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As San Francisco prepares to charge for parking in Golden Gate Park, officials are considering mobile license plate readers to check whether drivers have paid.

The unusual saga surrounding a $4.4 million Sea Cliff home took a dramatic turn Friday when police arrived and reportedly removed people from the property.

"A 'no' vote doesn't mean similar measures won’t ever be implemented."

Just days after she was elected to a full four-year term, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is shaking up the city’s top leadership. The moves include two hold-overs from Sheng Thao’s administration.

The Oakland Coliseum and Oakland Arena will lay off its entire staff — more than 1,600 workers — by the end of the year, according to a notice filed with the state. Amid transitioning the complex’s ownership, entertainment company and current operator Legends Global said in the notice that the 1,605 layoffs will be effective Dec. 31, when its contract at the complex expires. Stagehands, hospitality, administration, janitorial and other workers are set to be let go.

LIVERMORE, Calif. (KRON) — Five people were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the East Bay on Thursday, immigration advocates said. In Livermore, “three individuals were detained near Paseo Laguna Seco and Corte Reina Common around 9:00 a.m., followed by another arrest at the Grocery Outlet parking lot,” Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership wrote. […]

After months of delays, Oakland barbecue institution Everett and Jones has opened its long-awaited Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant in San Francisco.

Surfers chasing winter swells and visitors arriving early for next weekend’s Mavericks contest will find hazardous conditions along the coast, with forecasters warning of flooding, sneaker waves, and powerful rip currents. Huge waves were breaking Friday along the city and Peninsula’s beaches. The National Weather Service forecast that waves...

A man was arrested Thursday evening after police said he fired a gun at someone during an apparent verbal altercation in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.

The polls have closed on the latest seasonal outlook for California, and the results are unanimous. It’s expected to be a wetter-than-normal December through March in the San Francisco area.