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Bikes pass BART tests, ban may be lifted After two experiments with allowing bikes on all BART trains at all times failed to cause chaos, the transit agency's Board of Directors Thursday night was considering … More »Bikes pass BART tests, ban may be lifted

Your Lucky Numbers Tuesday, May 21, draw Mega MillionsJackpot: $12 million 21517485511MEGAFriday, May 24, jackpot: $15 million Thursday, May 23, draws Fantasy 51027303639Daily 41992Daily 3 (midday)733Daily … More »Your Lucky Numbers

Kin aghast as 3-alarm fire mixes cremains [...] a three-alarm fire tore through the funeral home's crematory on May 15 and burned the polypropylene boxes that held Barraza Aguirre's ashes - and those of … More »Kin aghast as 3-alarm fire mixes cremains

The man had just left a club where he had celebrated his 29th birthday when he and some friends were confronted by three suspects. A woman had a jacket taken before the man was shot. Nothing was taken … More »San Francisco man celebrating birthday shot in downtown Oakland robbery

Thousands of people -- and their cars -- may be in for some gridlock as the end of San Jose State's commencement ceremonies overlap with the start of the San Jose Taco Festival of Innovation at History … More »Pizarro: San Jose State graduation, taco festival headed for a traffic clash

Kevin Dahlgren, who lists Palo Alto as his home on Facebook, was arrested at an airport in the Washington, D.C. area late Thursday after the Czechs issued an international warrant. More »Bay Area man arrested in connection with killing family in Czech Republic

The debate over plans to build a 47-story condominium tower on Mission Street downtown has spilled north of Market Street to Union Square, where opponents have raised concerns the building will cast too … More »Proposed SF Condo High-Rise Could Cast Shadow On Union Square

Police were searching for three possible suspects who shot a victim during an attempted robbery Friday morning in Oakland. More »Oakland Robbery Attempt Leads To Shooting; 3 Suspects Sought

A man was arrested for allegedly masturbating outside of a hospital in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights neighborhood on Wednesday morning, police said. More »Man Allegedly Masturbating Near SF Hospital, Bus Stop Arrested For Indecent Exposure

The organization will now allow gay members, but not gay leaders More »Another Step to Take for Boy Scouts?

No major injuries have yet to be reported Photo Credit: Googlemaps More »USGS: 5.7 Earthquake Shakes North of Chico

Changes come after Bay Area scout was kicked out after coming out Photo Credit: Stephanie Chuang More »Boy Scouts Lift Ban on Gay Members

A man was arrested for allegedly masturbating outside of a hospital in San Francisco's Presidio Heights neighborhood. More »Man exposes himself outside of hospital in SF

An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco. More »Several aftershocks felt after 5.7 quake in Greenville

BART's board of directors voted to lift a ban on bikes aboard rush hour trains for five months. More »BART board votes to relax rush hour bike ban

Beachgoers in Marin should have no reservations about jumping in and taking a dip as the weather warms - at least based on water quality. The county's beaches have some of cleanest water in the state during … More »Bay Area beaches get top marks for water quality in report for spring and summer

A man accused of booking himself into two Marin County rehabs under the name of a former White Zombie drummer was sentenced to jail Thursday for fraud and grand theft. More »'White Zombie' impostor sentenced for rehab frauds in Marin

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's new entertainment offering -- Cirque Dreams Splashtastic -- The Most Amazing Show Above H2O! -- premiered to a crowd of about 2,000 special guests Wednesday. More »Six Flags Discovery Kingdom opens new Splashtastic experience

Things that make you go hmmm. More »Road Warrior: Spotted on Hwy. 101

A Petaluma man was arrested for suspected DUI Friday after he plowed a pickup truck into a utility pole and cut power to a large swath of customers on the city's east side, authorities said. More »Suspected DUI crash knocks out power to east Petaluma

Monday is Memorial Day, which means government agencies, schools, services and some businesses will be closed or have modified hours. More »What's open, what's closed on Memorial Day

Trevor Felch SF Weekly Sandwich virtuoso Ike Shehadeh recently opened the newest Ike’s Lair in Foster City, part of his growing Ike’s Place mini-empire. The same extensive roster of massive, stuffed-to-capacity … More »Popular San Francisco restaurants expand to Peninsula

Having recently settled a lawsuit that alleged discriminatory election practices, San Mateo County is preparing to review its supervisorial districts’ boundaries to study if they, too, may be unfair. An … More »Districts’ fairness reviewed

A bicyclist was killed in the Mission district Thursday after colliding with a Recology garbage truck during the morning commute. The accident occurred at 16th Street and South Van Ness Avenue at roughly … More »Bicyclist dies after striking garbage truck in the Mission

After July 1, BART riders with bicycles can enter trains during peak hours as long as they follow a rule restricting the two-wheelers from overcrowded train cars. More »BART board votes to allow bikes on rush hour trains

California Gov. Jerry Brown helped showcase scientists' new call to urgent action on climate change, but critics say he's diverting money away from that goal for the next year. More »Climate change: Environmentalists question whether Gov. Jerry Brown's actions match his rhetoric

Some say organization is teaching Scouts about good citizenship; others lament lack of "courage" among those who voted to overturn ban   Statement from The Boy Scouts of America   Reaction: @boyscouts … More »Scouting leaders, parents react to rule change allowing gay Scouts

Andy Viera was driving home to St. Helena after coaching basketball at Justin-Siena a few days before Thanksgiving last fall when a car driven by an allegedly impaired driver rammed head-on into his Honda … More »Health-scare survivors reunite with those who saved them

Veterans will be honored this weekend with a series of events up and down the Napa Valley as America remembers the men and women in the military who died while serving their country. More »Memorial Day events planned throughout the county

A newly released Community Health Assessment highlights the strengths, challenges and differences in health among Napa County residents. More »Health report contains reasons to celebrate, but also causes for concern