Driver slams into utility pole causing power outage in San Rafael

A speeding driver in San Rafael smashed into an electrical pole, severing it at the base, which knocked out the power for 400 PG&E clients, the San Rafael Police Department announced. 

Home Depot employee allegedly embezzled $1.2M from San Rafael store

A Home Depot employee was arrested on suspicion of embezzling $1.2 million from a store location in San Rafael where she was employed.

A homeless camp at the Marin Civic Center?

An innovative proposal to consolidate all of San Rafael's considerable homeless population at the county's Civic Center is going to be a fight at a very public government center that also has hundreds of events, concerts, plays, picnics and a fair every year.

San Rafael police officer injured after drunk driver hits patrol car

A San Rafael police officer was injured in the early hours of Saturday morning after a driver under the influence crashed into a police car.

San Rafael police officer injured after drunk driver hits patrol car
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A San Rafael police officer was injured in the early hours of Saturday morning after a driver under the influence crashed into a police car. At around 1:30 a.m., the officer was on patrol driving through the intersection at Francisco Boulevard East and Bellam Boulevard in San Rafael when a speeding driver ran the red light and broadsided the police car, according to the police.

Deputies identify victims in fatal San Rafael Canal crash

Authorities have identified the victims who plunged into the San Rafael Canal early Saturday morning. 

San Rafael hit with multiple stabbings, shootings in 24 hours

The City of San Rafael faced a wave of violence Saturday as hundreds took to the streets to celebrate Guatemalan Independence Day. Police responded to two stabbings and two shootings in 24 hours.

2 die when speeding vehicle plunges into San Rafael canal

Two people were killed Saturday morning when their car sped off a dead-end street and into the San Rafael Canal, police said.

Studio formerly owned and led by George Lucas faces lease expiration

The Bay Area could lose one of the birthplaces of modern filmmaking, a movie studio that very few people even know exists.

San Rafael is the latest Bay Area city to consider adding license plate readers

More license plate readers may soon be coming to San Rafael's streets after the city council supported a plan to install the cameras due to an increase in crime. 

San Rafael considers adding license plate readers
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More license plate readers may soon be coming to San Rafael's streets after the city council supported a plan to install the cameras due to an increase in crime. License plate readers are becoming more common in Bay Area cities.

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge reopens after standoff ends, person rescued

All eastbound lanes of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge reopened just after 7 a.m. Saturday after a standoff with someone experiencing a mental health emergency ended, authorities say. 

People stuck on San Rafael bridge during standoff get creative with time

Commuters stuck on the San Rafael bridge for hours during a standoff Friday had to get creative with the time. There was juggling, skateboarding, dog walking, and much more.

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge bike path still underutilized as test run nears end

A four-year program set to conclude in November will determine the worthiness of a bike and pedestrian pathway that eliminated a traffic lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge in the Bay Area.

San Rafael woman arrested for assault, starting fire at encampment

A 55-year-old San Rafael woman was arrested Friday for assaulting a victim and setting a tent on fire in the area of the Mahon Creek path, where a large encampment has grown significantly over the last several months.

San Rafael's homeless proposal: Will it cause even more encampments?

One Bay Area city's attempt to sort out the homeless encampment problem is drawing a lot of attention; not all of it is complimentary. Encampments could actually take up a lot more space.

1 dead, 1 critically injured in San Rafael plane crash

Federal investigators are looking into a plane crash that killed one person and injured another in San Rafael Saturday night.

San Rafael support dog 'Buddy' feared stolen

Arend Dittmer posted dozens of “lost dog" flyers in downtown San Rafael – searching for his dog “Buddy" The one-year-old Cavapoo was allegedly stolen outside of Bank of America on Fourth Street Friday afternoon.