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The whale had been trapped under three separate sets of crab fishing gear, including three crab pots and multiple attached fishing lines and buoys.

The Parks and Recreation Department painted white chalk circles throughout the park in the Mission District.

San Francisco's oldest gay bar, The Stud, announced Wednesday it will permanently close its current location due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Zynga founder Mark Pincus said he would give the rest of what the district needed -- $700,000 - to complete the request.

The man wanted for the fatal hit-and-run collision that killed an Oakland mother of seven in January has been arrested, police said Wednesday. 

Yosemite National Park may finally reopen as early as June, but visitors would need a reservation and crowds would be limited to roughly half of normal.

Veronica Prado, 15, apparently left her Rohnert Park home as her parents slept.

A 4-year-old boy in San Francisco, who is obsessed with trucks and cars, was greeted with a special birthday parade. 

One business that's going gangbusters during the COVID-19 pandemic is bicyle shops.

​​​​​​​New Hayward police Officer Jujhar Singh marched with his fellow Alameda County sheriff's academy graduates on Monday. He's the only one wearing and turban and not a hat.

A teenage musician attending the Oakland School for the Arts (OSA) was among a handful of students highlighted in a nationwide virtual event over the weekend to celebrate the 3 million high school seniors in the U.S. who won’t be able to walk across the stage for graduation due to coronavirus restrictions.

The Raging Grannies' message: Stay home, save a granny.

The industry has already filed a lawsuit over the state's shelter-in-place order.