They earn $70 an hour and are in high demand. So why are so...
In Elena’s 15 years as a dental hygienist in San Francisco, she has polished the teeth of Fortune 500 CEOs before board meetings, flossed cab drivers between rides, and cleaned molars for cancer patients awaiting chemo appointments. It wasn’t always the plan. When Elena — who provided only her...
San Francisco firefighters get new gear free of cancer-causing chemicals
San Francisco has purchased new PFAS-free gear for all 1,100 firefighters in an effort to prevent the risk of cancer.
Santa Clara County Creates ‘ICE-Free Zone’
The Bay Area has its first official “ICE-free zone.” The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance on Tuesday, immediately creating it. Supervisors say it will limit federal immigration officers from carrying out raids on municipal property. The new law does not prevent agents from...
S.F. driver charged with murder in Ingleside hit-and-run that killed 88-year-old woman
A 48-year-old man suspected in an Ingleside hit-and-run that killed an 88-year-old woman in October has been charged with murder, San Francisco prosecutors said.
West Oakland Costco plan inches forward, to enthusiasm and dismay
City leaders expressed enthusiasm about the idea of bringing a Costco to the old Army base at the western edge of Oakland, taking an initial step at a City Council committee meeting Tuesday toward kicking off a years-long development process. But it’s far from certain that Costco will build one...
Sheng Thao joins motion to toss evidence from Oakland FBI raids
Former Mayor Sheng Thao and two other people indicted on federal bribery charges earlier this year seek to suppress evidence seized in headline-making FBI raids last year, accusing the agency of ignoring a key informant’s “lifelong history of criminal arrests, fraud and deceit.”. Motions filed last week by...
Oakland Rapper ChaiBenjii4 Poised to Walk on Murder Rap
The murder trial that has shadowed an East Oakland corner for more than a year now looks like it will never happen. Oakland rapper ChaiBenjii4, whose legal name is Michai Adams, appears on track to avoid murder and assault charges after taking a plea this week to a single gun-possession count, a move that could see...
9 charged in Oakland grow-house burglaries that led to officer’s killing
Federal prosecutors have charged nine people in a series of armed burglaries at an Oakland marijuana grow facility that ended with the fatal shooting of undercover police officer Tuan Le.
Bay Area family charged with running lucrative network of brothels
The network included at least 10 locations across the Bay Area, Santa Clara County prosecutors said.
California house explosion caught on doorbell video
An explosion and fire in Hayward California njured multiple people and destroyed or damaged at least three structures, authorities said. Security camera video from a neighbor across the street showed construction vehicles in front of the address as a large explosion destroyed much of the main structure.

















