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A man convicted in the killing of 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee was sentenced but will not serve prison time, with the remainder of his sentence converted to probation
A scammer at Lake Merritt stole $42,000 through Venmo by asking strangers to hand over their phones under the pretense of taking photos or playing music
A suspect in a San Jose Super Bowl weekend double homicide turned himself in weeks later. Prosecutors reduced the charges to manslaughter as the investigation progressed.
A woman who killed a family of four at a West Portal bus stop received two years of probation, sparking backlash and public protests.
Federal prosecutors charge Supermicro co-founder with a $2.5 billion scheme to smuggle Nvidia-powered servers to China, bypassing U.S. export controls.
On Wednesday, March 18, at around 5:15 p.m., a shark attacked 39-year-old surfer James Eastman at Big River Beach in Mendocino Headlands State Park. Eastman is a school teacher from Mendocino. He had gone out … Read more
Rusty bumpers. Curtained windows. Solar panels duct-taped to rooftops. Flat tires. Endless rows of white vans lining the curbs of Oakland, San Francisco, and the outskirts of San Jose. Just two years ago, this was a well-oiled survival system — thousands of people had been living in RVs on the streets of the world’s most expensive region for years, and the city couldn’t do a thing about it. Literally: the courts wouldn’t allow it.
The Vision Zero program is expanding in the Bay Area: the Santa Clara City Council has officially approved a plan to eliminate traffic fatalities. This move makes the city part of a growing network of … Read more
Updated: March 15, 2026 Two people were killed in a shooting late on the evening of March 12 in the Naglee Park neighborhood of San Jose. City police have classified the incident as a double … Read more
The “grace period” for drivers in Oakland has officially ended. Starting Sunday, March 15, 2026, the automated speed enforcement system will switch from issuing warnings to issuing actual fines. The city has summarized the results … Read more