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
Swarm of more than 20 quakes shakes San Francisco Bay Area, seismologists say
A swarm of more than 20 earthquakes reaching up to 3.8 magnitude rattled San Ramon near San Francisco in Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The other quakes in the Sunday, Nov. 9, swarm ranged from 1.0 to 3.7 magnitude as of 11 a.m., according to the USGS. The series of quakes, including the 3.8...
San Jose grocer gives $100 shopping spree to struggling SNAP beneficiaries: ‘Give back’
As the government shutdown reaches another historic day, Bay Area businesses are stepping up to help struggling families who are cut off from SNAP food benefits. A free grocery shopping spree brought a huge response from members of the South Bay community Sunday.
People terrified for their safety as new law will enforce dark sky curfew
A new law in California, titled the "Dark Sky" law, would require homeowners to switch off their lights by midnight to protect local wildlife
Bay Area ‘public treasure’ has been destroyed in an overnight theft
Volunteers were heartbroken and "quite discouraged."
Series of earthquakes rattle the East Bay
(KRON) — Eight earthquakes have hit the San Ramon area Sunday. Four consecutive quakes initially rattled San Ramon Sunday morning. According to USGS, a 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck at 9:38 a.m. at a depth of roughly 5.7 miles below the Earth’s surface. The quake was followed by another 3.7-magnitude earthquake at...
Newsom’s CARE Court helping fewer than expected in Bay Area
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom's CARE Court launched in 2023, his administration projected the program could help steer up to 12,000 homeless Californians and others with severe mental illnesses into treatment. But as of May, only about 2,000 people had been referred to the Community Assistance, Recovery and...
