Update: Skip scooters return to SF streets
A Skip scooter’s external battery in Washington D.C. caught on fire last Thursday.Read More
Third party contractor causes Santa Clara gas leak
Digging by a third party contractor was the cause of a natural gas leak that closed off El Camino Real at Monroe Street in Santa Clara on Monday afternoon...Read More
California sues Purdue Pharma for Oxycontin marketing, opioid crisis
The state of California on Monday sued Purdue Pharma LP, maker of the opiate painkiller Oxycontin, for allegedly engaging in deceptive and illegal marketing that fueled nation’s opiate abuse...Read More
San Jose proud to offer safe LGBTQ+ shelter
As Pride Month kicks off nationwide, queer individuals without housing in San Jose can for the first time access a shelter designed specifically for LGBTQ+ needs. The New Haven...Read More
Caldecott Tunnel inspections prompt overnight bore closures
Caltrans will close one of the two eastbound Caldecott Tunnel bores during overnight hours on three days this week to complete an annual inspection. Bores 1 and 2, which...Read More
Hit-and-run driver strikes teen, suspect at large
Police are seeking a vehicle and its driver following a hit-and-run in San Francisco’s Bayview District that left a 13-year-old boy injured over the weekend. According to police, the...Read More
Santa Cruz County deputies seize more than 10k unpermitted cannabis plants
Santa Cruz County sheriff’s deputies seized more than 10,000 cannabis plants from two separate unpermitted grow sites in the past month, county officials said Monday. Deputies searched a property...Read More
Sickly humpback whale finds food, protection in Alameda cove
A humpback whale that has been circling the waters near Alameda for a week appears to be unhealthy, a Marine Mammal Center spokesman said Monday. The Marin Headlands-based center...Read More
Prospective new SFMTA board member touts congestion pricing
Former Executive Director Steve Heminger of the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission will most likely join the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors. Heminger, who had been...Read More
Bay Area woman dies in waterfall accident
A woman died when she was swept away by a waterfall near South Lake Tahoe Friday afternoon, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. Dina Stephanie Espinosa, a...Read More
Walnut Creek considers rezoning for condominium project
The Walnut Creek City Council will on Tuesday night consider approving rezoning and other changes to allow for a 17-unit condominium project to be built near downtown. Vacaville-based Blue...Read More
Police arrest Fairfield fatal shooting suspect
Fairfield police have arrested a suspect on suspicion of a shooting that killed one person and injured another during a fight late Sunday night. Police responded just before midnight...Read More
Major BART upgrade work to cause Sunday delays
BART ran trains on a single track in San Francisco on Sunday and will do so again on two other Sundays later this month as the transit agency makes...Read More
Richmond invites public feedback on planned park upgrades
Richmond city officials are inviting the public to come out Monday and see their final design for a neighborhood park nestled between a residential area and the train tracks...Read More