The city of Oakland is expected to pay $1.75 million in legal fees and will offer vacation time and money to police officers who claimed in a lawsuit that they had been underpaid for working extra hours and for the time they spent putting on their uniforms,... Full Story »
Assemblyman John Pérez, an openly gay Latino Democrat from Los Angeles, made history Thursday when he was unanimously chosen by the Assembly's Democratic Caucus to succeed Karen Bass as the lower house's leader. Pérez, a freshman lawmaker who is expected to... Full Story »
A 50-year-old Alamo contractor accused of shooting a jewelry-store owner was on the verge of losing his cul-de-sac home and intended to rob a man he had treated as a friend in a desperate attempt to stay afloat, a prosecutor said Thursday. Thomas Paul Bennett... Full Story »
Dinosaur hunters digging in a New Mexico quarry have unearthed the fossil bones of an early meat-eating beast whose remains tell a remarkable story of evolution that started more than 200 million years ago when the whole world was one supercontinent known as... Full Story »
A man already accused of four random stabbings in San Francisco, including attacks on a woman and an 11-year-old boy riding Muni, was charged Thursday with another slashing on a Muni Metro train. Bobby L. Brown Jr., 30, allegedly stabbed a 40-year-old woman... Full Story »
Marin County's largest oyster farm is being fined for growing clams in a protected refuge for harbor seals The California Coastal Commission fined the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. $61,250 for cultivating the mollusks in an area of Drakes Estero set aside for harbor seals. Owner Kevin Lunny said a faulty global positioning system device caused one of his employees to put the clams in the wrong place. Full Story »
An elevated rail connector between BART's Coliseum station and the Oakland International Airport could be in service in four years after the transit agency's directors voted 7-1 Thursday to award two contracts for the long-awaited project. Full Story »
A 51-year-old woman was shot in the stomach during an apparent robbery attempt on an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit Bus in San Pablo Thursday afternoon, officials said. The shooting occured at 1:40 p.m. on the 72-line on San Pablo Avenue near Laurie Lane and the victim's condition was not immediately known. Full Story »
The City of Oakland has unveiled three waterfront sites as potential spots to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics and ultimately keep the team from leaving town. Full Story »
Stanford's Toby Gerhart has won the Doak Walker Award honoring the nation's best running back. Gerhart had more yards rushing (1,736) and touchdowns (26) than any player in the country. He led No. 19 Stanford (8-4) to a second-place finish in the Pac-10 and its first bowl bid in eight years. Full Story »
Why are officials seeking to limit public review of the city's biggest development proposal? Full Story »
Activists say comments by the mayor and U.S. attorney are bluster that shouldn't affect new sanctuary city law Full Story »
SFMTA changes Muni service to address budget shortfall Full Story »
GREEN CITY: The Bicycle Plan injunction is lifted -- and crews work at a blistering pace to make the city safer for cyclists Full Story »
The Afghanistan escalation has angered many Obama voters. But can the antiwar movement revive itself against a Democratic president? Full Story »
Unprecedented numbers of Chihuahuas are showing up at San Francisco animal shelters. Full Story »
MySpace's online music venture scooped up imeem's 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 million. Full Story »
More than 2 dozen protesters were arrested for blocking Chevron's main entrance and backing up traffic. Full Story »
Morgan Hill police have arrested a 36-year-old San Jose man for sexually assaulting a Gilroy teenager. Full Story »
Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to send the Seattle Seahawks to a 20-17 victory on Sunday. Full Story »
PT. REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, Calif. -- Marin County's largest oyster farm is being fined for growing clams in a protected refuge for harbor seals The California Coastal Commission fined the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. $61,250 for cultivating the mollusks in an area of Drakes Estero set aside for harbor seals. Full Story »
MARTINEZ, Calif. -- Jurors in Martinez convicted a 27-year-old Antioch man of first-degree murder this afternoon for shooting his former girlfriend as she lay in her bed two years ago. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco supervisor who introduced recently passed legislation to amend the city's sanctuary ordinance is now demanding that Mayor Gavin Newsom implement it. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- A 30-year-old homeless man accused of stabbing three women and a young boy over the past three months in San Francisco -- two on San Francisco Municipal Railways lines -- has now been accused in a fifth stabbing on a Muni train in May. Full Story »
