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35+ min ago (186+ words) Pictures of the missing dog in SF. San Francisco police said Wednesday they are looking for an assault victim's dog that ran away when a suspect kicked it. Officers responded to the area of Post and Leavenworth streets on Sunday at around 3:30 p.m. regarding an assault that had just occurred, according to authorities. On scene, police said they located a 65-year-old man suffering from life-threatening injuries. Officials said paramedics arrived at the scene and transported the victim to a nearby hospital for his injuries. Police reported the assault happened after an unknown suspect briefly interacted with the victim. During the interaction, the suspect kicked the victim's dog and the dog ran away, according to officials. Investigators are now looking for the victim's dog, which authorities said is named Charlotte Rose and was last seen walking southbound on Leavenworth Street. The police…...

55+ min ago (584+ words) It seemed pretty much like living in a zoo," said Woody LaBounty, leaning on a rail of a pier at San Francisco's Northern waterfront. Or drinking in a zoo." The president of San Francisco Heritage was of course referring to one of the city's strangest bars of lore that once existed nearby " Abe Warner's Cobweb Palace " a drinking establishment that operated on the former Meigg's Wharf on the city's waterfront from 1856 to 1893. Abe Warner had a miner bird, he had a bear, he had a raccoon," laughed LaBounty, who has long been fascinated with the bar's legend. But he didn't have a broom apparently." Perhaps the most peculiar item in the bar was Warner himself, a New York-born butcher who came to San Francisco in 1849 and opened a butcher shop on Sansome Street. But soon after he threw himself into…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (118+ words) Glide works with more than 20 community partners to deliver hundreds of bags of groceries to people facing food insecurity across San Francisco. Glide's grocery bag giveaway in San Francisco kicked off Wednesday. The church worked with more than 20 community partners to deliver hundreds of bags of groceries to people facing food insecurity around the city. "We deliver grocery bags to more than 20 community partners, going from Japantown to Chinatown to Outer Mission to Bayview," Glide's Tri Nguyen said. "It's a way for us to bring food to people who can not make it to Glide, meeting clients where they're at." NBC Bay Area's Christie Smith has more in the video report above....

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (181+ words) GILROY " One man is behind bars and another is in stable condition following a stabbing at a grocery store in Gilroy, police said. The incident happened Tuesday at the Safeway in the 900 block of First Street, the Gilroy Police Department said in a news release. An investigation revealed the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Derek Bell, walked into an employee-only area and was asked to leave. Police said Bell instead threw an object at an employee. A second employee, identified as a 51-year-old man, approached Bell and told him to leave. That's when Bell pulled out a knife and stabbed the employee, police said. The employee was rushed to an area hospital, where he is listed in stable condition, police said. Bell left the supermarket after the stabbing, but officers quickly found him, police said. He was arrested on suspicion of…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago (206+ words) Padilla-G'mez fue acusado de cuatro cargos de abuso sexual agravado, asalto a un ni'o menor de 14 a'os. A woman was sentenced to more than two years to prison for embezzling over $1.6 million from a charity organization that helps young people, according to the US Department of Justice. The DOJ said 62-year-old Carrie Lynn Grant, of Pleasant Hill, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for embezzling over $1.6 million from a Northern California charity organization that helps prepare young people to "succeed in a global economy." Authorities report Grant was the finance manager of the charity, and between November 2017 to June 2023, she abused her role to deposit charity money into her personal account while creating fraudulent records to cover her tracks. Then, according to the DOJ, Grant spent the money on first-class air travel, floor seats for a Golden State Warriors…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago (239+ words) The spacious property in the first block of Shelterwood Place in Danville was sold on Oct. 23, 2025 for $2,400,000 which works out to $834 per square foot. A 2,876-square-foot house built in 1998 has changed hands. The spacious property in the first block of Shelterwood Place in Danville was sold on Oct. 23, 2025 for $2,400,000 which works out to $834 per square foot. The layout of this single-story home includes three bedrooms and four bathrooms. The property is equipped with central A/C. Additionally, the home is equipped with two parking spots, offering designated areas for parking two vehicles. The unit occupies a sizable 0.4-acre lot. Other houses that have recently been purchased close by include: On Shelterwood Lane, Danville, in Danville in September 2025, a 3,698-square-foot home was sold for $2,445,000, a price per square foot of $661. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. In November 2023, a 3,596-square-foot home on…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago (321+ words) A pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth in the back seat of a driverless Waymo taxi, a company spokesperson said in a statement. The incident took place when the woman booked the autonomous cab to reach the University of California San Francisco Medical Centre (UCSF). However, her labour pains intensified, and she delivered the baby inside the vehicle. The firm's rider support team reportedly detected unusual activity inside the autonomous vehicle and immediately contacted the passenger while also alerting emergency services. Also read| Woman fired after repeatedly arriving 40 minutes early at office, court backs employer The robotaxi reached the hospital safely with the passengers. UCSF spokesperson Jess Berthold told AP that the mother and newborn were taken into the hospital on arrival. Waymo further stated that the vehicle was removed from service for cleaning after the incident. The company…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago (562+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " Jimmy Butler likes to refer to Steph Curry as "Batman," an otherworldly talent who can bail the Warriors out of many a tough spot." After a five-game absence caused by a left quad injury suffered on Nov. 26 against the Rockets, Golden State's superhero is set to return during Friday's home game against the Timberwolves." The Warriors will have had four days off between Sunday's blowout victory in Chicago and the matchup with Minnesota, thanks to the NBA Cup schedule." Curry spent the last three road games working out with the Warriors' medical staff in the Bay Area and practiced with the team at Chase Center on Wednesday afternoon." "For Friday, he's day-to-day, but its looking good," coach Steve Kerr said. Curry was a full participant in practice, and was involved in the team's scrimmage. The team survived Curry's…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago (335+ words) Palo Alto is about to get a first-of-a-kind solution to a major problem. Marianne Favro reports. A horizontal levee is being built in the Palo Alto Baylands to restore habitat and improve the quality of the water flowing into the Bay - all meant to address the climate crisis. Save The Bay volunteers spent Wednesday planting native species in a patch of dirt in the Palo Alto Baylands. These volunteers say they recognize this project could be a game changer for the environment. The City of Palo Alto has constructed an underground horizontal levee here. "This is an innovative way to improve water quality to the bay to protect our infrastructure and create a habitat for species in this area," said Caitlin Sweeney, director of San Francisco Estuary Partnership. Once the project is completed next year, treated wastewater from the nearby…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago (305+ words) OAKLAND " An East Bay woman has been sentenced to just over two years in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.6 million from a Walnut Creek-based charity, prosecutors said. Carrie Lynn Grant, 62, of Pleasant Hill, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud on Aug. 11. Grant served as the financial manager for Junior Achievement of Northern California, a nonprofit organization that provides educational materials and programs to prepare youths to succeed in the global economy, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Between November 2017 and June 2023, Grant deposited charity funds into her personal account and created fraudulent records to cover her tracks, prosecutors said. Grant spent the stolen money on, among other things, first-class air travel, floor seats for a Golden State Warriors game, and a condominium in Hawaii, prosecutors said. According to her attorneys, Grant initially took the money to make ends…...