93-year-old turns himself in after allegedly fatally shooting spouse in Fremont parking lot
A man allegedly fatally shot his 86-year-old spouse in their car and then immediately turned himself in to police, according to the Fremont Police Department.
Bay Area tech startup crashes into bankruptcy, owing nonprofits $29M
A Bay Area fundraising startup that once promised to modernize charitable giving has instead landed in bankruptcy court, leaving nonprofits across the country short a combined $29 million in donor cash. The collapse has frozen money that organizations expected to use for education, health care, legal defense and...
Homicides fell to record lows in S.F., Oakland in 2025
Oakland saw its fewest homicides since 1967, and San Francisco’s were the lowest since 1954.
SF signs reparations fund that could trigger $5M payouts per person
San Francisco has taken one of the most aggressive steps in the national reparations debate, approving a new fund that could eventually deliver up to $5 million per eligible Black resident. The measure, signed quietly by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, stops far short of cutting checks today, but it locks in a...
Contra Costa Supervisor’s son undergoes successful bone marrow stem cell transplant for aplastic anemia
Family members share of Chris Gioia’s health journey, call for donors. Last summer, Chris Gioia, the 33-year-old son of Contra Costa County District 1 Supervisor John Gioia, underwent a bone marrow stem cell transplant for his aplastic anemia and Gioia, Chris’s mother, Maria “Charo” Gioia, and her husband, Marc Joffe...
A Beloved Alligator Who Inspired a Children’s Book Has Died
The San Francisco Bay Area has lost one of its most unique and cherished icons. Claude, the famed albino alligator of the California Academy of Sciences, has swum off to that great swamp in the sky. The ivory-skinned icon passed away on Dec. 2. Bart Shepherd, director of the museum’s...
Thousands of Black Californians Could Get $5M Reparations Under New Law
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has signed a new ordinance establishing a reparations fund aimed at addressing the impacts of slavery and racial discrimination, following approval by the city’s Board of Supervisors earlier this month. In a statement to Newsweek, Lurie underscored that the measure creates only the...
Beloved San Francisco Restaurant to Close After 127 Years
A Bay Area waterfront icon with deep rock-and-roll history is closing.
Fourth Of July Horror In Oakland As Beloved Coach Accused In Pal’s Killing
A Fourth of July celebration in Oakland’s Longfellow neighborhood ended in deadly violence, and now a longtime local educator and youth coach is sitting in jail on suspicion of murder. Court filings and local reporting identify the suspect as 41-year-old Dwane Stewart, who has spent about a decade working...
Richmond Man Arrested in Porterville Human Trafficking Investigation
PORTERVILLE, CA – The Porterville Police Department has arrested a 20-year-old Richmond resident, Mario Anthony Godinez, following an investigation into allegations of kidnapping and human trafficking. The arrest took place on December 31, 2025, after a multi-agency operation involving the Contra Costa County...
