USPS offers up to a $100K reward for information on drug traffickers
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is rewarding up to $100,000 to residents who give tips that lead to the successful prosecution of individuals suspected of distributing methamphetamine and other illegal substances through the mail. Since 2021, USPIS, in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies including...
Disgraced S.F. permit expediter settles city fraud case for $1.4 million
This settlement stems from a 2018 lawsuit that claims Rodrigo Santos defrauded the city by submitting false plans and endangered the public by excavating under San Francisco homes without permits.
California utility provider warns of surge in ‘very slick’ scam calls targeting consumers, with...
While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page may provide us earnings. A California utility provider is sounding the alarm after more than 2,500 scam reports have poured in this year alone. PG&E says scammers are impersonating its employees in highly aggressive phone calls. The caller ID...
S.F. pedestrian fatally struck by e-scooter identified by authorities
A pedestrian who was struck and killed by a person riding an electric scooter in downtown San Francisco last week was identified as a 77-year-old resident of the city, officials said.
‘Vaccines keep our children healthy’: Bay Area issues urgent back-to-school warning
With misinformation spreading and vaccine exemptions rising, local leaders stressed the importance of routine immunizations before the school year begins.
Dozens of peacocks and peahens go missing from Northern California hotel
Dozens of peacocks and peahens, known for wandering the grounds of a historic Art Deco hotel in the Sacramento Delta, are missing and believed by "heartbroken" staff to be stolen.
San Francisco experiencing coldest summer since 1965 while most of country sweats
While the majority of the county bakes under a sweltering heat dome, the San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing one of its coldest summers in decades.
Shuttered Oakland school was slated for affordable housing. Then squatters moved in
The former Oakland school was to be redeveloped into affordable housing, but years of delays and inaction have made the campus susceptible to illegal encampments, drug dealing and fires.
Daniel Lurie’s first S.F. approval poll reveals his vulnerabilities
San Francisco voters gave Mayor Daniel Lurie a strong favorability rating in the Chronicle’s first poll of his tenure — but the numbers tell a more complicated story beneath the surface.
Just a few cops cover San Francisco’s largest police district
Taraval Station, in San Francisco’s sleepy westside, has the city’s worst response times to high-priority crimes Just a few cops cover San Francisco’s largest police district
