New SFPD Chief Taps Station Veteran Nicole Jones As His No. 2
San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew elevated Deputy Chief Nicole Jones yesterday to assistant chief, moving a seasoned insider into a high-profile role that had lingered open during a broader shake-up of the department's command staff. In the job, she will act as Lew's chief of staff and oversee administration,...
New Year’s Eve Headlines: Person of Interest In IHOP Shooting Shoots Himself
A person of interest in Monday's shooting of an IHOP employee in Richmond showed up at the San Pablo Police Department and allegedly shot himself. The person of interest is "known" to police and was a coworker of the deceased, and is now in critical condition following the Tuesday night incident. [KTVU]
Long-time San Francisco business Cookin’ closing at the end of 2025
Judith Kaminsky sells antique cookware at Cookin'. And in her nearly 45 years in business, her store has been a place where people would frequently go when they were looking for very specific items.
Tens of Thousands of Black Californians Could Get $5 Million Under New Law
San Francisco approved a new ordinance setting up a reparations fund for Black Americans.
San Pablo double shooting leaves 1 dead, another critically injured
(KRON) — One man was killed and another man was seriously injured after a double shooting in San Pablo Monday night, according to authorities. The San Pablo Police Department responded at 9:07 p.m. to the 1400 block of Rumrill Boulevard to investigate reports of a shooting. Arriving officers found two men suffering...
There’s Been a Big Change in San Francisco Crime
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – In my day job as a professional news photographer, I go into San Francisco all the time. Often, I’m walking around with a $3,000 camera around my neck!. That makes me extra vigilant about crime and safety. And in the last three years of...
Authorities seek help identifying woman found dead in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco authorities are seeking the public’s help to identify a woman who was found dead in San Francisco’s Cathedral Hill earlier in the year. The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said the woman was found unresponsive in the entryway of a building at 1301 Franklin Street on...
San Francisco is throwing a free New Year’s Day street party downtown
The all-ages event is expected to draw more than 20,000 people to Second Street for live music, food and retail vendors.
California moves to automated radar cameras that issue tickets on their own
California is shifting from traditional traffic stops to automated radar systems that can clock a speeding car, capture its license plate and trigger a ticket with little or no human involvement. The move reflects a broader effort to cut deadly crashes on some of the state’s most dangerous roads by relying on cameras...
Stockton Parking Lot Bloodshed: Two Nabbed in Deadly 1:22 a.m. Shooting
Two people are now in custody after a December shooting in Stockton that left a 24-year-old man dead and a 28-year-old woman wounded, according to city investigators. Officers were called to a parking lot in the 300 block of South Wilson Way in the early morning hours of Dec. 14. Police say they later arrested...
