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San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins reversed her position Wednesday in seeking to amend the city’s sanctuary policy related to two suspects accused of serious crimes, who fled to Mexico. → Read More
The San Francisco District Attorney on Wednesday charged a 34-year-old mother with the murder of her two girls, ages 1 and 5. → Read More
Former Theranos chief operating officer Sunny Balwani is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday after being convicted of 12 counts of fraud for his role in the failed blood testing company. → Read More
For the first time since his arrest last fall on charges that he sexually abused three women incarcerated at FCI Dublin, former warden Ray. J. Garcia took the stand on Thursday, categorically denying that he had any inappropriate or untoward contact with anyone in his care. → Read More
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11.25 years in federal prison Friday and three years of supervised release, a federal judge decided. → Read More
UC Berkeley police on Thursday issued an emergency warning for the entire campus, telling people to shelter in place. → Read More
We covered the four-month Theranos fraud trail of Elizabeth Holmes. Now we're watching "The Dropout," the 8-part miniseries on Hulu to see what's true and what's wrong with the latest version of the saga. → Read More
Now that Elizabeth Holmes has been found guilty of defrauding investors more than $140 million, she could face a potentially lengthy federal prison sentence. → Read More
Juror No. 4 said she was concerned she couldn't continue serving on the case because she's a Buddhist. → Read More
Elizabeth Holmes is facing ten counts of fraud and two counts of conspiracy. She has pleaded not guilty. → Read More
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong on Wednesday for the first time apologized for what happened at a youth-led George Floyd protest last summer and he also announced that he has issued more than 33 disciplinary actions to officers for using tear gas, in violation of department and city policy. → Read More
Police arrested a 19-year-old man in a deadly attack on an 84-year-old man in San Francisco. → Read More
Jolynn McCabe's situation - calling dispatch for a non-criminal emergency that ended in handcuffs and injury - puts a renewed focus on reforming police departments and what society can do better to help those facing a mental health crisis. → Read More
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, his predecessor George Gascón, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton, and San Joaquin County’s Tori Salazar are the founding members of the Prosecutors Alliance of California, a new law enforcement association focused on criminal justice reform. → Read More
The Oakland Police Department has suspended registrations for sex offenders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, offenders who want to follow the law are in violation and the city has no up-to-date records on the locations of hundreds of sex offenders. → Read More
The Oakland Police Department has suspended registrations for sex offenders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, offenders who want to follow the law are in violation and the city has no up-to-date records on the locations of hundreds of sex offenders. → Read More
Investigators found a severed human head in a refrigerator while conducting an investigation into a missing person case on Sunday in San Francisco, sources said. → Read More
The defendant, who was only identified as a San Francisco resident, was in front of the criminal courthouse at 850 Bryant St. on his way to a hearing when agents took him into custody. → Read More
The San Francisco Police Department is compliant with fewer than 15% of the reforms it pledged to adopt four years ago, progress that’s moving too slowly, officials with the state DOJ say. The police chief says the department has made progress in the key area of use of force. → Read More
The victim, Michael Hampton Jr., was shot around 3:50 p.m. Friday at Jennings Street and Wallace Avenue, police said. → Read More