Former San Francisco workers’ comp official gets 3 years for $627K fraud
Former S.F. workers’ comp official Stanley Ellicott got 3 years for a $627K sham-vendor fraud.
ICE operation arrests 101 illegal alien truck drivers in California
SAN FRANCISCO, California - ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Francisco and HSI Los Angeles, in collaboration with federal partners, have concluded Operation Highway Sentinel, resulting in the arrest of 101 illegal alien truck drivers on California highways. The operation was initiated in response to...
Scientists detect alarming bird population decline in Bay Area: Here’s what can be done
To understand the state and health of birds across the Bay Area, scientists have been watching them closely. The latest report by the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture and Point Blue Conservation Science points to a concerning decline of shorebirds over the last two decades.
Resident threatened at gunpoint during catalytic converter theft
Catalytic converter thieves brandished a gun at a Berkeley resident early Monday morning on Tremont Street, authorities report. The incident happened at Essex and Tremont streets at about 2:20 a.m., Berkeley police said. The victim went outside after hearing drilling sounds, authorities said. That's when one of the...
2 arrested with drugs, cash after Flock traffic stop in Berkeley
Berkeley police arrested two people Monday afternoon after getting a Flock alert about their wanted vehicle, authorities report. A reader who saw the arrest underway just south of the police station asked The Scanner to learn more. Berkeley police initially got the Flock automated license plate reader alert on...
Record high king tides cover San Francisco roads
King tides, made worse by a full moon and winds from an approaching storm, inundated parts of the San Francisco area Saturday, causing closed roads and water rescues. Unusually high king tides, made worse by winds from a storm offshore, put cars and businesses underwater in the San Francisco area on Saturday.
Oakland hotel near airport bought at huge reduction in value
OAKLAND — An Oakland hotel near the city’s international airport has been bought in a deal that points to continued weakness in the Bay Area hospitality market. The Courtyard by Marriott Oakland Airport hotel was purchased for $12.5 million, documents filed on Dec. 26 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office show....
Dying mall fights to evict its few remaining businesses
The San Francisco Centre, which has lost the battle for customers and profitability, is at war with itself as the downtown mall’s lawyers fight to evict some of the few businesses hanging on. The company that runs the once-vibrant Westfield mall filed unlawful detainer complaints Friday in San Francisco...
SF City Hall Employee Who Embezzled $627K, Bought Himself VR Headsets Sentenced to Three...
The wild corruption case of a SF City Hall Workers' Comp department employee who embezzled $627,118 and blew city money and personal tech gear has ended, and that now-fired employee is headed to prison. We occasionally find SF City Hall corruption stories that are just plain funny. One example that...
New owner of S.F.’s biggest mall sues to evict three of its last remaining...
The mostly empty mall’s death spiral started after the pandemic and remote work devastated foot traffic in the Powell Street area.
