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Appeals court upholds injunction requiring contraception coverage
A federal appeals court in San Francisco by a 2-1 vote Thursday upheld a preliminary injunction requiring employers to provide contraceptive coverage in group health plans.Read More
Girlfriend provides alibi for Oakland murder defendant
The girlfriend of an ex-convict who's accused of fatally shooting another man in Oakland two years ago because of a dispute over a van testified Thursday that he couldn't...Read More
Dublin robber caught by DNA sentenced to 28 years
A 37-year-old man was sentenced to 28 years in state prison Thursday for a home invasion robbery in Dublin five years ago that injured the victim in the case.Read More
Federal government joins false claim suit against Sutter Health
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday it will become a party in a whistleblower lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco against Sacramento-based Sutter Health LLC and...Read More
San Jose woman sentenced to four years for fatal shooting
A woman was sentenced Tuesday to four years in state prison for fatally shooting another woman while they were riding together in a car in East Oakland last year.Read More
Appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump’s asylum ban
A federal appeals court in San Francisco Friday turned down a government request to reinstate President Donald Trump's partial ban on asylum seekers at the Mexican border.Read More
Man fatally stabs teen filming street fight in Excelsior
Prosecutors say a man now charged with murder fatally stabbed a 16-year-old boy in the neck as the teen was filming a street fight Saturday night in the Excelsior.Read More
Wrongful death lawsuit filed over barbershop shootout
The family of a 21-year-old man killed by San Francisco police during an alleged shootout at an Excelsior District barbershop earlier this year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit...Read More
City attorney files suit over illegal affordable housing rental
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera sued a Menlo Park investment advisor and her husband Thursday, alleging that she fraudulently bought an affordable housing unit in The City and...Read More
Property stolen from federal agent’s car in Oakland
Property was stolen from the car of a special agent for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives while it was parked near the federal courthouse in...Read More
Person in custody after evacuation at Hall of Justice
A person is in custody and evacuations have been lifted at San Francisco's Hall of Justice after an incendiary device went off in the lobby of the building Thursday...Read More
Aldon Smith pleads no contest to domestic violence charges
Former San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders player Aldon Smith pleaded no contest Monday to two misdemeanors for a domestic violence case.Read More
Santa Cruz settles lawsuit in police slaying of mentally ill man
Santa Cruz this week agreed to a $1.6 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a mentally ill man killed by police.Read More
Overturn of Trump asylum ban praised by refugee rights group
A spokeswoman for an East Bay refugee rights group that sued President Donald Trump over a partial asylum ban said today the group is thrilled with a temporary restraining...Read More
Man gets 65 years for sexually abusing stepdaughter
A 29-year-old Oakland man was sentenced Friday to 65 years to life in state prison for sexually abusing his stepdaughter.Read More
First lawsuit against PG&E filed over Camp Fire
A group of Bay Area lawyers filed a lawsuit Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court against PG&E on behalf of several victims of the deadly Camp Fire in Butte...Read More
Model rocket ignites Concord grass fire
A grass fire in Concord on Monday evening was sparked by a model rocket, and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District investigators are asking for the public's help in...Read More
Jury awards Rohnert Park couple $145,000 for unconstitutional police search
A federal jury in San Francisco on Thursday awarded a Rohnert Park couple $145,000 for an unconstitutional search of their home by three city police officers in 2014.Read More
Former Micron Technology employees charged with economic espionage
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that a federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted a government-owned Chinese company, a private Taiwanese company and three Taiwanese citizens on...Read More
Judge again dismisses civil rights lawsuit against SF State
A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit in which five present and former Jewish students and two community members claimed San Francisco State University tolerated and sometimes...Read More