Giants swap top prospect for Mike Leake
In hopes of chasing down the division-leading Dodgers, San Francisco has found the starting pitcher they were shopping for.Read More
Slain Hayward officer honored at Oracle Arena memorial
Hayward police Sgt. Scott Lunger, who was slain during a traffic stop last week, was remembered at an emotional memorial service Thursday.Read More
Dead body found in back seat of burning car
Firefighters found a dead body in the backseat of a car on fire Thursday afternoon in Richmond.Read More
Crews contain Livermore grass fire
A quickly-spreading grass fire outside of Livermore grew to 125 acres before it was contained Thursday afternoon.Read More
100 starved animals rescued from squalor
More than 100 emaciated cows, goats, sheep, hens, ducks, pigs, dogs and cats were rescued from a squalid quarter-acre lot near Moss Landing.Read More
Immigration protesters arrested during Feinstein protest
Eight people who chained themselves together in the lobby of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's San Francisco office Thursday afternoon have been arrested.Read More
Wiggle cyclists protest full-stop enforcement
A mass of bicyclists blocked traffic during the first-ever "wiggle stop-in" on the popular bike route.Read More
Chevron slashes 500 San Ramon jobs
Roughly 500 people working out of Chevron's corporate offices in San Ramon will be losing their jobs.Read More
Inmate commits suicide in SF jail
A 50-year-old San Francisco man who died in an apparent suicide Tuesday while incarcerated in San Francisco County Jail had been arrested three days earlier for allegedly violating a...Read More
Income inequality reigns in Bay Area
The difference between high- and low-income Bay Area households in 2013 was $263,000, compared with a $178,000 difference nationwide.Read More
SF settles with bicyclist beaten by police
San Francisco agreed to pay $20,000 this week to a bicyclist who sued The City over police use of force during a 2013 arrest.Read More
Pit bull recovering after charging police
A three-year-old pit bull that was shot and injured when he charged at two police officers faces a dangerous dog hearing.Read More
Brush fires reported along Highway 24
Firefighters responded Wednesday night to multiple roadside brush fires along state Highway 24 in LafayetteRead More
Air board chips in $20 million to electrify Caltrain
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District board Wednesday approved $20 million in funding for a Caltrain electrification project.Read More