California Highway Patrol tickets 69 drivers in one day on San Mateo-Hayward bridge

The California Highway Patrol issued 69 citations Thursday on SR-92. Charges included driving while under the influence, speeding, and distracted driving.

21-year-old homicide victim killed in Vallejo shooting

Vallejo police are investigating their ninth homicide of 2022 after a 21-year-old man was killed in a shooting early Saturday morning. 

5 Oakland officers wrongly fired in killing of homeless man, judge rules

Alameda County Superior Court Judge, Frank Roesch, ruled that the five Oakland police officers who fatally shot Joshua Pawlik, a homeless man, were wrongly fired.

Twitter adopts 'poison pill' defense in Elon Musk takeover bid

Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company and take it private.

Corporate executives receive cyberwarfare warning from federal agencies

Multiple federal agencies issued a warning to corporate executives and their computer security departments. It says that an unnamed attacker has released malicious, invasive computer programs capable of gaining "full system access" to multiple industrial control systems, especially utility systems.

Police search for person with firearm in Twin Peaks neighborhood, incident resolved

Police in San Francisco searched for a person with a firearm in a neighborhood just east of Twin Peaks Thursday night. They have since "disengaged with the subject," a police spokesperson said in an update. 

SFPD make their case for staffing increase before board of supervisors' committee

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Public Safety & Neighborhood Committee held a hearing Thursday for members of the police to discuss a report that shows there is a staffing shortage in the department.

Elon Musk offers to buy 100% of Twitter for $43 billion

Elon Musk made a proposal to buy the remaining shares of Twitter that he doesn't already own, offering $54.20 per share of the company's stock.

Oakland police chief blames violent crime on lenient courts

Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said some violent crime is due in part to leniency from the courts.

Elon Musk allegedly broke law while buying Twitter stock, claims lawsuit

Musk spent about $2.6 billion on Twitter stock — a fraction of his estimated wealth of $265 billion, the largest individual fortune in the world. In a regulatory filing Monday, Musk disclosed he may increase his stake after backing out of an agreement reached last week to join Twitter’s board of directors.

Uber, Lyft criticized for surge pricing after Brooklyn subway shooting

Both Uber and Lyft later said that surge pricing had been disabled and the companies would work to refund any customers who experienced "unintended charges."

Winds knock out power to thousands around Bay Area

Strong winds were blamed for power outages affecting more than 9,000 PG&E customers in the Bay Area and an additional 14,000 across California on Monday.

Video: Driverless car pulled over by San Francisco police

San Francisco police made an unusual traffic stop recently when an officer pulled over a driverless car.

15-year-old girl shot in Oakland dies of injuries

A 15-year-old girl was shot in Oakland over the weekend and died of her injuries, police said.

PG&E to pay $55 million to settle two wildfire cases

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. on Monday struck a $55 million settlement with six county prosecutors, which puts the beleaguered utility under five years of independent oversight and ends criminal probes into two wildfires.

Instagram ‘negligent’ over harassment in women’s DMs, study claims

Researchers combed through thousands of misogynistic, hate-filled messages in women’s DMs on Instagram and found that Meta failed to act on their incident reports 90% of the time.