Carl Jones, SoMa shooting victim, remembered as loving big brother and dog dad
Carl Jones, Jr., known as “CJ”, walked through life with a ready joke and a smile on his face, according to those who knew him. In the early hours of March 3, he was fatally shot on the 100 block of Sixth Street in the South of Market neighborhood.
Daly City bus driver preyed on disabled riders, jury finds
A jury found a 44-year-old bus driver guilty of committing sex crimes on passengers with disabilities in Daly City, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's office.
47-year-old San Francisco college campus announces plans to close
City College of San Francisco is slated to close its nine-story campus downtown at the end of the spring semester, relocating courses to its six other locations, the San Francisco Chronicle first reported. (The Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms.) The 47-year-old campus is...
Bi-Rite Market eyes expansion in popular San Francisco neighborhood
The new addition would bring the SF chain's store count to four.
Suspect in ‘random’ S.F. Chinatown stabbing charged with attempted murder
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Jian Feng Huang, 37, was charged with attempted murder in connection with a broad daylight stabbing last Thursday at a Chinatown crosswalk.
One of S.F.’s most creative sourdough bakers is opening his first café
Rize Up ube loaves and grilled cheese sandwiches are getting a permanent home in San Francisco.
The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART
SAN FRANCISCO — As the sun peeked over the horizon on a recent Friday morning, only a few people stood on a platform in Pittsburg, California, to wait for a Bay Area Rapid Transit train that would whisk them nearly 40 miles southwest to San Francisco. The working-class town...
Bay Area public schools make 2026 California Distinguished list
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that 408 public middle schools and high schools were selected as 2026 California Distinguished Schools. The annual award recognizes exceptional schools that distinguish themselves on the basis of exemplary student outcomes for...
Bi-Rite is planning its first location on the west side
One of San Francisco’s most popular — and pricey — grocery stores is planning another location. Bi-Rite, the upscale market with three locations across the city, has signed a lease on a building at 6001 California St. in the Outer Richmond. The building has 3,481 square feet of retail space, according to marketing...
Life-sentenced rapist who called break-in attack his ‘Super Bowl’ wins early release after just...
California parole board approves release of convicted sex offender despite prosecutor concerns about incomplete treatment programs for sexual violence.
