Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is marking her first 100 days in office this week. Critics are still concerned with public safety. Others are praising her for doing more to help small businesses.
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Serial killer Joseph Naso left 2 bodies on Mt. Tam in...
It's a case the police have attributed to another man known as "The Dating Game Killer." But a different story is emerging from San Quentin's death row and convicted serial killer Joseph Naso.
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San Francisco faith leaders respond to Minneapolis...
Many of the pastors who gathered at Third Baptist Church in San Francisco say mass shootings have become a sad reality for too many people in communities around the country.
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Salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs from CA has...
Country Eggs LLC, of Lucerne Valley, California, has recalled large, brown cage-free "sunshine yolks" or "omega-3 golden yolks" eggs and production has been suspended.
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Burners defend Burning Man after days of challenging...
"I think the thing that people really need to understand is that this is what Burning Man is, okay. It's harsh. It's in a harsh environment," said David Miles Jr., known as San Francisco's "Godfather of Skate."
In just a few weeks, voters in San Francisco will decide whether or not to recall District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio after his role in passing the measure that closed part of the Great Highway to vehicle traffic.
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Advocates call on SF to find housing for homeless...
The unhoused family of 7-year-old Samara Zavala says San Francisco's Department of Homelessness told them they don't qualify for housing assistance. Advocates are now trying to find the girl stable housing as she recovers from multiple surgeries on her spine and skull.
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Colman and Cumberbatch go head to head in reimagined...
What happens when a picture-perfect marriage becomes a battleground of competing dreams and hidden jealousies? You get the new film, "The Roses," a reimagining of the 1989 classic "The War of the Roses."
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Santa Rosa police shut down several illicit massage...
A sweeping 10-month investigation has led to the arrests of three people associated with at least five illicit massage parlors in Santa Rosa and Petaluma, where women reported exploitative practices and sought officers' help to leave.
As everything under or around freeways is the state's jurisdiction, Caltrans has given San Francisco the green light to focus on cleaning up eight of the most visible locations to people arriving or leaving the city.
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Pickett Fire burning in Napa Co. may have started...
The cause of the Pickett Fire is still unknown, but audio from fire dispatch suggests it stemmed from a controlled burn. In a statement to ABC7 News, a spokesperson for Hundred Acres Wines confirmed that the fire started on or near vineyard property.
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'Absurd!': SF couple got $1.5K fine for parking in...
The SF couple faced a $1,542 ticket--plus an additional $250 per day if they continued to park in their own driveway in violation of an old regulation. Mayor Lurie's PermitSF initiative is trying to do away with such headaches.
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US matcha shortage: Here's how SF's Japanese-owned...
We all love our matcha lattes, but the spike in matcha popularity and U.S. tariffs are making it harder and more expensive to get that popular green powder from Japan. Here's how it's affecting San Francisco's Japanese-owned businesses.
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San Jose's unhoused residents move out of encampment...
San Jose continues to clear out the largest encampment in the South Bay, moving residents into a safe and supportive housing. "I never thought that we were going to be like this and it was hard. It's still hard, but now that I've got a place that I'm going - thank God!"
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Increase in Bay Area wasp population is posing threat...
If you're going to make a splashy entrance, timing is everything -- and the recent arrival of sunflower sea stars at the California Academy of Sciences couldn't have hit it much better. Here's how they can help restore the Bay Area coastline.
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Majestic milestone for a popular Houston Zoo resident
Marshall Lampkin would use his Kohl's Cash coupons in the store, and then immediately use that same coupon online before the first transaction made its way through the system.
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FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access...
U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans - and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children.