Crime and Public Safety | Oakland man arrested on suspicion of pimping Authorities launched an investigation after encountering a human trafficking victim at a Redwood City hotel.
Crime and Public Safety | Bay Area woman charged with stealing $400,000 from Silicon Valley tech firm
Crime and Public Safety | Peninsula man gets 7 years in prison for crash that killed Apple software engineer
Crime and Public Safety | Baltimore bridge disaster: Could it happen here? There are eight major bridges across San Francisco Bay, and more than 2,800 large ships come into the bay every year
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Staff shortages plague Bay Area school kitchens as demand for meals increase
Crime and Public Safety | Young ‘hero’ Half Moon Bay lifeguard recounts saving father and son from relentless rip currents
Crime and Public Safety | ‘We’re exhausted’: Bay Area mental health shortage deepens as need explodes
Crime and Public Safety | California is clearing criminal records — including violent crimes — to offer second chances
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | San Mateo reaches $25 million settlement with three women sexually assaulted by officer
Crime and Public Safety | Fresh batch of YIMBY housing bills clash with California’s coastal protections
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | PG&E ranks in bottom third in U.S. customer satisfaction survey: new report
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Inflation eases in Bay Area — a tiny bit — but electricity costs rocket higher
Crime and Public Safety | Letters: College dreams | Women’s vote | Unworkable plan | Gratitude for truth | Admirable effort
Crime and Public Safety | Letters: Reliable landlines | Clean roads | Top-two primary | Litany of untruths | Desperation in Gaza | Replace Netanyahu Mercury News Letters to the Editor for March 24, 2024
Crime and Public Safety | Affordable housing, transportation at center of Redwood City’s State of the City
Crime and Public Safety | Letters: Protect the birds | Continued service | Reversed casualties | Trump precursor | Anyone else | Climate solution
Crime and Public Safety | Sam Liccardo heads to the general election; Evan Low 162 votes behind Joe Simitian
Crime and Public Safety | Notorious killer Scott Peterson’s new legal team claims evidence withheld from his murder trial
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Brewery day trip: Sip your way through Redwood City and Belmont
Crime and Public Safety | Letters: Green space | Harsh choices | Untold rewards | Help homeless | Preserve independence
Crime and Public Safety | 13 (lucky!) great Irish bars in the Bay Area to visit for St. Patrick’s Day 2024
Crime and Public Safety | Challenged ballots and a potential recount: Here’s how the congressional District 16 race could play out Joe Simitian and Evan Low are in a tight race for second place.
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | The Baseball Project mixes the national pastime with great guitar work
Crime and Public Safety | Joe Simitian leads Evan Low by one vote in the District 16 congressional race
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Joe Simitian pulls back into second, leading Evan Low by one vote
Crime and Public Safety | Michael Bloomberg shells out $500,000 to Super PAC backing former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s congressional bid
Crime and Public Safety | ‘We’re in this fight together’: Silicon Valley tech janitors rally for better working conditions
Crime and Public Safety | Keeping up with the Bezoses: Mark Zuckerberg buys a super yacht, reports say
Crime and Public Safety | Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter
Crime and Public Safety | Police officer fired from East Bay parks over Oakland scandal is now suing for damages
Crime and Public Safety | Letters: Health care | Forestall cuts | Broad appeal | BART extension costs | Built on weakness Mercury News Letters to the Editor for March 21, 2024
Crime and Public Safety | Evan Low jumps ahead of Joe Simitian by 63 votes in race to replace Rep. Anna Eshoo
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | The campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo is California’s most expensive House race. Here’s where the money is flowing.
Crime and Public Safety | Opposition mounts to AT&T’s plan to stop landline service in most of Bay Area
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Clayton Valley trio combines for 53 points to lead Ugly Eagles past SHP in first round of NorCal regionals
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | With CCS Division I title on the line, Los Gatos knocks down clutch free throws to clinch championship
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Menlo-Atherton guts out win against Palo Alto, advances to CCS Division I title game
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Riordan finds groove in second half to beat SHP, moves within one win of CCS Open championship game
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Ryan Pettis, ignited by his slam dunk, leads Serra to CCS playoff win over Sacred Heart Prep
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Sacred Heart Prep wins league title as TJ O’Brien overcomes foul trouble, injured hand to lead Gators
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | High school basketball: Mills honors late coach Dave Matsu with league title
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Prep roundup: SRV beats Monte Vista to reach EBAL semifinals, James Logan girls get comeback victory and more
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | AT&T seeks to shut down landline service for most of the Bay Area, much of California
Crime and Public Safety | Bay Area students stressed by tumultuous FAFSA rollout “What if I don't get help? What if I can't afford to continue going to...
