Oakland, SF Mayors Endorse State Ballot Initiative to Raise Minimum Wage

Oakland, SF Mayors Endorse State Ballot Initiative to Raise Minimum Wage

The mayors of San Francisco and Oakland met with workers today to express their support for a statewide proposition that would increase the minimum wage…

Record Temperatures Reported Around the Bay Area Sunday

Record Temperatures Reported Around the Bay Area Sunday

From Monterey to Napa, forecasters recorded record temperatures across the Bay Area today, according to the National Weather Service. It was 104 degrees in Napa…

Hillsborough Business Owner Indicted for Tax Fraud

Hillsborough Business Owner Indicted for Tax Fraud

A Hillsborough business owner appeared in a San Francisco federal court on tax fraud charges Friday after allegedly concealing a bank account from his accountant…

US Attorney Melinda Haag Leaving Post September 1

US Attorney Melinda Haag Leaving Post September 1

U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag of Northern California announced in San Francisco today that she is leaving her post on Sept. 1. Haag, who was appointed…

SF and LA Assemblymen to Swap Districts for Three Days

SF and LA Assemblymen to Swap Districts for Three Days

Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, and Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, are swapping places for three days next week during the legislature’s summer recess. No,…

Fireworks Displays Planned in Cities Throughout the Bay Area

Fireworks Displays Planned in Cities Throughout the Bay Area

Cities all over the Bay Area will celebrate the Independence Day holiday this weekend with safe and spectacular displays of fireworks. Although most cities and…

Obama Urges US Mayors to Discuss Racism, Gun Control in Wake of Charleston Massacre

Obama Urges US Mayors to Discuss Racism, Gun Control in Wake of Charleston Massacre

U.S. President Barack Obama urged the country’s mayors assembled at the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s 83rd annual meeting in San Francisco this afternoon to more…

Supervisor Proposes 45 Day Moratorium on Market-Rate Housing Development in the Mission

Supervisor Proposes 45 Day Moratorium on Market-Rate Housing Development in the Mission

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos introduced an emergency ordinance on Tuesday to temporarily halt market-rate housing development in the city’s Mission District in an effort…

Man Arrested After Driving Carjacked Taxi From SF to Emeryville

Man Arrested After Driving Carjacked Taxi From SF to Emeryville

A man who allegedly stole a taxi in San Francisco and immediately drove to the East Bay early Sunday morning was arrested when he got…

Coast Guard Crews Escort Sinking Fishing Vessel to Shore

Coast Guard Crews Escort Sinking Fishing Vessel to Shore

U.S. Coast Guard crews and firefighters from around the Bay Area helped to rescue a fishing boat that was taking on water near Alcatraz Island…

Man Convicted of Rape, Pimping in Case with Teen Victim

Man Convicted of Rape, Pimping in Case with Teen Victim

A San Francisco man was found guilty Wednesday of several felony charges including rape, unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, pimping and pandering, according to…

Dog Owners Protest Golden Gate National Recreational Area Management Plan

Dog Owners Protest Golden Gate National Recreational Area Management Plan

Dozens of dogs and their owners gathered outside the National Park Service offices in San Francisco’s Financial District this afternoon to protest the Golden Gate…

Fruitvale Station Closes in Response to March

Fruitvale Station Closes in Response to March

The Fruitvale BART station has been closed due to an ongoing protest in Oakland this evening, according BART officials. Protestors marched in both Oakland and…

Two Killed in Oakland to SF CHP Chase

Two Killed in Oakland to SF CHP Chase

Two people were killed in a high-speed pursuit that started in Oakland, continued on the Bay Bridge and ended in a fiery crash in San…

George Lucas Chooses Chicago Instead of SF For His New Museum

George Lucas Chooses Chicago Instead of SF For His New Museum

San Francisco lost its bid today to be the home of the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The museum, founded by Bay Area resident…

Prayer Services Held for Recent SF Homicide Victims

Prayer Services Held for Recent SF Homicide Victims

After a series of homicides in San Francisco earlier this month, the Archdiocese of San Francisco is holding five prayer services today to remember the…