UC Berkeley student who died after apparent drowning is identified as from San Diego
The UC Berkeley student was identified as George Mauricio Salinas of San Diego, according to reports from multiple news agencies.
For the first time in decades, there will be no Santa at Macy’s SF...
According to Macy's, Santa will be "going on a national tour to visit stores and communities he hasn't had a chance to appear in before."
Bay Area mall sees Black Friday shooting
A Black Friday shooting at a mall in West San Jose sent three people to the hospital with gunshot wounds, according to San Jose police.
Several Bay Area Earthquakes Over Two Days
The Bay Area has been hit by a series of small earthquakes. On early Friday morning, three quakes shook the San Juan Bautista area, starting with a magnitude 3.4 quake, followed by two smaller tremors. On Thanksgiving Day, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck again near San Juan Bautista, along with two smaller shakers....
Doctors recommend getting flu vaccine as new strain emerges
According to waste water testing done by SLO County Public Health, there were 60 positive influenza cases in November in the county, up from 36 in October.
San Francisco Faces Ongoing Challenges in Addressing Homelessness
This article contains content summarized with GPT-4. Learn more. San Francisco is facing ongoing challenges related to homelessness. Recent policy changes and economic pressures have left many residents uncertain about their future. Official actions include cleanups and changes in regulations. These developments...
SF cold case: Suspect charged in 2011 torture killing of elderly man
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco man has been charged in a cold case involving an elderly victim who was tortured and killed more than a decade ago. The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged 58-year-old Eddie Thomas with murder, including a special circumstance of torture and elder abuse.
Dublin Prison Guard Dodges Lockup, Walks with Probation in Oakland
Former Dublin federal prison guard Lawrence Gacad will not be trading places with the people he once supervised. Instead, the ex-correctional officer at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin walked out of court with five years of probation and no prison time after pleading guilty to abusive...
More earthquakes strike south of Bay Area, strongest being 3.4, USGS says
Did you feel them? Several earthquakes struck south of the Bay Area on Black Friday. The strongest quake was a magnitude 3.4, according to the USGS, but came after two days of similar sized earthquakes in the area of Gilroy and San Juan Bautista.
Union City woman arrested for shooting teen in San Ramon
On Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, San Ramon Police arrested a Union City woman in connection with the November 23rd shooting of a 17-year-old on Talavera Drive. On November 23, 2025, at approximately 6:18 p.m., officers from the San Ramon Police Department responded to Talavera Drive for a report of an injured 17-year-old....
