San Francisco launches Safe Shopper Initiative

San Francisco is concentrating resources on Union Square to make shoppers feel more safe this holiday season.

Police search for 3 suspects involved in robbery, shooting that left 1 critically injured

SFPD are searching for multiple suspects in a robbery-turned-shooting that left one injured with life-threatening injuries. Police are searching for 2 Hispanic males and 1 Hispanic female for aggravated assault.

Dump truck rolls over causing backup on Bay Bridge

Traffic is backed up ahead of Tuesday's evening commute on the eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge/Interstate-80 east of Treasure Island Road in San Francisco. 

Walt Disney World annual passes are getting more expensive, but new passes still not on sale

The prices for Walt Disney World's annual passes are going up, though those wanting to purchase a new pass – and not renewing one – will still have to wait to buy one.

Vallejo police reveal more details over fight that left 80-year-old stabbed, 1 shot to death

A person has been arrested after an 80-year-old man was stabbed, one 31-year-old person was shot to death and another 27-year-old person was wounded by gunfire, in what a neighbor described as a property dispute involving a group of people living illegally on the site, Vallejo police said.

Steve Jobs' old, worn-out Birkenstocks sell for more than $200,000

More than a decade after Steve Jobs' passing, a pair of worn-down, old Birkenstocks owned by the late Apple co-founder sold for an astounding $218,750 on Sunday.

California man sentenced 9 years for $6 million real estate scam

Adolfo Schoneke, his sister, and their co-conspirators were convicted in a scam where houses were listed without homeowners' consent and money was collected from prospective buyers.

Twitter rolls back $8 blue verification check after wave of imposter accounts mimic real brands

Twitter CEP Elon Musk's idea of charging users for a blue verification checkmark was put on hold Friday, after the social media company verified a wave of imposter accounts posing as real brands.Musk decided to change the policy on Twitter's blue checkmark that previously verified the identity of certain influential users such as politicians and celebrities. Instead, the $8 monthly fee for the new premium service allowed anyone to get verified, spawning a wave of imitation accounts.

Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts

Twitter's relaunched premium service -- which grants blue-check "verification" labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month -- was unavailable Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts it itself had approved. 

Murder charges tossed in chaotic West Oakland triple homicide

Alameda County prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a man in connection with a triple homicide in West Oakland.

Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts

For advertisers, the fake accounts could be the last straw as Musk’s rocky run atop the platform — laying off half the workforce and triggering high-profile departures — raises questions about its survivability.

Uber's Flywheel partnership adds taxis to its San Francisco fleet

The next time you call for an Uber, you might get a taxi cab instead. Starting November 10, the number of drivers that Uber can offer to the public in San Francisco has gone way up with the help of the taxi e-hail app, Flywheel. 

Officer fired after 2 deadly Vallejo shootings hired as Broadmoor officer

Officer Ryan McMahon, who was involved in two deadly shootings in Vallejo and fired from that department, now has a new job along the Peninsula in the small community of Broadmoor.

Alleged Pelosi attacker, DePape, indicted by federal grand jury

The man accused of attacking U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer in the Pelosi home last month, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury. 

Meta expected to announce layoffs

Tech analysts are expecting Meta to announce a round of layoffs as soon as Wednesday morning.