Home Invasion Killing Sparks Fresh Outcry Over California Diversion Policies
Prosecutors charged him with special-circumstance murder and first-degree burglary.
Video of KitKat killing by Waymo undercuts company’s claim
Video corroborates accounts that KitKat, the Mission bodega cat, stood in front of the Waymo for a few seconds before he was killed. Video of KitKat killing by Waymo undercuts company’s claim
Disgraced S.F. sheriff’s deputy could face fresh questions about credibility
A letter by Sheriff Paul Miyamoto is at the center of a state probe seeking to strip Michael Kim of his badge for past dishonesty. The case has not gone well for Kim.
Man charged with murder in S.F. shooting of victim in car
Deon Jackson, 49, pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges related to Tuesday’s homicide in the Tenderloin.
Inside Job: San Francisco Official Admits To Embezzling $600K And Laundering Kickbacks
A former San Francisco city official admitted guilt on Thursday to orchestrating a massive theft of taxpayer money, confessing to embezzling more than $600,000 from the city’s workers’ compensation division and facilitating a kickback scheme involving other public employees. Stanley Ellicott, the former assistant...
Tenderloin Cops Sprint After Robbery Suspect, Yank Hidden Gun from Waistband
Tenderloin beat cops turned a brief chase into a potentially life-saving gun grab this week, disarming an armed robbery suspect after a foot pursuit and struggle, according to San Francisco police. Officers discovered a pistol tucked into the suspect’s waistband during the encounter, the department said yesterday,...
Man sentenced 50 years to life for killing a 19-year-old during an attempted robbery...
A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison for killing a 19-year-old man during an attempted robbery in San Francisco’s Portola district in 2020, prosecutors said.
One of Alcatraz’s last living inmates reflects on his life on ‘the rock’
At 92 years old, Bill Baker has lived a long life — but he often speaks only about a small portion of it from more than 70 years ago. “I'm good at answering questions,” he said. “That's what I do, and I can answer questions all day long.” For more than 10 years now, that’s been his main occupation, but he was in a...
Another S.F. protester charged with assault after downtown confrontations with ICE
U.S. prosecutors charged a man with assaulting an ICE officer, marking at least the second criminal case to stem from clashes between protesters and federal agents in San Francisco this summer.
Calif. loves gas stoves. Stanford keeps flagging the health hazards.
A new study adds evidence against the favorite appliance.

















