San Francisco CA

A driver who tracked down their own stolen vehicle in Alameda ended up getting forcibly yanked out of it by the very person who took it, police say, in an incident that unfolded on the 100 block of Brush Street last Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to the scene at about 1:20 p.m. after the owner located the car, only to have the suspect return, pull them out and speed off before anyone could stop it.

A 31-year-old Chinese restaurant and Legacy Business in the Portola neighborhood will close at the end of the year. Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant, known to its community as 德群 or duk kwan, announced (opens in new tab) on Instagram in September that its final day of service will be Dec. 31. Owner Elaine Yen tells The Standard it was a difficult decision for her family, including her father, Phong Yen, who opened the restaurant with her late mother, Elin Yen, in 1995. It’s also the right one.

A modern-day Gold Rush is coming to San Francisco starting Tuesday with $10,000 worth of rare coins and collectibles up for grabs in a citywide treasure hunt.

East Bay park officials are set to vote Tuesday on a deal to acquire Golden Gate Fields "as-is," without environmental testing before the $175 million purchase. The seller, the Stronach Group, would provide $8.25 million to the East Bay Regional Park District for environmental testing after the purchase, pollution insurance and contamination cleanup, according to a staff report prepared for Tuesday's meeting. During the meeting, park officials are set to authorize a purchase agreement with Trust

When Linda Jackson and her son moved into the Willow Mobile Home Park in the East Bay town of San Pablo five years ago, they paid roughly $900 to rent the space where they parked the home they own. The costs for their mortgage and rent felt manageable. “We can...

Is the Bay Area finally getting rain? Yes, but not much, and not as soon as first expected. The region’s first legitimate rain chance of the season is now trending later and weaker, with showers not expected to begin until Wednesday morning at the earliest for most areas. When...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device in a conference room to glean company details had been “mere days” away from absconding to Saudi Arabia before his arrest, federal prosecutors said in new court filings. Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old...

(KRON) — One person was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday in San Francisco, according to San Francisco Rapid Response Network. San Francisco Rapid Response Network said that ICE agents were spotted in two different neighborhoods in San Francisco, the Excelsior and SoMa. The individual was detained in SoMa. A video sent […]

I-580 & Lakeshore Ave. — Approximate Site of Earlier Fatal Crash. A Honda sedan driver was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday afternoon after a crash with a Toyota Camry on westbound Highway 24 where it turns into Interstate 980, east of the 27th Street off-ramp in Oakland. The Toyota driver suffered minor injuries and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

(KRON) — The California Highway Patrol activated an Ebony Alert for a missing 16-year-old girl last seen at Berkeley High School nearly two weeks ago. K’Miracle Danyella Anderson is described by authorities as 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 110 pounds. She has black hair and hazel eyes. According to the Emeryville Police Department, […]