San Francisco CA

Oakland, Alameda County prosecutors say a local woman secretly sold a church parking lot and funneled roughly $480,000 from the deal to herself, announcing criminal charges today. The case is raising fresh questions about how churches and other nonprofits keep track of the real estate they rely on for programs and...

Inside San Francisco's county jails, a small team of librarians is running one of the city's least flashy but most quietly influential public services: a full recreational library that pushes books and trained staff directly into cells and housing units. The program, run by the San Francisco Public Library's Jail and...

Some restaurants never need to run a single ad, yet their tables fill up every single day. The secret is almost always the same: food so good and an experience so memorable that people simply cannot stop talking about it. California has a remarkable collection of spots like these, places...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — A concerning new analysis from NASA has revealed that San Francisco is sinking at a faster pace than previously understood, raising serious questions about long-term infrastructure stability and public safety in one of America’s most iconic cities. The findings highlight a growing...

Contra Costa Animal Services officers rescued a 13-year-old German Shepherd named Shay after she fell down a steep hillside in Lafayette and could not climb back up. Officer Madsen reached Shay on unstable, leaf-covered ground and secured her with rescue equipment. Officer Silva arrived to assist.

San Francisco Zoo leadership announced a “structural reorganization” that will include the cutting of a “small number of positions,” according to an email obtained by the Chronicle.

Turf Inc lit up Alysa Liu's Oakland Olympic celebration with electrifying moves, even Alysa couldn’t resist, jumping in and dancing alongside Roux Stunna and Aria Briosos. In a full-circle Bay Area moment, young dancer Aria meeting Oakland’s own Kehlani.

The sole survivor of a devastating Tesla Cybertruck crash that claimed the lives of three college students has filed a lawsuit against the automaker, alleging that the truck’s design left him trapped inside a burning ... Read more

CALIFORNIA – A California man has been charged in a federal indictment with sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl by force, fraud, or coercion, prosecutors announced. According to court documents, Kenyin McGee, 27, of Oakland, met and recruited the minor online in late 2020, then bought her a bus ticket in early 2021 to...

The Oakland Police Department recovered more than 50 firearms and made several arrests between March 5 and March 19, 2026 as part of efforts to reduce violent crime. Officers made multiple arrests for firearm violations across the city.