Meta’s mass layoffs hit nearly 3,200 Bay Area workers, among region’s worst job losses...
Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has laid off around 8,000 workers globally as it invests billions in AI.
California Public Sector Union Threatens Environmental Lawsuit Over Gavin Newsom’s Return-to-Office Policy
California's onerous and easily exploitable environmental review law is being pushed to new levels of absurdity by unionized state workers who are threatening to use it to block Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-office mandate. Since early last year, Newsom's administration has been in the process of winding down COVID-era
Quake Swarm Rattles Gilroy as South Bay Gets Shaken Awake
A brief swarm of small earthquakes gave the South Bay a literal shake-up during KTVU’s morning newscast, as on-air anchors paused to acknowledge the live tremors. Residents in and around Gilroy and parts of San Jose reported light shaking while videos and messages about the rattling circulated online. KTVU's...
Billionaire’s $2B insurance fraud scheme paid for private jets, dating services
Money was laundered to buy private jets and a 200-foot yacht.
Bay Area ‘party mom’ sentenced to nearly 36 years in prison
A Santa Clara County judge sentenced Shannon O’Connor to 35 years and 10 months in prison after victims described years of trauma tied to alcohol-fueled parties she hosted for teenagers.
After cousin’s killing in Potrero Hill, 20-year-old creates scholarship to keep his memory alive
Last Thursday, Georgia high school student De’nise Turner proudly posed for a photo beside a young man clad in a suit. Between them, they held up a very large novelty check for $2,500. On the bottom left corner of the check, the donor, Adin Wigfall, had scrawled, “The Saga Continues.”
The best place to drink mezcal in America is in Oakland
Oakland’s Odin is dedicated to the breadth and depth of agave spirits, with more than 450 individual bottles and rare, vintage offerings.
Mayor’s team touts nearly $100 million saved from hiring slowdown
On Jan. 8 of last year — his first full day in office — Mayor Daniel Lurie took steps to slow the growth of city hiring as he confronted a two-year deficit of nearly $800 million, the largest in city history. That decision, along with subsequent efforts to prioritize the filling of vacant positions, resulted in nearly
Vegetation fire breaks out at Point Molate, multiple agencies respond
A vegetation fire broke out Wednesday evening along Stenmark Drive, prompting a multi-agency response that included aerial water drops before firefighters brought the blaze under control, officials said. The fire burned on Chevron property but is believed to have originated on a public street, according to Mike Davis,
Renting in S.F. comes with surprise fees. A new law would force landlords to...
A San Francisco supervisor is introducing a bill that, he said, would bring transparency and fairness to rents in the city.
