Nonprofit leaders accused of diverting millions meant for the vulnerable
Public officials and nonprofit leaders who claimed to support vulnerable communities are facing charges in a series of nonprofit fund embezzlement cases. As a result, concerns are mounting over how public money is monitored and distributed. Several organizations received substantial taxpayer funding to aid homeless...
Berkeley’s Old Pump Shack Now Slinging Smashburgers Locals Crave
The Station, a tiny corner eatery in South Berkeley that still carries the bones of a 1930s service station, has quietly turned into the kind of spot neighbors plan their week around. What started as Pizzaiolo's pandemic pop-up is now a permanent smashburger stand where every main item stays under $14 and tickets...
Oakland city government makes Alysa Liu move as she deals with reality check
Alysa Liu made history by winning double gold at the Olympics, ending a decades-long United States drought, and her hometown is making sure that her achievements are being celebrated
Suspect arrested in Highway 37 shooting case
Detectives from the Novato Police Department identified 34-year-old Donald Nunez Jr. of San Pablo as the suspect in the Highway 37 shooting. Using automated license plate readers and help from the San Francisco Police Department’s Real Time Investigation Center, officers tracked his movements after the incident....
SF Supervisor Wants to Ban the Sale of Nitrous Oxide in San Francisco
It may be no laughing matter for Whip-It fans and Phish tour participants, as Supervisor Danny Sauter wants to ban the sale of nitrous oxide in San Francisco, in SF’s latest nanny-state hippycrackdown. Of all of the drugs causing social ills in San Francisco, you would probably have to...
Ex-SF Homeless Nonprofit CEO, Accused Of Stealing $1.2M In Public Funds, Allegedly Had ‘Trunk...
The year prior to the suit, UCHS faced an audit after prosecutors alleged Westbrook misappropriated over $1.2 million between 2019 and 2023 and stole $91,000 from the organization. The former CEO of a San Francisco nonprofit working with the homeless community is accused of misappropriating $1.2 million in public...
In Marin Crash That Killed Four Teens, Parents Point Fingers at CHP, County Road...
The 16-year-old driver in a crash that killed her four teen friends has pleaded not guilty, but meanwhile, parents are bringing legal motions against the California Highway Patrol and Marin County. You may recall last spring’s incredibly tragic April 18 car crash that killed four teens who attended Archie Williams...
Group in car attacked in San Francisco by dozens of bicycle riders in violent...
Isaac Auerbach says dozens of teens on bicycles surrounded his car after he and friends were leaving the Red Bull event in the Marina District Saturday. The car had broken glass, visible damage and even a shoeprint left behind.
Secretive Bohemian Grove Roster Leak Fuels Mystery Around Elite Retreat
Among the names on the alleged roster are former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, tech executive Eric Schmidt, and late-night television host Conan O'Brien.
ICE Turns San Francisco ERs Into Detention Zones, Doctors Say
At Zuckerberg San Francisco General’s emergency department, clinicians say a new routine has set in: immigration officers arrive with detained patients at triage, linger at bedsides and, in some cases, detain people on hospital grounds. Staff say it interrupts care and erodes trust between patients and medical teams....

