SAN PABLO, Calif. -- A woman was shot on an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit Bus in San Pablo Thursday afternoon, an agency spokesman said. The shooting was reported at 1:39 p.m. on the 72-line on San Pablo Avenue near Laurie Lane, AC Transit spokesman Clarence Johnson said. Full Story »
When a local nonprofit hell-bent on building social consciousness through digital culture decides to open up a product-focused space supporting designers of sustainability-minded wearables, the world becomes richer not only in hyphenated words, but also in clothes. “Broadcast,” a sh... Full Story »
Jamaica Dyer is the new Ariel Schrag. If you don't know what that means, then … you're not a comics geek. The point is, Dyer's innovative watercolor Web-comic, Weird Fishes , has the ability to pull readers, as though with a rope, into the world of teen instability and pit-deep passions. ... Full Story »
Everyone knows about flamenco divas: They're mean and gorgeous. Local dancer Yaelisa, fearless leader of Caminos Flamencos Spanish dance company, is no exception. One look tells you not to trifle with anyone whose bun is that tight. Out of left field, therefore, comes her latest announcement: She li... Full Story »
Surveillance cameras can get pretty small. So when you put one on the nonbusiness end of your eyeliner pencil, it doesn't even interfere with your workflow. And the results are compellingly weird — it looks like the pencil is holding still and the eyelid is rubbing up against it. Kiki Seror's v... Full Story »
Not everyone can grow a mustache in four weeks. Some people can grow only a gentle patch of downy meadow grass or a few sprouted outposts lashed to an otherwise barren upper lip. Surely, these people are real men, and when they take the stage at The 2009 'Stache Bash , you should give them a f... Full Story »
A man who has already been charged with the stabbing of four people, two on Muni lines, has now been accused of a fifth attack. 30-year-old Bobby Brown is accused of attacking a woman on a Muni train on May 12. KCBS’ Doug Sovern Reports Full Story »
San Francisco's new sanctuary shield for undocumented juveniles is now city law, but the question remains how readily it will be enforced. KCBS’ Barbara Taylor Reports Full Story »
Gay rights leaders held a vigil in San Francisco's United Nations Plaza Thursday to denounce an anti-gay bill under consideration in Uganda. The proposal would execute gays who have sex with anyone under 18, or if they're HIV-positive. KCBS’ Doug Sovern Reports Full Story »
Police are searching for a suspect who shot a woman on an AC Transit bus Thursday afternoon. The victim was shot once in the stomach and transported to a local hospital. Full Story »
The city of Oakland has suggested three sites as possibilities for a new baseball stadium to keep the Oakland A's in town. KCBS’ George Harris Reports Full Story »
A new ballpark in Jack London Square? That's one proposal city officials have come up with to try to keep the A's in Oakland. KGO's Scott Lettieri reports. (12/10/09) Full Story »
Authorities in the East Bay are searching for the person who shot a woman on an AC Transit bus in San Pablo. Full Story »
Two men have been charged with misdemeanors for brush clearing work that has been blamed for sparking a massive wildfire that destroyed 80 Santa Barbara homes. Full Story »
A riot at a Southern California prison that left more than 200 injured and two buildings destroyed was triggered by an "ongoing racial street war" between black and Hispanic gangs, corrections officials say. Full Story »
The 24-hour occupation of a San Francisco State University building came to an abrupt end early this morning when university police entered the building and arrested dozens of people. Full Story »
Deadline extended for the Gift of Reading Full Story »
SAN JOSE2000 block of Jamaica Way, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday A warrant search of residence yielded narcotics and cash and resulted in the arrest of one person for narcotics sales. Full Story »
Transit officials to consider request for $900 million in funding. Full Story »
Residents have watched as various neighborhood grocery stores closed their doors and then sat vacant, some for years. Full Story »
When water started gushing around the intersection of Martin and Dana avenues in the Rose Garden area on Nov. Full Story »
You better watch out. Santarchy is coming to town this weekend. Full Story »
Calvin Harrison lived the Olympic dream, until it fell apart. Full Story »
Mayor Newsom tells KNBR, "We're not going to lose those 49ers." Full Story »
Bay Area mayors have been dashing to D.C. for quick cash. Full Story »
The man lovingly referred to as "JaMinkus" talks about his future. Full Story »
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