SF Tenderloin grant program offers small businesses opportunities to move into vacant spaces
In San Francisco, several new businesses are moving into vacant storefronts in the Tenderloin. It's part of a grant program that provides money for rent and renovations.
15 San Francisco All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants Worth Showing Up Hungry For
San Francisco has always been a city that loves to eat, and when you can enjoy unlimited servings of your favorite foods, it gets even better. All-you-can-eat restaurants let you sample different dishes, try new flavors, and keep going back for more without worrying about the bill climbing higher. From sizzling...
Old Oakland Marijuana Deal Turns Deadly, Nets 40 Years to Life
A 2022 marijuana sale in Old Oakland that prosecutors described as routine ended in a killing that will now keep 49-year-old Redman Collins behind bars for decades. Collins has been sentenced to life in prison, with a chance at parole only after 40 years, for the shooting death of 31-year-old Antwan Runnels near...
After-Hours Party On South First Street Turns Deadly In San Jose
What started as an after-hours hangout on South First Street turned tragic yesterday morning, when gunfire left one man dead and three others wounded inside a San Jose business, according to police. Officers were called to the 800 block of South First Street at about 3:43 a.m. after reports of...
Meet the sword-wielding man hired to kick squatters out of empty Oakland homes
Editor’s note: We’re republishing some of our best reads of 2025. This must-read by our housing reporter, Natalie Orenstein, delighted readers while getting at deeper truths about housing insecurity in the Bay Area. Some readers debated whether Oakland’s tenant protection laws need revisiting, while others deplored...
Here are the Bay Area rainfall totals from the storms
(KRON) — A series of powerful storms drenched the Bay Area through the week of Christmas and dumped rain on nearly every part of the region. The National Weather Service recorded the rain totals from Dec. 19 to Dec. 26. The highest rain totals were concentrated in the North Bay. Guerneville in Sonoma County received...
Southern California behavioral therapist sentenced to prison for molesting young girl with disabilities
A behavioral therapist in Southern California was sentenced to 17 years in prison for molesting a young non-verbal girl with disabilities who was under his care. Mitchell Akira Takata, 23, of Los Altos, had pleaded guilty to the crimes in October, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In May...
Dramatic changes in store for private island on edge of San Francisco Bay
After a colorful history that includes a stint as a rum-running outpost, a 50-acre island on the fringes of San Francisco Bay has a new owner — and a new plan.
ICE Operation Leads to 101 Arrests of Unauthorized Commercial Truck Drivers in California
Federal authorities arrested 101 unauthorized commercial truck drivers during a statewide California operation, citing public safety concerns linked to fatal crashes and improper commercial licensing. San Francisco, CA. — On Dec. 23, ICE Homeland Security Investigations in San Francisco and Los Angeles, working with...
Robbery suspect escapes amid Berkeley police search
Berkeley police seized a robbery suspect's vehicle at a local gas station Saturday evening but the suspect himself got away, authorities report. The incident began with a Flock license plate hit at about 4:40 p.m., Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry. An officer spotted the wanted man pumping gas at...

















