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Former Boy Scouts leader to serve time for child pornography possession
A Marin County accountant and former Boy Scouts volunteer leader was sentenced in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to two years and nine months in prison for possession...Read More
Convicted local pilot faces prison time, hefty fine for falsifying FAA medical forms
A Discovery Bay man was found guilty of making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration on pilot medical certification forms, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Nicholas King...Read More
Crews continue monitoring Tuesday’s recycling facility fire
Fire crews remain on the scene of a blaze at a recycling facility in South San Francisco early Wednesday morning. The fire, which started at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday...Read More
Man in custody after security guard allegedly catches him sexually assaulting girl
A 70-year-old man was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl whose family had hired him to drive her home from school in San Jose, police said. Tuan...Read More
Woman on electric scooter suffers critical injuries in collision with cement mixer
A 69-year-old woman riding an electric scooter suffered life-threatening injuries when she struck a cement mixer along San Francisco’s waterfront on Monday afternoon, according to police. The collision was...Read More
Hundreds turn out to stand with Moms 4 Housing as eviction looms
More than 200 people gathered at a West Oakland home Monday to support homeless mothers who occupied the home nearly two months ago but now face eviction after a...Read More
County reports $725 million loss from Kincade Fire, evacuations, PG&E power shutoffs
The Kincade Fire, evacuations and four PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs last fall cost Sonoma County $725 million in economic losses, according to a report to the county’s Board...Read More
Sanders campaign opens downtown Oakland office
The 2020 campaign of Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont, formally opened a campaign office Sunday in downtown Oakland. The Sanders campaign’s Oakland office, at 1500...Read More
Hayward rocked by second fatal shooting in less than 24 hours
The second homicide in as many days was reported in Hayward early Monday morning, police said. Officers responded at about 12:30 a.m. to a report of gunshots heard in...Read More
Oakland launches new shared-vehicle program with 1,000 mopeds
The Oakland Department of Transportation and shared-vehicle company Revel launched the placement of 1,000 mopeds on Friday as another form of mobility around the city. Oakland officials said the...Read More
Concord reviews Complete Streets study for three major thoroughfares
The Concord City Council is set to discuss Tuesday a study that offers suggested improvements on three major local streets, including Willow Pass Road, a main thoroughfare in the...Read More
Audubon Society mourns loss of Richmond-born osprey fledgling
One of the osprey offspring siblings born last May at a nest next the historic SS Red Oak Victory in Richmond has died, the Golden Gate Audubon Society announced...Read More
Fatal shooting marks Hayward’s first homicide of new year
Hayward saw its first homicide of the year on Sunday morning when a man found shot about 5:23 a.m. in the 1800 block of Osage Avenue was pronounced dead...Read More
County secures extended funding to fix storm-damaged roads
Funding extensions for emergency road repair projects in Santa Cruz County have been secured from the Federal Highway Administration, Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced....Read More
Man run over by Muni train may have been sitting on couplers between cars
Police investigating the death of a man run over by a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency light rail train early Sunday morning say it appears the victim had been...Read More
CODEPINK protests ‘endless war’ in peace march across Golden Gate Bridge
A contingent of grassroots organizations will be gathering to lead a peace march on the Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday calling for no war in Iran, according to organizers....Read More
Homeless moms call owner’s paid shelter offer ‘an insult’
One of the homeless mothers living in a vacant West Oakland house since Nov. 18 scoffed Saturday night at an offer by the house's owner.Read More