‘I’m going to lose everything’: as federal subsidy ends, hundreds of families need to...
Junchang Tan felt the weight lift from his shoulders the day he moved out of the around-100-square-foot, single-room-occupancy hotel room he had shared with his wife and children for nearly a decade. Yet, just three years after seeing his family featured in a national news report for upgrading from the...
South San Francisco man threatened to beat Home Depot guard with axe and bury...
(KRON) — A 35-year-old South San Francisco man faces multiple charges after police said he threatened a Home Depot Pro security guard in an incident last month by saying he was going to “beat him” with an axe and subsequently “bury” him, according to Colma police. Police said officers responded around 1:30 p.m. on...
Owner of squatter removal business facing 7 felony charges
A Bay Area business owner is in legal hot water after an attempted squatter removal went wrong in January. He and two of the contractors he hired are facing several felony charges. The owner maintains that he is innocent, and he shouldn't be held criminally liable for the actions of...
‘Montana loophole’ helped alleged tax-evasion ring hide $20M in luxury car purchases, state says
One Marin County city has had nearly 100 car sales involving buyers claiming to use the vehicle in Montana, investigators said.
San Francisco nonprofit CEO faces 9 felonies for allegedly looting homeless charity
DA charges nonprofit leader with stealing millions. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced felony charges against Gwendolyn Westbrook, 71, on Feb. 23, 2026. Westbrook ran the United Council for Human Services (UCHS), a nonprofit that served homeless and low-income residents in the Bayview Hunters...
Two pedestrians killed in San Francisco crashes hours apart, including hit-and-run
Two pedestrians were killed in separate traffic collisions late Thursday and early Friday in San Francisco. A third crash Friday afternoon left a pedestrian seriously injured.
Feds Haul Back Honduran Dealer In Oakland Fentanyl Case, Judge Hands Down Five Years
A Honduran national extradited to the Bay Area has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after admitting he sold fentanyl in and around Oakland on three separate occasions in 2022. Javier Marin-Gonzales, 26, pleaded guilty on Dec. 17, 2025, to distributing fentanyl in the Bay Area. U.S. District...
Budget cuts devastated an Oakland public safety program. Now neighbors are scraping by
When Oakland officials eliminated the Neighborhood Services Division last year to balance a $265 million budget deficit, the decision was buried in a dense spreadsheet of cuts. But for the nearly 50 volunteer-run neighborhood councils that relied on the division, the impact was immediate and personal. Ana-Marie...
Rice Dynasty opens on Telegraph Avenue with ‘respect for tradition’
Citygoers walking down Telegraph Avenue may notice a familiar name on a new storefront. Rice Dynasty soft-opened February as the sister restaurant to Noodle Dynasty. Inside, customers pore over warm, steaming plates of rice, pork and eggs — only a few of the many items offered — served in bamboo baskets. The interior...
Pill Hill Wakes Up To Ethiopian Breakfast At Nardi
Oakland's Pill Hill has a new way to start the day, with Nardi now serving a breakfast-centered spread of Ethiopian and Eritrean dishes on Telegraph Avenue. Owner and chef Nardos Alemu has built a morning menu that sticks close to traditional Horn of Africa flavors, from enkulal firfir to genfo, and stretches into...
