The plan to move the San Francisco 49ers to the Silicon Valley just got a little messy. The company that owns Great America has filed a lawsuit that would void a proposal between Santa Clara and the 49ers to build a 68,500-seat stadium on a city-owned parking... Full Story »
A ban on the harvesting of mussel and shellfish at Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda was lifted today after tests revealed that there were no lingering health risks from the oil spill over a month ago in San Francisco Bay. Shellfish aficionados have kept... Full Story »
A man found shot to death in his Alameda home last week was a 40-year-old real estate agent who had been facing child molestation charges, police said Tuesday. The body of Darin Gregory Vinall was found Dec. 2 in his townhouse on the 100 block of Parfait... Full Story »
A Sacramento County trucker, who spent his murder trial cracking jokes and proudly admitting that he had killed his sister and her husband in their El Cerrito home, celebrated his birthday today by being sentenced to die by lethal injection. Edward Wycoff... Full Story »
Everyone going to work felt it, homeless people felt it more, and some birds felt it so much they died. Tuesday inflicted the coldest morning of the year on the Bay Area - a record-setter in some parts - and any living thing breathing frosty air was either... Full Story »
Yi Zuo, a neurobiologist at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered how learning and memory imprint their effects on the brain - spurred by inspiration from her father, her 3-year-old son and a family friend who suffered a stroke. The intersection of those three people... Full Story »
Supervisor David Campos wants to set up a medical marijuana task force to tackle issues ranging from cultivation and taxation to neighborhood concerns and legal requirements. "It would advise the Board of Supervisors and make recommendations," said Campos,... Full Story »
Caltrans could start structural repairs - and three weeks of nightly lane closures - on the east span of the Bay Bridge as soon as Friday, but the agency expects to avoid closing the entire bridge as originally feared. Officials said Monday that Caltrans... Full Story »
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco can refuse to recognize and fund a Christian student group because it excludes gays, lesbians and non-Christians, the justices said Monday. The case could affect public... Full Story »
Beau the Labrador bounded out of his home in Alamo just after lunchtime Monday and stopped short, stunned at the sight of something he'd never seen in his four years of doggie life. It was white and cold. His owner, Stephanie Cornell, pointed him uphill and... Full Story »
With more than 300 landmark buildings, Berkeley loves its architecture. But the City Council is ready to tell the landmark commission today that it went too far when it bestowed the hallowed status on a concrete, flat-roofed Berkeley building loosely linked... Full Story »
For the third year, the official City Hall "holiday tree" is a 20-foot evergreen with 5,000 white origami cranes. Called the "Tree of Hope," the decorations feature messages of hope and peace from people from all over the world. The tree is a project of the... Full Story »
Pick your culprit - endangered fish, wasteful farmers, Southern Californian swimming pools. Depending on where you sit, each is singled out as one of the main causes of the Golden State's water problems. But a new study by a nonpartisan think tank says... Full Story »
The UC system has agreed to hire PricewaterhouseCoopers to conduct a financial review at UCSF, after a U.S. senator raised concerns about allegations of money mismanagement and university officials making misleading statements to state leaders. The... Full Story »
Marin County should abandon its effort to enter the public power business, according to a new grand jury report publicly released Monday. The county and 8 of its cities plan to start buying electricity on behalf of their residents, under an arrangement known... Full Story »
A well-worn, signed pilot's cap belonging to Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger drew 28 bids on eBay in the first few hours Monday, pushing the price of the hat past $1,100 - with a week of bidding still to go. The auction proceeds will be donated to three... Full Story »
"Day of Infamy" survivors, including (from left) John Rauschkolb, 88, Bill Gertz, 89, and Mickey Ganitch, 90, salute as a commemorative ceremony for survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack 68 years ago gets under way at the U.S. Coast Guard Support Command in... Full Story »
As lawmakers held the first of several hearings on the California Master Plan for Higher Education on Monday, leading public educators told the panel there's nothing wrong with the plan that money can't fix. "The Master Plan is not broken. It's the envy of... Full Story »
A fourth man has been arrested on suspicion of beating up an actor on a packed Muni bus in October, police announced Monday. The suspect, 18-year-old Roger Alarcon of San Francisco, was taken into custody in Richmond and is now in San Francisco County Jail.... Full Story »
A Richmond woman has been arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing a man who rented a room from her, police said Monday. Renee Glover, 51, surrendered Friday in the slaying of 46-year-old Garry Crowder, police Sgt. Bisa French said. She was booked on... Full Story »
For the second time this year, the big-wave chasers invited to compete in the Mavericks Surf Contest have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed date for the competition. Asked if they wanted to paddle into the frigid waters north of Half Moon Bay on Wednesday to... Full Story »
An 18-year-old man recently acquitted of murder in San Francisco has been arrested in the weekend shooting of a police sergeant in the city, authorities said Monday. Orlando Ware of San Francisco was booked on suspicion of attempted murder in the shooting... Full Story »
There's snow in the hills - in Danville. In fact, the cold, white stuff showed up this morning in places it almost never does, thanks to a strong front that will bring chilly temperatures for much of the week, according to the National Weather Service. And... Full Story »
Berkeley is moving full-steam ahead with plans for a new ferry terminal, despite howls from windsurfers and environmentalists that the ferries will bring the marina more harm than good. The City Council recently approved preliminary plans for a $57 million... Full Story »
Transforming the two, long-blighted blocks of San Francisco's Market Street that run from U.N. Plaza to the Powell Street cable car turnaround could come down to a fight over parking. Developer David Rhoades has a plan for a modern, glassy retail center with... Full Story »
Fireworks light up the sky at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock. AP/Danny Johnston
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