OPD bought 3 brands of assault rifles without approval: documents show
The Oakland Police Department bought three brands of assault rifles, which are considered military equipment, without the approval of the police commission or the city council, KTVU has learned. State law requires California police agencies to list, request and report on the military-use weaponry they buy and own....
Disabled Bay Area couple feel ’emotional roller coaster’ of SNAP benefits dispute
Pedro Alvaraz and Maryanne Escobar of San Leandro are engaged and should be planning a wedding right now. Instead, they're more concerned about the money they need to buy food.
Tesla driver stabs cyclist in Marin Headlands: CHP
(KRON) — A Tesla driver stabbed a bicyclist on Conzelman Road in the Marin Headlands Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The stabbing happened around 11:40 a.m. along a popular lookout facing the Golden Gate Bridge on a picturesque day in the Bay Area. A bicyclist and the driver of a black Tesla got...
Sheriff Honors Three Citizens Who Saved Bus Driver’s Life From Violent Assault
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office has honored three Good Samaritans whose quick action saved an AC Transit bus driver during a violent attack near the Richmond BART Station in August. At a ceremony on Friday, Nov. 7, Sheriff David Livingston recognized Joseph Hoberg, Ivan Munguia, and Mark Quintero...
A much stronger, wetter storm will hit California this week. Here’s a timeline
An incoming atmospheric river could deliver several inches of rain and strong winds from the Bay Area to Southern California by Thursday.
S.F. police shoot dog, then owner, on busy downtown street
Police shot the pair on Market Street after the dog bit an officer and another person, authorities said.
Exclusive San Francisco Bay Town Bans Nicotine in All Forms
A small San Francisco Bay-area community of about 9,000 residents has stepped up big — according to its town council — by passing “the strictest and most comprehensive tobacco and nicotine sales ban in the country.”. So describes a report by SFGate and other news outlets about...
California Jogger’s Quiet Morning Turns Urgent When He Notices Eyes Watching From The Shore
Some moments seem destined to happen. One man set out for his regular jog along Ocean Beach in San Francisco, California, never imagining that his run would end with saving a life. On a breezy January morning, as the wind carried its usual sounds, something unusual caught his attention. He...
San Francisco man and his pet dog shot on busy downtown street
Police reportedly shot the man and dog as they tried to flee the scene, one eyewitness said.
End of a long wait: Filipinos celebrate their first San Francisco supervisor
The nascent District 4 supervisor, Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz, has become the first person of Filipino descent ever to serve on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. End of a long wait: Filipinos celebrate their first San Francisco supervisor
