Fired SFPD Nonprofit Leader, Under Investigation for Embezzling $100K, Sues for Her Final Paychecks
We have a new Hall of Fame entry in the annals of chutzpah, with the former director of an SFPD-affiliated nonprofit who’s under indictment for embezzling $100 grand suing the nonprofit for $26,000 in back pay she claims they still owe her. It is difficult to keep track of...
Sandy Hook Promise says hotline helped prevent potential school shooting in California
Sandy Hook Promise said Monday a potential school shooting in Northern California was recently prevented after a student reported a threat to the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System. The nonprofit organization said the student from the Sequoia Union High School District — in the San Francisco area — recognized...
Cal/OSHA investigates death of mother who died at UPS workplace
RICHMOND - The questions about how Shelma Reyna came to die inside a container while loading boxes from a conveyor belt Sunday at her UPS job, are continuing to haunt her five children and other family members, as they grieve for a woman they dearly loved. What they're saying:. "My...
California nurses picket 22 Kaiser locations over layoffs, AI in healthcare
Los Angeles, California – Dozens of nurses in Northern California took their protest public Tuesday, rallying outside Kaiser
Ousted bishop who defrauded West Coast churches avoids jail time
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a former bishop to time served and home confinement, after he pleaded guilty to four felonies and agreed to provide restitution to the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and local affiliates. Former Bishop Staccato Powell, 65, pocketed more than $14...
Award-winning grocery store to open new Bay Area supermarket
The store will bring nearly 100 new jobs to the area.
Betty Reid Soskin celebrates 104th birthday at Bay Area school named in her honor
Betty Reid Soskin rang in her 104th birthday on Monday with a symphony of cheers from students lining the courtyard at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante.
Here’s where each UC landed on latest U.S. News Best Colleges rankings
The University of California once again claimed national prominence in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
Activists Say Suspect in ‘Grandma Huang’ Killing Shook the Asian Community
More than five years after the brutal beating of Yik Oi Huang shook many in San Francisco’s Asian American community, the trial for a suspect charged with the attack — and a string of other violent crimes against Asian Americans — began Monday. Keonte Gathron, 25, has...
S.F. court fines alleged Mission District immigration fraudster $600K
The San Francisco Superior Court sided with San Francisco’s city attorney last week, charging predatory immigration consultant Leonard Lacayo more than $600,000 in civil penalties and lawyer’s fees. Lacayo and […] S.F. court fines alleged Mission District immigration fraudster $600K
