the winner of Tuesday's special runoff election to fill the remainder of former Congressman Eric Swalwell's term that ends in January, representing much of Alameda County.
A state bill authored by San Jose Assemblymember Gail Pellerin that would set California’s minimum legal marriage age at 18 with no exceptions is awaiting final approval from the State Assembly and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
A juvenile was hospitalized after an apparent stabbing at Castlemont High School in Oakland Thursday morning.
Bucking the trend of movie theaters closing, a new, 49-seat cinema is under construction on Mission Street in La Lengua/Bernal Heights, and is scheduled to open its doors this fall.
A toddler has succumbed to her injuries in the hospital, bringing the death toll to three family members in a Tuesday night house fire in Richmond that police believe was intentionally set by a 32-year-old man who lived there.
A 22-year-old man was arrested for attempted murder in the alleged stabbings of five of his coworkers, none of whom suffered life-threatening injuries, at a restaurant located inside the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Placer County.
Things have officially heated up on the legal front regarding allegations of sexual assault that have been levied against former East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell, after several months in which he seemed to be lying low.
A 25-year-old SF woman, who was allegedly seen driving recklessly in Half Moon Bay with a passenger in the car, evaded police for six and a half miles, blowing a tire along the way, until she was eventually stopped in Pacifica.
A video shot by an ABC7 reporter dropping her son off at college showing a homeless encampment has gone viral; a motorcyclist died on 101 in East Palo Alto; and a former North Bay librarian who now works for PBS says he is having a mental health crisis.
Fairfield police suspect foul play in the disappearance of a 36-year-old woman last month; a new report finds the San Andreas Fault's northern portion slipping faster than was previously understood; and a Porsche caught fire in the Marina.
Performances and a roundtable discussion will take place at Turk and Taylor Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, with a screening and panel of the Emmy-winning documentary 'Screaming Queens' to follow August 27.
Andon Market, the AI-created store with no clear purpose for existing beyond as a marketing tool for the startup behind it, made headlines again this week after its AI agent manager decided to fire a store employee.
Two people were killed and two others seriously injured in a house fire in Richmond Tuesday night, and a relative who also lives at the home has been arrested as a suspect.
The third round of artist reveals arrived Wednesday for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026, and we learn that the great Mavis Staples, who continues touring at age 87, will be returning to the SF festival after last appearing in 2024.
A new SF-based dating site called WMAF Meet, short for “Western males and Asian females,” is drawing backlash online over its narrow focus on pairing white men with Asian women, whom the site describes as the “most in-demand” pairing in San Francisco.
An Antioch woman is receiving an outpouring of support after a viral video showed her neighbor harassing and taunting her with racial slurs, as the man faces charges in a separate incident and police investigate an explosive device thrown at his home.
The juvenile court judge has ruled, and the now 21-year-old man who is believed to have killed 18-year-old Max Maltzman in an abandoned Hunters Point warehouse three years ago will be tried in adult court, pending an appeal by his attorney.
At least one shot was fired in a rare gun incident in Sausalito on Saturday, which apparently stemmed from a fight between multiple individuals.
