Public employee misconduct in San Jose prompts calls for change

San Jose mayor calls for change after several high profile cases of alleged misconduct by city employees including police officers.

California DOJ to review deadly San Francisco police shooting

State prosecutors review and investigate an officer-involved shooting that left two dead in San Francisco on Thursday, officials with the California Department of Justice announced Monday.

Meta employees can't talk about abortion on internal platform

Some Facebook employees are not happy about the company's policy that bans them from talking about abortion on the job.

Cal Fire's aerial defense more vital this fire season than ever before

Cal Fire's firefighting air force has been critical in the fight against wildfires. But never more important than it will be this year.

2 men dead; SFPD officers involved in shooting during aggravated assault call

Two men died Thursday in the Dogpatch neighborhood after San Francisco police fired shots while responding to a call of an aggravated assault – but it wasn't immediately made clear whether they died as a result of being shot by police.

Vegetation fire erupts off Highway 4 near Concord

A vegetation fire sparked just off Highway 4 in Contra Costa County Friday afternoon, fire officials said.

Elon Musk accused of exposing himself to SpaceX flight attendant in report detailing misconduct

Elon Musk reportedly exposed himself to a SpaceX flight attendant, propositioned her for sex before the company paid her a severance as part of an agreement, documents obtained by a news organization show. 

2 dead following freeway shooting in Oakland, 2 injured

Two people died and two people were injured in a freeway shooting and crash off Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland, the California Highway Patrol said. 

Gunshots fired in Oakland near freeway; victims found in overturned car

The California Highway Patrol is investigating yet another shooting; this time in Oakland just off I-580 after gunshots were fired causing injuries to people discovered inside an overturned Nissan sedan.

San Jose police chief proposes 7-point plan for department reform amid instances of misconduct

Outside San Jose police headquarters Wednesday, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined police command in announcing a plan in their search for a solution to recent misbehavior by some officers.

Man shot in San Francisco attempted backpack robbery, no arrests

The shooting was reported around 5:30 p.m. in the area of Eddy and Hyde streets, where four suspects tried to rob the victim of his backpack and then shot him during the struggle over it, according to police. No arrests have been made.

San Jose police chief, mayor address department's troubles

The San Jose Police Department has been hit by a slew of internal scandals as well as a spike in homicides.

Parents sue Apple alleging Amber Alert sound damaged son's hearing

Parents from Texas are suing Apple for negligence after their son experienced permanent hearing loss allegedly caused by a loud Amber Alert notification on his AirPods.

Netflix lays off 150 employees amid subscriber losses

Netflix said the positions represent 2% of the streaming company’s total workforce, which includes nearly 11,000 employees. Most of the employees were U.S.-based.

The 'Great Replacement Theory' has a long history to America's past

At the White House, Tuesday, President Joe Biden put a bullseye on hate, following the Buffalo massacre of 10 Black people.

Elon Musk: Twitter deal 'can't move forward' until company proves spam numbers

The Tesla CEO said his deal to buy Twitter can't move forward unless the company shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the platform are fake or spam.