UCSF social workers demand safety in wake of hospital stabbing death
Health care workers demanded a meeting with UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood, saying he's failed to improve safety in the wake of the stabbing death of UCSF social worker Alberto Rangel at SF General Hospital.
San Francisco man found guilty of domestic violence
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco jury convicted a man of domestic violence and repeatedly violating a restraining order, prosecutors announced Friday. Following a trial, 44-year-old Mickey Rivera-Ortega was found guilty of domestic violence, assault, drug possession, and multiple violations of court orders....
DO NOT ignore that $1.00 charge on your water bill
It was 6:32 PM. I sat at the kitchen island with meatloaf cooling and opened our online bill. Buried line: “meter re-read fee — $1.00.” Odd smell of chlorine hung in the air. Outside, I heard a faint hiss near the curb box by our mailbox.
This downtown S.F. college campus to close after low enrollment triggers loss of state...
The Downtown campus’ closure will be the latest vacancy in the ongoing exodus of businesses and other tenants from the city’s once-vibrant core, while other universities move in.
San Rafael Courthouse Sting Nabs Man Accused Of Raping Minor
San Rafael police arrested a 21-year-old man at the Marin County courthouse on Wednesday, after investigators say he raped a minor and an unconscious victim, authorities said. The suspect, identified by investigators as Randy Eduardo Flores Deleon, was booked into the Marin County Jail and is being held while...
Unhoused person found dead near Ohlone Greenway
An unhoused individual was found dead near Ohlone Greenway in Northwest Berkeley Thursday afternoon, as first reported by The Berkeley Scanner. At 2:42 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller told the Berkeley Fire Department they saw an unhoused person unresponsive near the trail, according to a statement by the Berkeley fire and...
‘I’m going to lose everything’: as federal subsidy ends, hundreds of families need to...
Junchang Tan felt the weight lift from his shoulders the day he moved out of the around-100-square-foot, single-room-occupancy hotel room he had shared with his wife and children for nearly a decade. Yet, just three years after seeing his family featured in a national news report for upgrading from the...
South San Francisco man threatened to beat Home Depot guard with axe and bury...
(KRON) — A 35-year-old South San Francisco man faces multiple charges after police said he threatened a Home Depot Pro security guard in an incident last month by saying he was going to “beat him” with an axe and subsequently “bury” him, according to Colma police. Police said officers responded around 1:30 p.m. on...
Owner of squatter removal business facing 7 felony charges
A Bay Area business owner is in legal hot water after an attempted squatter removal went wrong in January. He and two of the contractors he hired are facing several felony charges. The owner maintains that he is innocent, and he shouldn't be held criminally liable for the actions of...
‘Montana loophole’ helped alleged tax-evasion ring hide $20M in luxury car purchases, state says
One Marin County city has had nearly 100 car sales involving buyers claiming to use the vehicle in Montana, investigators said.
