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Santa Clara University and Sutter Health plan to open the Bay Area’s first new medical school in more than 100 years, backed by a $175 million gift.

SAN FRANCISCO, California - Kiet Ly, a 46-year-old resident of San Francisco, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for drug and firearm offenses. Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer delivered the sentence after Ly pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetam

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — San Francisco residents on Tuesday delivered more than 1,500 postcards to Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Board of Supervisors, warning that proposed budget cuts would harm workers, families and vulnerable communities across the city. The Worker Agency stated the effort included “hundreds of workers,

Representatives from San Francisco’s Public Defender’s Office steadfastly defended the Drug Court, arguing it provides a valuable alternative to jail time and treatment for addiction.

Chronicle readers cast more than 26,000 votes to name the next five San Francisco Bay Ferry vessels. Here’s what they chose.

OAKLAND, California - Jarvis Toussaint has been charged with being a felon in possession of ammunition following a deadly shootout in a downtown Oakland nightclub. According to a criminal complaint and court documents filed on May 8, 2026, and now unsealed, 40-year-old Toussaint, of Mountain House, California, is alleg

San Francisco's rental market has hit the gas again this year, with landlords and investors pointing to a sharp rebound in demand. Yet a fresh city analysis, backed by technical advisory work, concludes that even with rising rents, most typical market-rate housing projects still do not "pencil out" under today's constr

The ink was barely dry on San Francisco’s hard-won 2024 business tax overhaul before business and labor groups started shredding it. Now, with voters set to decide on dueling ballot measures June 2, the city economist is warning that the more aggressive of the two — Proposition D, the Overpaid CEO Tax — could cost San

Police in San Francisco on Thursday announced the recent arrests of four people suspected in dozens of retail thefts targeting stores and coffee shops around the city.

Saltwater Bakeshop amassed a dedicated following for its sourdough and pastries at farmers markets in the Bay Area. It just opened its first permanent location in San Francisco.