San Francisco 1st in U.S. to ban rental-price software
San Francisco is now the first city in the nation to ban the use of a type of software that large landlords use to set rental prices.
Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giant, baseball Hall of Famer, dead at 86
Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed "Baby Bull" who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86.
Quick-thinking 3-year-old saves neighbor's San Francisco home from fire
It’s a real-life situation that he has pretended to handle countless times.
Healthcare company execs arrested for running $100M online Adderall scheme
The founder-CEO and clinical president of a digital health company have been arrested and charged for their part in a multi-million-dollar scheme to give people easy access to Adderall and other restricted drugs, among other crimes.
San Francisco 1st major city to offer 'sanctuary' for transgender people
In a unanimous vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared the city a sanctuary city for people who are transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex, and Two Spirt, a Pan-Indian term describing people who are neither male nor female.
Dramatic photo shows lightning stike Sutro Tower during Bay Area's thunderstorms
The severe weather to slam the Bay Area in recent weeks have resulted in torrential rains, flooding, mudslides, and powerful lashing winds that have knocked out power and brought down once-towering trees. On Tuesday, there was also hail, thunder, and lightning.