ESPN hit with layoffs as parent company Disney cuts costs

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in February that the company would reduce 7,000 jobs either through not filling positions or layoffs.

Twitter verification blue checkmarks reportedly reappearing for some users

Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. But the marks mysteriously returned for many highly followed accounts over the weekend.

Three people die in traffic accidents in Sunnyvale over the weekend

This weekend in Sunnyvale, someone was killed while trying to cross the street and a head-on collision took the lives of two people.  

2 injured in overnight Oakland shooting: Police

Two were injured in an overnight shooting in Oakland, authorities said. One of the victims is currently in “grave conditions” and is not expected to survive. 

Mother, 13-year-old daughter fatally shot in Oakland

A 13-year-old girl and her mother were shot and killed last night at an apartment in East Oakland.

Suspected hit-and-run leaves 1 in critical condition

San Jose police are investigating an alleged hit-and-run collision that left one person with life-threatening injuries at about midnight Sunday morning near Berryessa Road and Piedmont Road.   

CHP investigates serious crash involving wrong-way driver

The CHP is investigating a serious crash involving a wrong way driver and a truck from the city of Oakland.

Alcohol suspected in fatal wrong-way crash on Highway 101

Alcohol is suspected as a factor in a fatal wrong-way crash that took place on U.S. Highway 101 in Marin County early Saturday morning, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.   

Citizenship no longer required to be CA peace officer

The San Francisco Police Department no longer requires peace officer applicants to be U.S. citizens, according to officials.

1 dead in 4-car-pile-up in Oakland

One man is dead following a four-car pile-up in Oakland. 

Newsom sending National Guard to San Francisco to disrupt fentanyl trafficking

San Francisco has struggled to stem its fentanyl crisis, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to direct the state National Guard and California Highway Patrol to join the city's efforts to fight fentanyl trafficking.

A-list celebs, news orgs and White House say they won't pay for Twitter verification

On Thursday, the platform started to remove the blue check from all accounts without a paid subscription. For at least $8 a month, users can have a verified Twitter Blue account.

Youth math tutor arrested for alleged possession of child sex abuse material

The director of a math tutoring center in South San Jose has been arrested on suspicion of possessing and distributing materials showing the sexual abuse of children, police said Thursday.   

Twitter starts removing blue check marks from users who don’t pay

Twitter will require users to pay a monthly fee to keep the blue check mark. The social media giant had about 300,000 verified users under the original blue check system — many of them journalists, athletes, and public figures.

Multiple robbery suspects arrested for anti-AAPI thefts in San Jose

Multiple people have been arrested for alleged robberies targeting members of the AAPI community in San Jose, police said.

San Francisco police to be paid highest of all Bay Area officers

Out of all the Bay Area police departments, San Francisco cops will soon be paid the highest. Police Chief Bill Scott says SFPD is currently short 562 officers.