Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, has introduced legislation aimed at speeding up the transfer of abused animals ...

MORE SAN FRANCISCO FAMILIES were experiencing homelessness in 2026 compared to 2024, according to preliminary numbers released by Mayor Daniel Lurie’s More San Francisco families were experiencing ...

Authorities are warning about a scam targeting relatives of inmates at the Monterey County Jail, saying callers posing as sheriff’s employees are demanding payments for fake early-release programs. In ...

(Those feelings have come back sharply during the Musk/Altman trial. Joe sits one row back from the amazing Vicki Behringer, a well-known Bay Area courtroom sketch artist who Joe profiled in 2022 for ...

BART announced it will provide four early morning trains with limited stops on Sunday before the Bay to Breakers race kicks ...

THE LAST THING that comes to mind when visiting the shimmering landscape along Tomales Bay is wastewater, but the people that live and work there think Marin County is revising septic system ...

Oakland voters are being asked to approve a charter amendment on the June 2 ballot that would change the way the city’s old police and fire retirement system is managed. Measure D was placed on the ...

Former Half Moon Bay Mayor Joaquin Jimenez, left, and San Mateo County District 3 Supervisor Ray Mueller. Jimenez is challenging Mueller in the June 2 primary election for the San Mateo County Board ...

(AI illustration by Joe Dworetzky/Bay City News via ChatGPT) OPENAI CO-FOUNDER SAM ALTMAN took the stand Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Oakland in the third week of the trial of Elon Musk’s ...

SAN JOSE PLANS to decommission its only sanctioned tent homeless encampment months after it opened. The Taylor Street Navigation Hub is scheduled to close San Jose plans to shut down its Taylor Street ...

A man dressed as Batman speaks against a proposal to extend Berkeley's contract with Flock Safety during public comments at the Berkeley City Council meeting on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The council ...

Detectives with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an alleged fraud targeting elderly victims in Willits and warning others about the scam, the law enforcement agency said Monday.