School districts working to avoid teacher shortages with recruiting events

As the summer months wind down, Bay Area school districts are actively recruiting teachers to fill dozens of vacancies in their classrooms before the start of the school year.

4th patient dies after being transferred out of Laguna Honda

A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee will have a public hearing on the transfer and relocation of patients at Laguna Honda Hospital.

Flyers call San Francisco supervisor a 'Communist pedophile'

Flyers calling San Francisco Supervisor Gordon Mar a "Communist pedophile" popped up on small businesses in his district, the Sunset.

San Francisco DA clarifies position on prosecuting low-level crimes

San Francisco's new district attorney, Brooke Jenkins, is clarifying the position of her office on prosecuting low-level crimes.

Long lines stretch around block in San Francisco for coveted monkeypox vaccine

People eligible for the monkeypox vaccine showed up in droves to a walk-in clinic to get a shot on Wednesday at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. 

Zuckerberg Hospital needs help identifying a man in critical condition

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital police say an unidentified man was picked up by the San Francisco Fire Department on July 16 at 8 p.m. from a store at 546 Mission Street. 

San Francisco to hire 220 police officers

The budget funds Mayor London Breed's top priorities, including hiring 220 new police officers.

SF DA recuses herself from case involving mayor's brother

San Francisco's new DA is recusing herself in the criminal case against Mayor London Breed's brother. 

Victim in brutal beating shares story with KTVU as San Francisco D.A. files felony charges

A San Francisco community leader says when he saw two homeless men, one half naked, in the backyard of the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, he took action, asking the men to leave before children at the center saw them, but ended up getting brutally beaten in the head.

Worker at SFO stabbed in baggage claim area, suspect arrested

One man is in custody and another had to be hospitalized after a stabbing at San Francisco International Airport, Tuesday morning.

'The story happened in front of my eyes': Bay Area resident recalls events of Great Escape from Alcatraz

Bay Area author Jolene Babyak was 15 and living on Alcatraz when three inmates escaped what was then known as "the world’s most secure prison." 60 years later, new photos show what the escapees would look like today. Babyak shares in fascinating detail what unfolded the night of the escape and what she believes happened.

San Francisco Bay Ferry launches new ticket system, app

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) launched a new ticketing system and smartphone app for San Francisco Bay Ferry. WETA hopes the new system will improve and streamline the fare payment system for riders.

San Francisco spends more than half a million on pilot trash can program

The San Francisco Department of Public Works is spending more than half a million dollars to decide which new garbage cans to place around the city, with some custom models costing more than $10,000 apiece.