Mother fights off kidnapper, witnesses detain suspect
A mother was able to save her 2-year-old son from being kidnapped by a stranger Friday in San Francisco’s Castro District, after struggling with the alleged suspect, police said....Read More
San Francisco trains more motorcycle officers for traffic enforcement
San Francisco is deploying more motorcycle officers from the Police Department’s Traffic Company to patrol city streets.Read More
Ford GoBike yanks electric bikes after reports of brake issues
Ford GoBike, which operates an electric bicycle share system, announced Sunday it's pulling thousands of electric bikes from Bay Area streets.Read More
SF proposes reservation, fee system to curb Lombard Street congestion
Tourists who want to zigzag around San Francisco’s iconic crooked street may soon have to make a reservation and pay a fee. Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) held a...Read More
Judge discharges teen accused of campus rape, pending investigation
A Petaluma teen who was arrested in March on suspicion of raping a female student at Santa Rosa Junior College’s Petaluma campus was discharged Monday pending further investigation by...Read More
Police find 18 spent casings but no victim, suspect
San Francisco police officers responded to shots being fired in the city’s Bayview District on Sunday night and found 18 spent shell casings but no victims or suspects. The...Read More
Early morning 4.2 earthquake shakes Sonoma County
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck in a remote part of northeast Sonoma County early Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit at 4:54 a.m....Read More
Pittsburg expected to approve $1.2 million road paving projects
Major paving work for West Leland Road and Loveridge Road in east-central Pittsburg will be funded by state Senate Bill 1 transportation money. On Monday night, the Pittsburg City...Read More
Police seek help to find fatal hit-and-run suspect
Oakland police have identified a 27-year-old man who allegedly struck and killed a 6-year-old boy and his mother and injured the boy’s uncle on Saturday evening. Police are asking...Read More