Amazon delivery driver arrested for DUI following hit-and-run crashes

The driver of an Amazon delivery van was arrested on suspicion of DUI after two hit-and-run crashes that knocked down a light pole and smashed up a parked car in a Southern California neighborhood

Residential solar owners could avoid paying for proposed PG&E rate increase

Many customers and consumer advocates are still reeling from PG&E's $3.6 billion rate increase, filed last Wednesday, a request that would hit your monthly bill in a noticeable way.

July starts with fight against home-destroying California wildfires

Firefighters are battling home-destroying blazes in Northern California as officials in the drought-stricken state warn Fourth of July crowds against illegal fireworks and untended fires.

Lawsuit accuses Amazon of price gouging during COVID-19 pandemic

A class-action lawsuit accuses Amazon of hiking up prices for food, cleaning products, personal hygiene products and emergency or medical products during the pandemic.

Police asking for public's help to find suspect who stabbed Muni passenger unprovoked

San Francisco police are asking for the public's help to find a man who violently attacked a victim aboard a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency bus unprovoked last month, leaving the victim with stab wounds.

San Francisco police identify 2nd suspect linked to fatal July 2020 shooting of 6-year-old boy

Nearly a year after a 6-year-old boy was fatally shot as he watched fireworks from a home in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood, police said Thursday that they have identified a second suspect connected to the killing and are asking for the public's assistance.

Oakland didn't cut any money from the police budget at all

The Oakland City Council didn't make any cuts to the police budget at all; in fact, the police were allotted about $39 million more than in the previous two years.

PG&E seeks $3.6 billion in rate hikes for wildfire safety

Pacific Gas & Electric asked regulators Wednesday to grant a $3.6 billion rate hike to help it pay for hardening its power systems to prevent deadly wildfires.

17-year-old boy killed in double shooting Monday in Tenderloin identified

A 17-year-old boy who died in a double shooting that also injured another victim on Monday night in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood has been identified as Kweli Davis, the city's Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday.

SFPD investigating a hit-and-run that has now killed 72-year-old woman

San Francisco police are seeking leads in a hit-and-run crash where a 72-year-old woman has died from her injuries about a month after the collision. 

Tenderloin shooting leaves 17-year-old dead, others injured

Authorities are investigating are investigating a triple shooting in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood that left a 17-year-old dead.

Man plans trip to Disney World to make good on wife’s dying wish

“I wish she were here today. Not just because we all miss her. But so that she could see the impact she has made, almost six months later she is still changing lives.”

Disney delays test cruise over ‘inconsistent’ virus results

Disney Cruise Line is postponing its first test cruise since the pandemic brought the cruise industry to a standstill after a handful of participants had inconsistent test results for COVID-19, the company said Monday.

Oakland police chief laments city's reallocation of police funding, argues OPD stretched thin

Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong on Monday lamented city officials' recent decision to redirect roughly $18 million in proposed police spending over two years, which Armstrong argued will hamstring a police force that is already stretched too thin.

Lincoln, Nebraska mayor names city's 1st LGBTQ police chief

A high-ranking California police official has been nominated to serve as the next police chief in Lincoln, Nebraska, making her the city's first female chief and the first who is openly gay. 

Report: 1 in 4 San Jose police officers received a complaint

The Independent Police Auditor's report examined complaints of police misconduct in 2020 and contains key statistics that concern local activists, including those involved in the resurrected Reimagining Public Safety Committee.