Former financial advisor charged in alleged $9.5 Million Ponzi scheme in California
CALIFORNIA – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced July 21 a federal grand jury indicted Edwin Emmett Lickiss, Jr. for wire fraud and money laundering tied to a $9.5 million investment scheme.
Tech Billionaires Wanted to Build a New California City. They’re Settling for an Industrial...
In 2023, the California Forever group, a company backed by a gaggle of Bay Area billionaires, announced that it wanted to use some 60,000 acres of Solano County farmland north of San Francisco to develop a brand new city. The effort was pretty much an unmitigated disaster from start to finish, and the group...
SF authorities seeking suspect caught on video lighting raccoon on fire with blowtorch
WARNING: This video may be disturbing for some. The suspect can be seen chasing a raccoon around shrubs, apparently setting it on fire with a blowtorch. SF animal control says the raccoon escaped with burns, but officers could not find it.
Resident’s death sparks investigation of GEO Group halfway house in San Francisco
Just days after his arrival at the Taylor Street Center in the Tenderloin, Melvin Bulauan was dead. His body was found a block away. Resident’s death sparks investigation of GEO Group halfway house in San Francisco
San Francisco teacher survives brutal knife attack on train in Italy
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco teacher was the victim of a vicious knife attack while vacationing in Italy earlier this month. Nicholas Pellegrino, who teaches religious studies and Spanish at Archbishop Riordan High School, was on a train just south of Milan on July 15 when he was attacked by three people....
He died near a troubled halfway house. His family and the city want answers
Melvin Bulauan’s son, Anjru Jaezon de Leon, said his father called him July 13 in distress. “I tried to calm him down,” said de Leon. “He said, ‘Anjru, I’m anxious. I’m scared. I would rather go back to jail than stay here.’”. The...
Genentech announces another round of mass layoffs in South San Francisco
Biotech giant Genentech’s job cuts at its South San Francisco headquarters include technical and scientific roles and follow multiple rounds of layoffs over the past 18 months.
Man, woman shot dead in East Oakland apartment
OAKLAND, Calif. - A man and a woman were found dead from gunshot wounds Tuesday morning in East Oakland. The bodies were found at about 6:45 a.m. at an apartment building at Seminary and Avenal avenues. Police went were called to building twice. What we know:. KTVU learned that police...
Berkeley woman, 81, punched amid downtown disturbance
A woman who punched an elderly woman after causing a disturbance in a downtown Berkeley restaurant was arrested Monday after fleeing into the BART station, police report. The victim, who lives in the neighborhood, told police it was the second time she had been struck by a homeless person in downtown Berkeley in less...
Colma: Suspect Leads Multiple Agencies On Foot Chase After Allegedly Stealing Booze
COLMA: SUSPECT LEADS MULTIPLE AGENCIES ON FOOT CHASE AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING BOOZE
