KTVU 2 San Francisco

Another car was torched in unincorporated Contra Costa County early Tuesday, bringing the number of vehicle arsons in the area to 14 over the last week, authorities said. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCP -- Workers at the Palace Hotel began a three-day strike Tuesday as contract negotiations with hotel management remained stalled. Approximately 350 workers, members of Unite Here Local 2, began picketing in front of the hotel at 2 Montgomery St. at about 4 a.m., union leaders said. Full Story »

An explosion and two-alarm fire ripped apart a vacant apartment in Rodeo early Tuesday, trapping a family of three inside their neighboring unit until they were rescued with the help of a Good Samaritan, authorities said. Full Story »

A UC Berkeley structural engineering professor issued scathing criticism against Caltrans on Monday, calling the agency criminally negligent for allowing the public to go on the troubled Bay Bridge. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO -- Union leaders and representatives of San Francisco's biggest and most famous hotels went to City Hall Monday for their first face-to-face meeting. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO -- Controlled chaos is the only way to describe the pandemonium at the Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco Monday night as more than a thousand frenzied fans showed up to catch a glimpse of two stars of the latest "Twilight" movie. Full Story »

San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday are expected to overturn a mayoral veto of legislation that would relax the city's policy on reporting undocumented youth offenders to federal immigration authorities. Full Story »

HERCULES, Calif. -- Police have arrested two teenagers and are looking for a third in connection with an apparent gang-related shooting in Hercules last month that injured two other teens, authorities said Monday. Full Story »

CALISTOGA, Calif. -- Interested home buyers with exceptionally deep pockets have a chance to live in a sprawling Sonoma County residence that a Hall of Fame quarterback once called home. Full Story »

Under fire for recent accidents on the Bay Bridge, Caltrans is implementing a slew of safety measures along the bridge's S-curve, where a big-rig toppled over a traffic barrier early Monday morning, killing a trucker from Hayward. Full Story »

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The judge who presided over the trial over the University of California at Berkeley's bid to build a new training center next to its football stadium has died unexpectedly at the age of 58. Full Story »

DALY CITY, Calif. -- Power has been restored to the more than 6,800 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers affected by an outage late Monday afternoon in northern Daly City and southern parts of San Francisco, a utility spokesman said. Full Story »

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A police chase through the streets of Oakland ended with a parolee driving up onto a sidewalk before surrendering to the officers surrounding the vehicle he had stolen. Full Story »

STOCKTON, Calif. -- A San Joaquin County judge has refused to throw out criminal charges against four people accused of torturing a teenager at a Tracy house. Full Story »

PLACERVILLE, Calif. -- A judge has decided to remove the attorney defending Nancy Garrido from allegations that she kidnapped, raped and held Jaycee Dugard captive for 18 years. Full Story »

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a far-reaching water bond passed last week by the California Legislature intended to restore the ailing estuary at the heart of the state's water system. Full Story »

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is expected to convene a meeting of union and hotel officials Monday afternoon in the wake of a three-day strike at the Grand Hyatt Sunday over the lack of a new contract for workers. Full Story »

FRESNO, Calif. -- Authorities say a 36-year-old woman who was injured while rock climbing in the eastern Sierra died before rescuers could get to her. Full Story »

LAS VEGAS -- Joey Chestnut maintained his dominance in the sport of competitive eating -- and expanded his palate -- by winning the first-ever Martorano's Masters Meatball Eating Championship in Las Vegas. Full Story »

REDWOOD CITY -- A 23-year-old man who had faced attempted murder charges for shooting three customers in front of a Redwood City pizzeria has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading no contest to lesser charges, escaping a possible life sentence. Full Story »

Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. Full Story »

A Hayward man attempting to navigate through the dangerous S-curve of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge at a high rate of speed lost control of his rig early Monday, crashing through the guardrail and falling 200 feet to his death, authorities said. Full Story »

A high surf advisory expired Sunday afternoon after the National Weather Service issued it Friday because of large waves at all Bay Area beaches and shorelines. Full Story »

SANTA CLARA Co. -- The U.S. Geological Survey reported that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.6 struck Sunday afternoon in Santa Clara County near the Calaveras Reservoir. Full Story »

SAN JOSE -- San Jose officials are expected to take another step to improve the environment by restricting the use of plastic foam at public events. Full Story »