Oakland CA

A San Francisco man is facing a fresh round of criminal charges after police say a string of violent threats left an elementary school and a middle school locked down for hours. Officers arrested 41-year-old Anatoly Smolkin on Wednesday at about 3:42 PM, capping several tense days that included both online messages and

The contents of a garbage truck caught fire Saturday morning, filling the air with smoke and causing the truck to dump its load in one of Berkeley's busiest neighborhoods. The incident unfolded at Shattuck Avenue and Vine Street shortly after 10 a.m. Berkeley Fire Battalion Chief DeJuan Turner said the operator was dri

A San Francisco mother is demanding swift safety upgrades after her 2-year-old son and the family's nanny were hit by a vehicle in a crosswalk near Moscone Park, leaving the nanny with facial injuries and the toddler badly shaken. The family says dashcam footage captured the impact, and they have launched fundraising e

Two of the biggest names in social media just slipped out the side door before a closely watched federal trial in Oakland. Snap and YouTube quietly struck settlement deals this week to resolve claims from public school districts that their platforms hooked students on endless feeds and left campuses to clean up the fal

Across the street from El Sobrante Christian School, a retired schoolteacher’s front yard has become the center of a First Amendment fight. Davi Luks, who once taught in local classrooms, is now suing Contra Costa County after code enforcement officers ordered him to remove dozens of signs and flags from his property a

Prosecutors said a man from Daly City bought loggerhead musk turtles poached from the wild in Florida and other states from December 2022 to May 2024. He faces a maximum of five years in prison.

An annual tradition returns to San Francisco on Sunday as thousands of people, many in costume, will run this year's Bay to Breakers race. Here's everything you need to know.

Deshawn Gaffney, a store employee known as “Jefe,” was arrested after police say he violated a stay-away order. Authorities say the violation came after he appeared in a KTVU story related to a city lawsuit against Corner Store owners accused of selling meth.

Tennessee Valley, a popular Marin County hike, ends in ruins.

A former janitor at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center pleaded guilty to smuggling meth into the facility as part of a scheme that netted him more than $100,000. He faces 40 years in prison.