Judge rules against California school district in COVID vaccine suit
San Diego Unified is one of several large school districts in California to announce such mandates. Other districts with similar mandates include Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento and West Contra Costa Unified school districts.
California man gets prison for threats over 2020 election
Robert Lemke, a resident of Bay Point in the San Francisco Bay Area, pleaded guilty in October to one count of making threatening interstate communications.
Drakeo the Ruler dead after stabbing at music festival in Los Angeles
Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed Saturday night at the Once Upon a Time in LA concert.
Woman dies, 3 children hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Pittsburg
A mother is dead and her three children, and their father, were hospitalized after Pittsburg police say they all may have been exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide.
Elizabeth Holmes jurors hear different interpretations on her downfall
Jurors in the case of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Thursday heard starkly different interpretations of her motives and actions as her long-running criminal trial nears the finish line.
California's statewide indoor mask mandate kicks off as virus cases rise
The mandate requires everyone in California to mask up indoors, regardless of vaccination status, from December 15 through January 15.
Tesla employee accused of fatally shooting coworker after argument
A Tesla employee was arrested in the fatal shooting of his coworker in the company's parking lot in Fremont, authorities said.
Curious sunfish has close encounter with paddleboarders
Sunfish, also known as mola mola, can grow up to 11 feet in length and can weigh nearly 5,000 pounds, according to National Geographic.
Will new bacon law begin? California grocers seek delay
Put simply, the law requires that breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves be given enough space to stand and turn around. For pigs, that means they no longer can be kept in narrow “gestation crates” and must have 24 square feet of usable space. Hog farmers argue the changes would be too expensive.
Off-duty UC Berkeley officer kills man who tried to rob hamburger restaurant at gunpoint
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty UC Berkeley police officer who was dining inside Nation’s Giant Hamburgers when a man walked in and tried to rob the place at gunpoint.
California governor pledges new gun control law modeled off of Texas abortion law
Governor Gavin Newsom announced he’s working on a bill that would allow people to sue the makers and sellers of assault weapons. The move comes after the Supreme Court upheld Texas’ controversial abortion law, which allows people to sue abortion clinics and anyone else who aids in an abortion.
Woman falls overboard from cruise ship off coast of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday suspended its search for a woman who went overboard from a Carnival cruise ship near Ensenada, Mexico.
Marin Co. businesses threatened with arson over 'strict' COVID rules
One of the notes read: “If the vaccine passport is not removed by this time next week this place will burn."
Father and son arrested, accused of starting Caldor Fire, district attorney says
A father and son have been arrested, accused of reckless arson in connection to the Caldor Fire, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney.
Scott Peterson resentenced to life in prison for murder of pregnant wife
Nearly two decades after being sentenced to die, Scott Peterson was resentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the 2002 slayings of his pregnant wife and unborn son that gripped the world then and since.
Police in Sunnyvale are using decoy packages to combat porch pirates
Police in Sunnyvale had a special holiday warning for porch pirates who dared to take advantage of packages left at doorsteps: "Steal a package and you may end up with more than what you wanted."
Couple found dead on California hiking trail likely tried to save baby, report says
A family friend had reported them missing after they didn’t return from their one-day hiking trip.
San Francisco restaurant now apologizes for asking armed police officers to leave
A San Francisco restaurant that ignited a frenzy when the owner and staff asked three armed police officers in uniform to leave because their weaponized dress made them feel uncomfortable has now apologized for the request, acknowledging that it handled the situation "badly."
COVID outbreak at Marin school blamed on family who ignored positive test
A COVID outbreak at an elementary school in the North Bay stems from a student who went to school while infected with the novel coronavirus.
Slithering ‘snake burglar’: Man steals thousands from California hair salon
Police were looking for a man dubbed the “snake burglar” who wriggled his way through a hair salon in Riverside and fled with several thousand dollars.