A new statewide poll in California found that nearly three-quarters of Golden State residents support making changes to “Prop 47” – the 2014 public referendum that reduced penalties for larceny, forgery and drug offenses. Critics have blamed the current policy – which includes the provision deeming shoplifting under $950 a misdemeanor – for the crime wave gripping urban areas of …
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A California man is facing federal charges for choking and assaulting flight attendants during a trip to San Francisco this week that had to be diverted to another airport, the Justice Department said Thursday. Charles Angel Salva, 30, of Fremont is charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants. He appeared in federal court on Thursday. On Monday, Salva …
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Ricky Pearsall’s NFL dreams came true in April when the San Francisco 49ers called to tell him they had selected him with the 31st pick of the 2024 draft. But a nightmare situation Aug. 31 nearly cost the wide receiver much more than his football career. As the 23-year-old walked alone to his car that day, a 17-year-old suspect allegedly …
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San Francisco recognized Pride Month differently this year — by declaring itself a sanctuary for transgender and gender non-conforming people. The city’s Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday in favor of the sanctuary status, making San Francisco one of the first major cities in the nation to do so. The resolution symbolically indicates those identifying as transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex …
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Former President Trump’s three days in Democrat-dominated California turned out to be lucrative in many ways. When all the money is counted, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is expected to haul in roughly $27.5 million from three fundraisers he held in California and one in Las Vegas, Nevada, late last week and this past weekend, a senior campaign official told …
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San Francisco opened a city market Sunday where qualifying residents can receive their groceries for “free,” a program costing city taxpayers $5.5 million. The Food Empowerment Market is aimed at easing burdens for food stamp holders who may run out of resources toward the end of each month. Geoffrea Morris, who pushed the legislation through city government in 2021, argued …
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The city of San Francisco last year adopted a new effort in an attempt to get drug use under control. But it’s unclear if it’s working. Several drug users who have been arrested for using fentanyl out in the city streets have gone on record to say that their detainment hasn’t spurred them to kick their habit or seek treatment. …
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Dozens of anti-Israel agitators stormed and occupied the lobby of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco on Monday before police arrested nearly 70 for not leaving the grounds. Police zip-tied the hands of protesters, put them in police vans and drove them away. Officers arrested 69 people who refused to vacate the building, cited them, and released them from San …
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Business owner Ben Wang refuses to give up on San Francisco even though his fashion shop had six figures worth of costumes and merchandise stolen, and it was just the most recent robbery he’s endured. Wang, the proud owner of Dare Fashion in San Francisco, has seen his store robbed twice over the last three years. The most recent thievery, …
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California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire was 75% contained after scorching more than 22 square miles during the weekend, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. One home was destroyed and two firefighters were injured. …
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