Over 9,000 marijuana convictions being cleared, sealed with tech help
More than a year after the state legalized recreational marijuana, more than 9,300 convictions for marijuana-related offenses in San Francisco dating back as far as 1975 have been expunged,...Read More
Flush with color, San Francisco ushers in Year of the Pig
For one moment, the City sprang to colorful life. Read More
Arson suspect arrested for fire that killed 85-year-old
An arson fire that left an elderly San Mateo woman dead earlier this month was a targeted gang attack, police said Monday. On Friday, police arrested Fifita Ponifasio Tau,...Read More
Oakland teachers strike continues for third day
The strike by 3,000 Oakland public school teachers continued for a third day on Monday and about 1,000 teachers and their supporters gathered in front of Oakland City Hall...Read More
Group home counselor sentenced to eight years for child molestation
A 30-year-old former youth counselor from Mountain View has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading no contest to several child molestation charges involving two girls at...Read More
Sonoma police arrest seven suspected of vehicle vandalism
A 19-year-old man and six juveniles were arrested early Sunday morning as suspects in the smashing of at least six vehicles with baseball bats, Sonoma police said. Police officers...Read More
SF DA announces tech partnership to expedite marijuana conviction dismissals
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and a tech-based civil rights advocacy group will be hosting a news conference Monday to announce what is being billed as a “unprecedented...Read More
Oakland police search for fatal hit-and-run driver
Police were still looking Sunday for the driver of a car that struck and killed a pedestrian Friday night at a downtown Oakland intersection, police said. Officers were sent...Read More
Pittsburg house fire displaces four
Four adults were displaced following a one-alarm fire at a home in Pittsburg late Sunday night, according to Contra Costa County Fire Protection District officials. The blaze was first...Read More