California tech leader targets Elon Musk, calls for boycott of Tesla in Super Bowl ads

Elon Musk was the target of a pair of Super Bowl ads, as a California tech entrepreneur called for a boycott of Tesla's Autopilot technology. “Anyone who buys a Tesla from Elon Musk is an enabler for his reckless behavior," Dan Dan O'Dowd's The Dawn Project said.

Oakland police officer arrested on DUI after allegedly crashing Tesla into CHP cruiser

An off-duty Oakland police officer was arrested over the weekend for allegedly driving under the influence. KTVU has learned he crashed his Tesla into a California Highway Patrol car on Interstate 80 in Fairfield.

San Francisco relatively quiet as disappointed 49ers fans grapple with Super Bowl loss

After a nail-biter of a game that left San Francisco 49ers fans heartbroken Sunday night, the city seems to be taking the team's Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs relatively calmly, according to police.   

2 people rescued after boat takes water near Golden Gate Bridge

Two adults were rescued Sunday night when their boat began to take water near the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco Fire Department said.   

Commercial fishing boat runs aground near Bay Area marine sanctuary

A 58-foot commercial fishing vessel ran aground Friday night two miles southwest of Bodega Bay in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, the U.S. Coast Guard said.   

SFFD called to rescue child trapped on cliff at Fort Funston

San Francisco firefighters were called to rescue a 12-year-old trapped on a 300-foot cliff at Fort Funston on Saturday afternoon.   

Police looking for porch pirate in Rohnert Park

Police in the North Bay are asking for the public's help in identifying a porch pirate.

Pedestrian dies in San Jose car accident: Police

A fatal traffic collision has occurred in San Jose, causing lane closures, police say.

Oakland man dies at Santa Rita Jail within 28 hours of booking

A 53-year-old Oakland man died at Santa Rita Jail, about 28 hours after he was booked into custody. Eric Johnson is the first in-custody death of 2024 and the 69th person to die at Santa Rita Jail since 2014.

Oakland police seek Lexus with distinctive damage following homicide

Oakland police on Thursday released two photos of a Lexus they say is somehow connected to the shooting death of a person last month. 

Thief snatches dozens of iPhones from California Apple store

In a viral video, a suspect is seen snatching dozens of iPhones from their ports with a police car parked right outside Emeryville's Apple store in broad daylight.

California storm knocks out power to whopping 1.4M customers

California's atmospheric river, which has been raging across the state off and on since last week, is now the largest single storm in 30 years, knocking out power to a whopping 1.4 million PG&E customers, the utility said Wednesday.

Backed by Elon Musk, Gina Carano sues Disney over ‘Mandalorian’ firing

Gina Carano is suing over her 2021 firing, saying she was let go from the series for expressing right-wing views online. Elon Musk’s X is helping to fund the lawsuit.

Pedestrian killed in Pacheco crash, CHP responding

The California Highway Patrol is responding to a fatal collision involving a pedestrian in Pacheco on Tuesday. 

Underground vault fire in San Francisco closes busy intersection

San Francisco firefighters were responding to an underground vault fire that prompted the closure of a busy intersection on Tuesday.

Gov. Newsom adding 120 CHP officers in Oakland, East Bay

Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending 120 more CHP officers to Oakland and the East Bay – a 900% increase – to help cities fight crime. 

North Bay still contending with outages and cleaning up from storm

In the North Bay, PG&E crews are still grappling with outages across the region after this weekend's powerful storm. Some areas aren't expected to get their power back until Tuesday evening.