Tech
CA lawmakers mull smartphone kill switch
Smartphone makers may be forced to put a ‘kill switch’ into production by January 2015.
News
Bay Area jobs flourish as farm work withers
Jobless rates in the South Bay and San Francisco are at their lowest in five years.
Environment
Drought threatens cattle, farms, fisheries
California's drought is leaving cattle ranchers and salmon populations high and dry.
Crime
San Jose eyes citizen cameras for security
Security cameras owned by private citizens would feed into a police database in San Jose.
News
San Jose on high alert for serial arsonist
A serial arsonist is suspected of setting off 13 fires in and around the downtown area.
Health
Swine flu deaths mount across Bay Area
The H1N1 virus has killed 18 people in the Bay Area and sickened countless more.
Environment
California drought leaves state parched
While the East Coast gets slammed with an arctic blast, the West is bone dry.
Environment
Polluters benefit from lax state enforcement
The state Department of Toxic Substances Control has come under heavy fire this winter.
Health
The Mission District is bad for your health
Hospitalization rates for COPD are six times higher in the Mission than in the Outer Mission.
Music
Santana reunited with homeless ex-drummer
Marcus ‘the Magnificent’ Malone was discovered digging through a dumpster.
Education
Lawsuit accuses school district of racism
A federal suit filed in San Francisco charges Eureka school officials with racial and sexual harassment.
Crime
Smartphone ‘kill switch’ bill due in January
Senator Mark Leno is proposing a law to require a mandatory “kill switch" on smartphones.