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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation that clarifies and tweaks the laws for the city's burgeoning food truck industry. The legislation, authored by Supervisor … More »SF officials tweak food truck laws

A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus has cut infections in teen girls by half, according to a study released Wednesday. The study confirms research done before the HPV vaccine came on the market in … More »HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls

BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey said Wednesday that he had ordered an internal review of how his department responded to an incident at a San Francisco station last month in which a man stripped naked … More »BART Police conducting internal review of naked acrobat incident

Mexican authorities have arrested a former University of Southern California professor who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in the resort city of Playa del Carmen. Prosecutor Gaspar Armando … More »Socal professor on FBI's most wanted list nabbed in Mexico

A San Francisco couple has pleaded guilty to four criminal counts connected to a campaign of terror aimed at their tenants of their apartment house and have been sentenced to four years in prison, prosecutors … More »SF ‘Landlords from Hell’ sentenced to prison

Two juvenile suspects were arrested in Oakland on Tuesday evening in connection with a carjacking in San Leandro, police said. At about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, a man and his juvenile daughter were sitting in … More »Two youths arrested for San Leandro carjacking after chase

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee have joined 16 of their colleagues from across to the county to ask the government to ban the use of food stamps to buy soda and other sugary drinks. … More »Bay Area mayors ask for food stamp ban on soda purchases

 Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may … More »Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe

BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey announced Wednesday that he has ordered an internal review of how his department responded to an incident at a San Francisco station last month in which a man stripped naked … More »BART police chief calls in help to evaluate reforms

A one-alarm house fire in South Berkeley early Wednesday morning appears to have started in a garage storage unit, a fire official said. The fire department received a report of smoke at a home in the … More »One-alarm fire damages Berkeley home

Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the fatal gang-related stabbing of a 56-year-old man in East San Jose last week. On Thursday, San Jose resident Gregorio Ogana was fatally stabbed … More »Three suspects arrested in San Jose homicide

A demonstration in support of AT&T Park concession workers at a San Francisco Giants game on Tuesday night led to 10 arrests, police said. Hundreds of members of Unite Here Local 2 and their supporters … More »Labor protest outside AT&T Park ends in arrests

Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore. The men's clothier said Wednesday that it has fired the face of the company and its executive chairman, George Zimmer, 64, who appeared in … More »CEO, TV pitchman George Zimmer out at Men's Warehouse

The obscure oversight board that President Barack Obama wants to scrutinize the National Security Agency's secret surveillance system is little known for good reason. The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties … More »Obama relying on untested oversight board on NSA

California would nearly triple the number of oil refinery safety inspectors under a proposal on the governor's desk that backers say would help close regulatory gaps that federal investigators found played … More »California budget triples refinery inspectors

The installation of new energy-efficient streetlights throughout Oakland will save money in the long run and help deter crime, city officials said Tuesday. Standing at the corner of 98th Avenue and MacArthur … More »Oakland officials say LED street lights will save money, help fight crime

The SPCA for Monterey County is taking care of 17 neglected animals rescued at a pet adoption event on Saturday and is also preparing a possible criminal case against the alleged caretaker, a spokeswoman … More »SPCA preparing possible criminal case after animal rescue

The popular Napa Valley destination, Robert Mondavi Winery, celebrated their late founder, Robert Mondavi, and his 100 th birthday on June 18 th . Margrit Mondavi, Vice President of Cultural Affairs at … More »A nod to the late wine country pioneer Robert Mondavi

A week after a San Francisco bar said it would no longer be able to allow the "Tamale Lady" to serve her famous food at its establishment, a city supervisor said Tuesday he is working on a solution. The … More »Supervisor Campos working to find solution for 'Tamale Lady'

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee raised the LGBT rainbow flag at City Hall late Tuesday morning, ushering in Pride Month and optimism about an upcoming decision on marriage equality from the U.S. Supreme Court. … More »Mayor raises LGBT flag at SF City Hall to celebrate Pride Month

A fast-moving grass fire that spread to a Fairfield motel Tuesday evening has forced the motel's evacuation, at least until Wednesday, a fire battalion chief said. The fire was reported shortly after 7 … More »Spread of grass fire leads to overnight evacuation of Motel 6

A man accused of stripping naked and harassing people while doing acrobatic moves at a BART station in San Francisco last month pleaded not guilty Tuesday to seven felony and misdemeanor charges. Yeiner … More »Naked BART station acrobat pleads not guilty

The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet … More »House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill