Larry Ellison quietly sold his SF home in 2025’s biggest deal
Oracle cofounder and CTO Larry Ellison has sold his mansion on Billionaire’s Row for $45 million — quietly sneaking in an end-of-the-year sale that wound up being San Francisco’s biggest deal of 2025. The off-market sale of 2850 Broadway St. was completed Dec. 12, according to city...
Midnight store-closure pilot could expand in Tenderloin, SoMa
Taking specific aim at reducing overnight drug-related activity in two of San Francisco’s high-crime neighborhoods, two supervisors want to extend and greatly expand a pilot program requiring certain retail food and tobacco stores to close by midnight. The proposed legislation from District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey...
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee speaks on public safety
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee shared updates on public safety and crime in the city for 2025.
Missing Oakland men feared dead as chop shop dispute turns violent
Two Oakland men tied to an alleged car theft ring vanished months ago, and police now fear they were killed in a violent dispute linked to a notorious East Oakland chop shop. As investigators search for answers and families brace for the worst, the case has become a stark window into how underground auto crime... ...
Valero gives update on Benicia refinery closure
BENICIA, Calif. (KRON) — After producing fuel in Benicia for decades, the Valero refinery is down to its last few months. Valero announced Tuesday that even though it plans to idle its processing units by April, it will continue to import fuel into the Bay Area to feed the needs of the region. The Valero […]
Vehicle Fire at Busy San Francisco Intersection Prompts Swift Fire Department Response and Traffic...
Yesterday, the daily commute was disrupted by more than the usual traffic delays. A vehicle collision set a car ablaze at the notoriously busy intersection of Brotherhood Way and Junipero Serra Boulevard. The San Francisco Fire Department responded swiftly to the emergency call, which came shortly after 10 AM,...
‘We took our business community for granted,’ San Francisco’s new mayor admits to city’s...
"We said 'We can just keep punishing you... and you're going to stay.' Well that didn't happen. People fled."
Larry Ellison Quietly Unloads Pacific Heights Gold Coast Palace for $45 Million
San Francisco’s Billionaires’ Row has one less tech titan. Larry Ellison has quietly sold his longtime Pacific Heights Gold Coast home for $45 million in an off-market deal that closed in December. The buyer’s identity has not been disclosed, and the sale was routed privately through escrow. Long a landmark on the...
Hercules man arrested in New Year’s Day attack on elderly mother, police say
An elderly woman was hospitalized, and her son has been arrested following a domestic assault on New Year's Day in Hercules, police said.
Nearly half of UC Berkeley student accommodations are for ’emotional’ disabilities
UC Berkeley data shows over 40% of disability accommodations go to students with psychological conditions, as accommodations, such as extra testing time, increase at four-year universities, according to recent reporting.