Crime and Public Safety | Stanford-led study offers relief to children with dangerous food allergies, leading to FDA drug approval
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Wet weather on tap: Three new storms are heading toward the Bay Area
Crime and Public Safety | More rain is coming to the Bay Area, but it won’t overwhelm like weekend storm
Crime and Public Safety | High winds, heavy rains hit the Bay Area and the rest of California’s coast
Crime and Public Safety | 8 Bay Area counties sue Tesla, claiming it illegally dumped hazardous waste
Crime and Public Safety | The movement for tenant protections is growing in the Bay Area — but one city is feeling the backlash Last month, the Concord City Council passed a rent stabilization ordinance that increased “just cause”...
Crime and Public Safety | Paw-friendly? Proposed bill would prevent California landlords from banning pets in rentals
Crime and Public Safety | East Palo Alto man acquitted of first-degree murder in Oakland skateboard beating, but jury hangs on remaining counts
Crime and Public Safety | Enjoy a thrilling Super Bowl Sunday in the Bay with these local watch parties
Crime and Public Safety | San Mateo sheriff increasing patrols after woman groped near Half Moon Bay park The woman was walking east along the trail when a man rode past her, got...
Crime and Public Safety | San Mateo County secures extra $4 million for farmworker housing, playground
Crime and Public Safety | Pacific Fishery Management Council considering closures to protect deep-sea habitats
Crime and Public Safety | Accused Half Moon Bay gunman pleads not guilty to murder charges in 2023 shooting spree
Crime and Public Safety | Google co-founder Sergey Brin sued over deadly Half Moon Bay crash of his Fiji-bound seaplane
Crime and Public Safety | Weekend storms are approaching the Bay Area. How much force will they have?
Crime and Public Safety | Man charged after authorities say he stole plane, ditched it on Half Moon Bay beach
Crime and Public Safety | Florida man ditches stolen Palo Alto plane on Half Moon Bay beach, authorities say
Crime and Public Safety | Scattered thunderstorms bring heavy rains to parts of the Bay Area Sunday expected to be dry and breezy
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Unbelievable! South San Francisco’s 23 runs not enough to beat Terra Nova
Crime and Public Safety | St. Patrick’s Day: These Bay Area shows spotlight the region’s great Irish music
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week: Vinny Smith, Terra Nova basketball
Crime and Public Safety | Election 2024: Your one-stop shop before you vote in California’s March 5 primary
Crime and Public Safety | Police arrest four Oakland men in connection to string of Bay Area burglaries Police said four men are responsible for a string of robberies across the Bay Area,...
Crime and Public Safety | Analysis: Why was a revolting YouTube video of a purported decapitated head left online for hours?
Crime and Public Safety | Woman arrested on suspicion of embezzling nearly $300,000 from Silicon Valley tech firm The business reported the embezzlement to authorities last June, authorities said.
Crime and Public Safety | 60 Black-owned Bay Area restaurants, bakeries, coffeehouses, caterers and wineries
Crime and Public Safety | San Carlos sword killer Solano sentenced for ‘butchering’ his child’s mother
Crime and Public Safety | Wish You Were Here: Touring ancient Roman ruins in Tunisia You don't normally think of Roman ruins in Northern Africa, but that ancient civilization's colonial...
Crime and Public Safety | This Bay Area city is the latest to try and reconnect neighborhoods divided by freeways
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Tech, biotech companies trim Bay Area jobs as fresh layoffs surface
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | COVID, flu and RSV are ‘waning’ in Bay Area, but this virus remains the most stubborn and deadly
Crime and Public Safety | How a bill to make ‘District of Choice’ permanent in California could affect schools