400 license plate cameras coming to San Francisco, privacy advocates concerned

San Francisco's police chief said the cameras won't be deployed as part of a mass surveillance operation. Privacy advocates have their concerns over the license plate readers.

19-year-old arrested for San Jose's first murder of year

SJPD detectives worked 'round the clock' to catch 19-year-old suspect in city's first murder of the new year. Motive behind the killing unknown.

Identity of Phoenix man killed in Vallejo released

The identity of a 26-year-old Phoenix man who died in a crash on westbound Interstate Highway 80 in Vallejo in December has been released by the Solano County Coroner's Office.

1st homicide of 2024 in San Jose reported

A fatal hit-and-run occurred Wednesday afternoon in the area of Descanso Drive and North First Street.

Google layoffs: job cuts affect Google Assistant, Pixel and Fitbit

Google laid off hundreds of employees Wednesday who worked on some of the Silicon Valley giant's most well-known products and brands as it seeks to reduce expenses.

Google searches for 'sleep' reached all-time high in 2023, new study notes

More than one-third of U.S. adults said they slept worse in 2023 than in previous years, according to the Sleep Foundation. And one generation in particular was at the top of the list for sleep challenges.

Lawsuit claims Lyft driver's rape of woman resulted in child's birth

A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday accusing San Francisco based Lyft driver of a sexual assault and rape, which resulted in the birth of a child. 

Memorial service for Oakland police officer Tuan Le killed in the line of duty

A public memorial service was held at 3Crosses Church on Wednesday morning for an Oakland police officer killed in the line of duty, where leaders and relatives spoke of his hard work, his dedication to the community and his big smile. 

Meta to shield teens on Instagram, Facebook from self-harm, eating disorders content

Meta said Tuesday it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers' accounts on Instagram and Facebook, including posts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders.

City of Vallejo to pay $5M lawsuit settlement to family of rapper killed by police, Willie McCoy

The City of Vallejo has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Willie McCoy, who was shot and killed by six Vallejo Police Department officers at a Taco Bell drive through in 2019. 

Power outage leaves dozens of San Jose nursing home residents without heat, lights

Crews worked Monday to restore electric service to a South San Jose nursing home that lost power Saturday, when a power transmission point on the property, blew.

Elon Musk lashes out at WSJ report alleging illegal drug use

Elon Musk clapped back at the Wall Street Journal after its report alleging the Tesla and SpaceX CEO had used illegal drugs, triggering concern from some of the leadership of his companies.

Man finds iPhone 'perfectly intact' that likely fell 16,000 feet from Alaska Airlines flight

The man said the iPhone was found still in airplane mode and open to a baggage claim number for Alaska Airlines flight 1282, which suffered an inflight blowout and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Former Oakland and San Francisco cop now manages cannabis industry security

Safety concerns over the cannabis industry are top of mind after an Oakland police officer was killed while responding to a burglary at a cannabis business on Dec. 29.

Mother of Oakland officer's suspected killer arrested

The mother of Tuan Le's suspected killer has been arrested over allegations she was an accessory to her son, the alleged gunman in the late officer's death.