San Francisco police allowed to use private security cameras, even for live feeds

San Francisco Supervisors have decided to allow police access private surveillance cameras, as long as the owners of the cameras give permission. Under the controversial new program, officers have access to live feeds.

2 men killed, woman dead in separate shootings

Oakland police are investigating two Monday evening shootings where two men were killed in an area right around the corner from a mosque, where they had been praying just 45 minutes beforehand. 

One killed, one injured in shooting near Oakland City Hall

The city of Oakland's fourth homicide in 24 hours happened Tuesday afternoon along 14th Street next to Frank Ogawa Plaza and Oakland City Hall as councilmembers were holding a city meeting over Zoom on how to best battle crime in the city. 

2 men shot, 1 fatally, outside of Oakland City Hall

Two men were shot outside of Oakland City Hall just after 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday according to the Oakland Police Department. 

Dreamforce 2022 underway in San Francisco

Dreamforce is underway in San Francisco and 40,000 conventioneers have flooded into the city.

Google accidentally pays man $250K in direct deposit

Google mistakenly paid a man $250,000, and didn't realize it until he reached out to them. The search engine giant blamed the payment on "human error."

18-year-old hacker blamed for Uber breach

A teen hacker has been blamed for a complete compromise of Uber's systems. The 18-year-old allegedly uncovered some of the most private company information and posted screen shots of the findings.

MACRO: Oakland now has alternative to calling police for low-level calls

A KTVU crew rode along with four MACRO teams over the course of a month, witnessing this new approach to handling non-violent 911 calls that don't require a police presence.

San Jose expanding use of license plate reader cameras, reviewing data privacy

San Jose will consider expanding the number of cameras that can read license plates as it considers tightening data policies to protect the privacy of those using the roadways,

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Cyber Security Expert Weighs In on Uber Corporate Systems Being Hacked

Polk sheriff: Disney, Publix employees among those accused of wanting to 'sexually abuse, groom' kids

Sheriff Grady Judd said a total of 13 men were arrested in the latest Polk County undercover operation targeting suspects who made attempts to "sexually abuse, groom, and corrupt" children. In addition to the agency's team, Chris Hansen from ‘To Catch a Predator’ worked alongside investigators.

Quadruple shooting, car crash in Oakland - couple hit while sleeping

A couple sleeping and two other victims were shot and wounded after a chaotic, rolling gun battle and car crash in East Oakland, police said Wednesday.

Vallejo High football coach shot after breaking up fight outside school

An assistant football coach at Vallejo High School was shot Tuesday afternoon after breaking up a fight outside campus, police said.

California sues Amazon, alleging antitrust law violations

California is suing Amazon, accusing the company of violating the state’s antitrust and unfair competition laws by stifling competition and engaging in practices that push sellers to maintain higher prices on products on other sites.

Oakland committee tentatively rejects license plate readers

The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Tuesday tentatively rejected Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong's bid for the continued use of automated license plate readers to solve crimes.