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M4.0 earthquake rattles Northern California
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck late Tuesday night in Northern California, just east of Eureka , according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake shook at 11:39 p.m. and was centered about 13 miles east of Eureka and about 10 miles east-southeast of Arcata in Humboldt County, the USGS said.
Man fatally shot in Vallejo, 7th homicide of the year
VALLEJO – A man was shot and killed in Vallejo on Tuesday, according to police. Officers responded to the 100 block of Marquette Avenue at about 4:25 p.m. on a report of a shooting. Police found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. Homicide detectives have taken over the case and the motive and circumstances of the shooting have not been determined. The identity of the deceased man has not yet been released. This is Vallejo's seventh homicide this year, police said.
'I Am Still Haunted': Women Accuse Rising SF Political Star of Rape and Abuse
View the full episode transcript. Jon Jacobo was a rising star in the progressive wing of San Francisco politics when a colleague publicly accused him of rape in 2021. At that time, he largely escaped scrutiny from members of his own party. But as Josh Koehn of the San Francisco...
Marin 911: ‘Boycott Israel’ sign defaces private property
Domestic Violence: A Kentfield man was arrested after deputies responded to a domestic violence call. Annual Parking: A car parked on Loring Avenue in Tam Valley for a full year was tagged for abatement. Vandalism: A property owner in Woodacre called deputies about a “Boycott Israel” sign illegally posted on...
SF sheriff addresses need for more deputies, not department cuts
Mayor London Breed is asking all San Francisco city departments to consider a 10% spending cut for the next fiscal year. However, Sheriff Miyamoto says his department is already critically short-staffed with vacancies for 195 sworn deputies.
Man charged in connection with two dozen retail thefts at San Francisco stores
SAN FRANCISCO – A Daly City man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with more than two dozen retail thefts targeting San Francisco stores, prosecutors announced Tuesday. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins' office has charged 20-year-old Cuauhtemoc Ramirez with three counts of robbery, seven counts of organized retail theft, 23 counts of commercial burglary and 23 counts of grand theft. Ramirez also has been charged with 11 counts of vandalism, one count of attempted commercial burglary and one count of misdemeanor shoplifting.Ramirez, who was arraigned on Monday, pleaded not guilty to all charges."Prolific, brazen, organized retail thieves will be vigorously...
After months-long coma, this Latino immigrant worker is still fighting mysterious symptoms
Osbaldo Varilla-Aguilar rarely worried about his health. As a construction worker, he had enough gigs to earn more than $500 a week under the table, allowing him to rent a studio for $600 a month with two other Latinx construction workers in San Francisco’s Mission District. Despite working nearly full-time, he was barely able to make ends meet. So, when the pandemic hit, Varilla-Aguilar continued working. He got critically sick in December 2020. To this day, Varilla-Aguilar still wonders whether he got COVID on the job, or at the grocery store.
San Francisco robbery suspects crash into car, building after brief police pursuit
San Francisco police said two robbery suspects crashed into an occupied vehicle after being pursued by officers on Tuesday morning. Police said they got a call about a robbery that happened near Balboa and 26th streets, just after 10:30 a.m. According to police, the robber suspects had forced a woman to the ground and took her property. An officer in the area saw the vehicle the suspects were in and initiated a car chase. San Francisco police said the chase was cut short for public safety reasons, and an undisclosed amount of time later, the suspect crashed into an occupied vehicle and a building near 8th and Cabrillo. The suspects then got out of the car and ran from the scene eastbound on Cabrillo Street. Police said they detained two people in the area for their investigation. The robbery and crash victims were both treated by paramedics at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call police 415-575-4444.
A San Francisco Billionaire Wants to Keep People Off the Beach Near His Home. A Judge Just Said No.
For 15 years, one billionaire in the San Francisco area has been battling to restrict access to a beach near his home—and his fight was just dealt another blow.How Dry-Aged Fish Took the Fine Dining World by Storm A California state judge has ruled against the venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, Bloomberg reported on Saturday. Superior Court Judge Raymond Swope denied Khosla’s bid to throw out a lawsuit against him that says he cannot limit access to Martins Beach, a popular surfing spot near S.F. Swope’s decision is just the latest setback in Khosla’s years-long saga. Back in 2008, the billionaire bought a...
Trader Joe's to open new San Francisco store this week
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Trader Joe’s is opening another store in San Francisco. The popular grocery chain is officially opening in the Hayes Valley neighborhood this Friday, May 17, Trader Joe’s announced in a press release. Trader Joe’s in Hayes Valley will be located at 555 Fulton St. The 12,874-square-foot store will be open every […]
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