Decomposing body found in abandoned Tesla registered to singer D4vd

A decomposing body was found in a Tesla reportedly registered to singer D4vd several days after it was abandoned and taken to a Hollywood tow yard.

CHP exempted from California police unmasking bill

The California Highway Patrol has been exempted from a proposal to make sure law enforcement agents do not conceal their identity.

28-year-old killed in Oakland after buying food from street vendor

A 28-year-old man was shot and killed walking home after buying food from a street vendor early Saturday morning after a night with friends. His family says he had recently moved from San Francisco to Oakland.

Woman riding scooter killed in SJ hit & run collision; driver sought by police
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San Jose police detectives said on Monday they're searching for the driver of a vehicle that hit a woman riding a scooter on Santa Clara Street at Cahill Street, and then sped off. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital but pronounced dead.

San Francisco police bust illegal gambling operations, arrests made

The San Francisco Police Department made four arrests and have seized more than $17,000 as well as weapons and drugs connected to illegal gambling operations. 

Waymos authorized at this Bay Area airport — a California first

Waymo – the autonomous car company owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. – is now authorized to offer its service at San Jose Mineta International Airport, officials say. It's the first airport in California to welcome Waymo and the second in the world. 

Amazon to end free shipping perk for some Prime users

Amazon is ending a perk that allows Prime members to share their free shipping benefits with people who don’t have the same primary address.

San Jose police has a 100% homicide clearance rate

The San Jose Police Department's homicide unit is touting a 100% clearance rate over the last 3.5 years, and it's on pace to solve every case in the city for a fourth consecutive year.

SJPD says 100% solve rate for homicides since 2022
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The commander of the San Jose Police Homicide Unit said his team has solved every homicide case in the city since 2022. Experts said the national average for homicide case clearance is, at best, 60%.

California may give up a lot of freedom to join western power grid

With just 10 days left until the end of the California legislative session, one bill caught our eye. It has to do with your electric bill and a possible return to the days of the California energy crisis 25 years ago.

Critics blast decision on eve of East Bay police radios going silent to public

By early Wednesday morning, Oakland police radios - as well as most law enforcement agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa counties - will go silent.

Lightning sparks fires in Tuolumne County, evacuations underway

A series of lightning-sparked wildfires led to evacuation orders in the Sierra Foothills in Tuolumne County on Tuesday, fire officials say. 

Salesforce cut 4,000 jobs due to AI, CEO Marc Benioff says

In an interview on the Logan Bartlett Show last week, Benioff said he was able to reduce the company's “customer support agent headcount."