Sword-wielding man offers ‘squatter removal’ service in California
Got a problem with squatters? A California man wielding a samurai sword and trained in mixed martial arts could be the solution.
As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left
In San Francisco, progressives are looking east with envy.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signs measure to create reparations fund for Black residents
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signed a measure last week that would create a fund to help Black people who have been harmed by past city laws. The measure, however, does not allocate any city dollars for those payouts.
Good Samaritan attacked at San Carlos Caltrain station
(KRON) — A man who allegedly attacked a good Samaritan at a Caltrain station in San Carlos became one of the first people arrested in the Bay Area in 2026. On New Year’s Day, deputies arrested the Caltrain station suspect, 33-year-old Brian C. Weisl of South San Francisco, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said....
Felon found with homemade gun, ‘Improvised Munitions’ book in Oakland park
(KRON) — A convicted felon was allegedly found in possession of a makeshift gun at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland Tuesday. Officers with the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department stopped the suspect for curfew violation when they noticed a suspicious object in his waistband. “The...
New Year’s Day Headlines: Apartment Fire Extinguished In Potrero Hill
San Francisco firefighters tamped out a one-alarm fire overnight at an apartment building on the 800 block of Missouri Street. The fire began around 1 am, was confied to one building, and the SFFD says that no one was displaced. [SFFD/X]. The suspect in the Mission Rock animal cruelty case...
SF: Firefighters Contain Apartment Fire Early Wednesday
SF: FIREFIGHTERS CONTAIN APARTMENT FIRE EARLY WEDNESDAY
‘Trailblazing’ oldest national park ranger, dies at 104
Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national prominence as the National Park Service’s oldest ranger and shared her experiences of racial segregation working on the World War II home front, has died. She was 104. Soskin passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 27 at her home in Richmond, Calif. surrounded...
Harlan Kelly, disgraced former head of SFPUC, seen at Third Baptist Church
Sources tell The Voice that disgraced former San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager, Harlan Kelly Jr., is out of prison and attended services at Third Baptist Church on Sunday, Dec. 27. The church, once run by the flamboyant Rev. Amos C. Brown, is located at 1399 McAllister Street in San...
California’s paid sick leave laws: What to know for 2026
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California was one of the first states to adopt universal paid sick leave, and in recent years lawmakers have expanded how workers can use it. In the new year, here are five things to know about California's laws for paid sick leave. 1. How much sick...
