Man who drove car at Coast Guard personnel charged with assault
A man who drove a U-Haul truck toward U.S. Coast Guard personnel in San Francisco last month was charged Oct. 30 with assault on federal officers.
Brentwood police under investigation in death of 70-year-old woman after arrest
Authorities are investigating the death of a woman days after being detained by Brentwood police during a family dispute.
Oakland’s trash collector sues city for breach of contract
As Oakland celebrated Halloween last Friday, the city received an unpleasant treat: a lawsuit from its garbage collector. Waste Management of Alameda County is suing Oakland in Alameda County Superior Court over a complex contractual dispute with millions at stake. Oakland has used Waste Management to collect trash...
Man arrested in Bay Area crime spree involving stolen teacher credit cards in 5...
Fremont police tracked the suspect to Walnut Creek -- when he was returning a rental car -- and arrested him. Police say the suspect is wanted in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Solano and Yolo Counties for similar thefts occurring on school campuses.
Ex-S.F. human rights chief Sheryl Davis hit with slew of ethics charges
The 31-count charging document, made public Thursday by the San Francisco Ethics Commission, opens up a new front in the long-running public integrity saga surrounding Davis.
San Francisco Cantonese Suggested to Close After Routine Inspection
[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on November 5 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. San Francisco’s Grant Place Restaurant was cited for multiple health code and sanitation violations following a recent routine inspection. The...
Midday shooting at East Oakland gas station leaves 2 dead
Two people were killed in a shooting at a gas station in East Oakland just before noon Thursday, authorities said.
California’s attorney general endorses Scott Wiener to succeed Pelosi
Rob Bonta told POLITICO he will support Wiener, a prominent state lawmaker vying to represent San Francisco in the House.
The death of Lucky’s and the rise (again) of a food desert in Bayview...
Spirits ran high for Lucky Bayview’s grand opening on Oct. 26, 2022. A quaint picket fence corralled a semi-circle of local media, jostling for camera position in front of a stage featuring Mayor London Breed, Supervisor Shamann Walton, and an Francisco Police Captain David Moran. “The opening of Lucky...
‘UC workers are going to end up homeless’: 86,000 University of California employees plan...
In what could become one of the largest labor actions in the University of California’s history, more than 86,000 UC nurses, health care professionals and campus workers plan to walk off the job.
