SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Members of the San Jose community gathered Tuesday afternoon alongside the family and friends of a mentally ill man who was fatally shot by police on Mother's Day to call for police accountability in his killing. Full Story »
YERBA BUENA ISLAND, Calif. -- A Sig-alert issued after a bus caught fire on the Bay Bridge late Tuesday morning has been canceled, according to the California Highway Patrol. Full Story »
The attorney for a man who was involved in a confrontation with a BART police officer at the West Oakland BART station over the weekend praised prosecutors' Tuesday decision to only charge the man with misdemeanors. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- A state appeals court in San Francisco has upheld the convictions of an Oakland father and son in a string of nearly 30 takeover-style robberies of small East Bay businesses in 2005 and 2006. Full Story »
East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May and the man on trial for allegedly fatally shooting him in January 2006 each had a number of choices to make the day of May's death, and it was the suspect who chose wrong, a prosecuting attorney said during closing arguments Monday. Full Story »
San Jose police were seeking assistance Tuesday in locating victims who may have had contact with a man suspected of taking pornographic pictures of children under the guise of taking modeling photos. Full Story »
San Francisco police will soon have more officers on San Francisco Municipal Railway trains and buses as part of a new cooperative effort between the agencies to combat crime and fare evaders. Full Story »
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A protest in the lobby of University of California President Mark Yudof's office in downtown Oakland ended peacefully Monday evening with no arrests. Full Story »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Just weeks after California first lady Maria Shriver apologized for parking in a red zone, her husband appears to have violated the same law. Full Story »
The parents of a 12-year-old San Jose boy who was shot in the head as he was trick or treating on Halloween night cried on Monday as they talked about their hopes for their son's recovery and their worries about the future. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police arrested 18 people Monday evening during a demonstration in which unionized employees blocked part of Market Street in protest of layoffs and wage reductions. Full Story »
MARTINEZ, Calif. -- A former pastor is facing charges over allegations that he falsified documents to take out a loan on church property. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Lodi woman who became sick from eating mushrooms she picked in the wild has died. After being hospitalized Nov. 10, officials at California Pacific Medical say the woman died over the weekend. Full Story »
Union members and students rallied at the University of California at Berkeley's Sproul Plaza Monday to protest what they allege were aggressive tactics used by police Friday in response to the takeover of a building on campus. Full Story »
OAKLAND -- Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson has pneumonia and isn't traveling with the team for two games in Texas. The 69-year-old Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, missed practice Sunday and again Monday. Full Story »
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Rangers are hiking trails in Yosemite Valley looking for a Modesto man who has been missing in the park for more than two weeks. Full Story »
CONCORD -- A 61-year-old Concord man has been arrested after he allegedly shot his neighbor in the leg during an argument inside his mobile home, Concord police Cpl. James Carroll said. Full Story »
An Alameda County Superior Court jury recommended the death penalty Monday for Oakland resident Christopher Evans for murdering two people at a hair salon eight years ago. Full Story »
REDWOOD CITY -- A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for fatally shooting another man from a car on U.S. Highway 101 in Burlingame more than two years ago. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- Four people suffered injuries over the weekend when a cable cara slammed to a sudden halt, transit officials said. Full Story »
Officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz say dozens of protesters who were occupying the university's main administrative building have ended their protest Full Story »
The BART Police Department hopes to present its case to prosecutors on Tuesday against a passenger who was involved in a physical dispute with an officer that sparked controversy after being captured on video and posted online, a BART police commander said Monday night. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's historic cable cars resumed service on Powell Street Sunday morning following a cable problem Saturday that left four people injured. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- Police in San Francisco are looking for witnesses who may have information about a fatal stabbing in the city's Mission District Sunday morning. Full Story »
CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The average price of regular gasoline in the United States has dropped 3.64 cents over a two-week period to $2.65. That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday. Full Story »
An ice sculpture of "The Thinker" by Rodin is shown along the Champs-Elysee in Paris. AFP/Joel Saget
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