Car thief crashes into multiple police vehicles while fleeing, SFPD says

San Francisco police arrested 24-year-old Robert Sonza for allegedly stealing a vehicle with large amounts of ammunition magazine, and crashing into multiple police vehicles while fleeing.

San Francisco sues companies for alleged illegal dumping on Treasure Island

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced Tuesday a lawsuit against three companies alleging they illegally dumped several tons of soil and other materials on Treasure Island in 2019.

San Francisco supervisors approve plan to keep Golden Gate Park's JFK Drive permanently car-free

John F. Kennedy Drive in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park hasn't seen cars in nearly two years-- and now that will be permanent. City officials made the announcement of the Board of Supervisors' vote late Tuesday evening.  

Attorneys defend opioid companies in closely watched SF case

Defense attorneys for pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers on Tuesday said they never misled doctors and didn’t cause a flood of opioids into San Francisco, fueling an overdose crisis at the center of a major trial underway in federal court.

San Francisco mother seeks justice after son shot, killed in Seattle

The mother of a young man who was shot in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood this month is asking for the public's help in catching his killer.

Governor Abbott asks Elon Musk to bring Twitter to Texas

Elon Musk's $44 billion offer to buy Twitter has been accepted by the social media platform. The announcement brings up the question, could Twitter relocate to Texas?

'The exposure is a lot of money:' Closely watched opioid trial begins in SF

Two opioid manufacturers, a distributor and pharmacy giant Walgreens flooded San Francisco’s streets with prescription drugs of the past two decades and helped drive demand for the illicit fentanyl market that’s caused a city-wide overdose crisis, attorneys for the city said Monday.

San Francisco musicians hold charity concert for Ukraine

A Russian-born San Francisco musician helped bring together more than a dozen performers for a charity concert to raise money for those affected by the war in Ukraine.

San Francisco fugitive caught in Georgia

The San Francisco Police Department on Friday reported a fugitive wanted since 2020 in connection with a series of armed burglaries has been arrested in Atlanta, Georgia.

Earth Day activists demand radioactive waste be cleared from SF Bayview District

San Francisco Bayview activists used Earth Day as a backdrop to ask for environmental justice and that radioactive waste from decades of military activity in the Shipyard be cleared.

Mike Tyson punches passenger on plane at SFO and the internet goes wild

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was seen punching a man aboard an airplane at San Francisco International Airport, TMZ reported, and the internet went wild.

City-sanctioned 420 celebration ushers in new orderly era

For the first time, marijuana sales were allowed with some 40 vendors and sponsors at San Francisco Golden Gate Park's 420 celebration.

4/20 Hippie Hill celebration returns after COVID hiatus

With a collective deep breath and a plume of smoke at 4:20 p.m. on 4/20, San Francisco's Hippie Hill celebration was back.

Wrongfully convicted man relishes freedom after 32 years behind bars

On Wednesday Joaquin Ciria emerged from nearly 32 years behind bars to cheers, bear hugs and whoops by his family, attorneys and supporters.

Pharma company settles for $10 million ahead of San Francisco opioid trial

The city of San Francisco has agreed to a $10 million settlement with Endo pharmaceuticals for the company’s role in the opioid epidemic.

San Francisco OKs proposal purging rape DNA from database

San Francisco lawmakers approved legislation that bans police from storing DNA obtained from rape kits and other crime scene evidence in city-run databases for more than 60 days.

'Stoned and stupid:' 4/20 celebration resumes in SF Golden Gate Park with new rules

After a two-year hiatus, San Francisco is preparing for thousands of people to return to Golden Gate Park's Hippie Hill, for the annual 4/20 marijuana gathering on Wednesday. 

San Francisco Supervisor Haney wins Assembly election

Early results for Tuesday's special election in San Francisco for the State Assembly race - District 17 are trickling in. Matt Haney has a strong lead over his opponent David Campos in the bid for the seat vacated last year by David Chiu.