Oakland Officer Let Drunk Driver Go Before She Killed Paramedic on I-880, Suit Says
An Alameda County judge has allowed the family of paramedic Anmol-Kiran Kaur Bassi to pursue a lawsuit against Oakland over an officer’s handling of a suspected drunk driver shortly before she killed Bassi on I-880. The family alleges the officer let the driver leave after her car became stuck on railroad tracks in the Jack London District, without a field sobriety test or arrest.
Photos, texts and videos detail alleged pay-to-play scheme in former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao...
Photos, texts, videos, and $300,000 allegedly packed into a gym bag for an unidentified politician. Here's some of the evidence prosecutors presented in the corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.
America’s most famous chocolate chip cookie is coming to the Bay Area at last
New York City’s Levain Bakery, known for its oversized chocolate chip cookies, is opening its first Northern California location next year in the South Bay.
Laura Owens, daughter of Bay Area radio legend, sentenced in ‘Bachelor’ pregnancy scheme
The Arizona woman faced a judge on Oct. 23 for sentencing after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges. Investigators say Laura Owens, the daughter of Bay Area radio legend Ronn Owens, altered an ultrasound photo, faked a pregnancy video and lied several times under oath. Owens, investigators say, went to...
Exclusive: Buyer selected for shuttered downtown S.F. mall
A buyer has been selected for the majority of the shuttered San Francisco Centre, downtown’s vacant shopping mall, with closing expected in the first quarter of 2027.
Exclusive: Acclaimed S.F. coffee shop evicted, ordered to pay $200,000
San Francisco café Outset Coffee has been evicted from one location and ordered to pay $200,000 to its former landlord at another — the latest in a series of disputes involving its owner.
Fire-Gutted Oceanview Shack With Squatters Sells for $555K, $106K Over Ask
A fire-gutted house on Farallones Street in San Francisco's Oceanview neighborhood sold for $555,000, even though its roof was collapsing, its interior was charred, and at least one squatter was reportedly still living inside at the time of sale. The sale price landed $106,000 above the home's list price, a premium that stunned even the agent who handled the deal.
San Francisco murderer still mentally insane and dangerous, jury finds
(KRON) — A man who viciously murdered his elderly neighbor in San Francisco nearly 40 years ago will remain under state supervision because of a recent verdict from an SF jury. On Thursday, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that jurors determined 58-year-old Brian Thompson, four decades after his crime, is still insane and would pose […]
California’s storm door is about to swing wide open
An atmospheric firehose could soon take aim at California, raising the prospects of a wet and stormy Halloween and Election Day.
A Rich Table star is opening her debut restaurant in the Upper Fillmore
It’s been less than a year since Gizela Ho stepped out of the kitchen at Rich Table, and she has already found a home for her first restaurant. Good Morning 96, a dinner destination rooted in California cuisine and shaped by global influences, will open next year in the Upper Fillmore. Ho signed a lease for the space at 2235 Fillmore St., the former home of Japanese restaurant Ten-Ichi, which closed in 2024 when billionaire investor Neil Mehta purchased the building.

















