Reported Crime Sharply Down, Yet Residents Remain Uneasy
Reported wrongdoing has steadily declined in San Francisco, with 2024 experiencing the lowest rates in two decades. So far, the downward trend has continued in 2025. In the first half of this year, violent crime – homicide, rape, robbery, assault, and human trafficking – decreased by 19 percent, with property crime –...
‘He had the best smile’: Family identifies man killed in Highway 101 crash near...
Family and friends remembered Dennis Nye as a loving father, volunteer and community fixture.
Man assaulted after trying to stop theft at S.F. Walgreens
A man who tried to stop a shoplifter at a San Francisco Walgreens was assaulted on Thursday night, San Francisco police officials said.
Police drones are covering the city. New data shows where they fly the most
San Francisco police have steadily expanded their use of drones to investigate crimes, according to new data released this week. The numbers published by the San Francisco Police Department give the public its first detailed look at an increasingly central piece of the city’s growing surveillance network, which...
SF unveils improvements to West Portal Station following tragic bus stop crash
A colorful intersection with large planters and polka dots on the pavement are among the visible changes at the intersection of West Portal Avenue and Ulloa Street, that the SFMTA officially implemented for pedestrian safety.
Minor Earthquake Strikes Bay Area Shortly Before Annual Earthquake Drill
It's Great ShakeOut Day in California, and just as preparations were being made for the annual earthquake drill, a 3.1M quake struck near Berkeley. On Thursday morning at 9:23 am, an earthquake rattled under the East Bay, with an epicenter about one mile east of Berkeley, a magnitude of 3.1, and a depth of about four...
19-year-olds arrested after backpack robbery in Burlingame
BURLINGAME, Calif. - Two 19-year-olds were arrested on Thursday in Burlingame after they allegedly pretended to have a gun hidden in their pockets and took somebody's backpack before taking off in a black sedan, police said. Burlingame police said they were called out about 4:30 p.m. to the 1400 block...
Ghost rifle and pistol found hidden in company van: Pinole PD
(KRON) — An employee at a Pinole business was discovered to be a convicted felon after ghost guns were uncovered in their company vehicle, said Pinole police. Police said the employer did a surprise spot check of one of their employees at a job site located in the 1400 block of Fitzgerald Drive. “Pinole officers […]
CHP pursuit in Oakland, 2 arrests
OAKLAND, Calif. - Two people were arrested Thursday night following a California Highway Patrol pursuit in Oakland, authorities said. The chase began around 7:20 p.m. after officers tried to stop a vehicle that was displaying license plates belonging to another car, the CHP said. The car came to a stop...
Oakland’s Rockridge residents on edge as mysterious rock-thrower strikes again
For almost a year, residents in the Rockridge area of Oakland have been on the lookout for a man throwing rocks through the windows of homes and cars.

















