San Francisco tries tough love by tying welfare to drug rehab
Ronnie Cohen | KFF Health News (TNS) Raymond Llano carries a plastic bag with everything he owns in one hand, a cup of coffee in the other, and the flattened …
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Months-long Los Altos death investigation comes to a close
LOS ALTOS – The combined use of alcohol and various drugs has been identified as the cause of death for a 74-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman whose bodies were …
Over $450,000 in back pay, damages awarded to workers at Half Moon Bay farms where mass shootings took place
HALF MOON BAY – The owners of two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms where a man allegedly killed seven coworkers in back-to-back shootings last year will pay over $450,000 in …
Man fatally shot while driving near Oakland’s City Hall
OAKLAND — A 36-year-old man was fatally shot Monday morning while he drove near City Hall, authorities said. The man’s name has not yet been released pending confirmation of where …
Potential tough-on-crime California ballot measure promises less homelessness. Experts aren’t convinced
BY MARISA KENDALL AND YUE STELLA YU | CalMatters Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47. But …
Judge allows motion to reopen attacker’s sentencing
By Veronica Miracle and Sarah Moon | CNN A federal judge has granted a motion to reopen the sentencing in the case against David DePape, the man convicted of the …
Mail carrier robbed of postal keys in Palo Alto
PALO ALTO — A mail carrier was robbed of his postal keys Thursday in Palo Alto, according to authorities. The robbery happened just before noon in the parking lot of …
Berkeley man charged with sexually assaulting girl at 924 Gilman concert
BERKELEY — A local resident in his 40s has been accused of groping an 11-year-old “with enough force to leave visible bruising marks” during a concert at one of the …
Richmond cops cleared in fatal shooting last summer
RICHMOND — A pair of Richmond police officers will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of an armed man inside his bedroom last summer, according to authorities. Detective …
Voters to decide on Nov. 5 whether to oust Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price from office
Alameda County voters will decide in November whether to recall District Attorney Pamela Price, after the county’s supervisors opted against spending up to $20 million this summer on special election …