Jack Molmud

Former Camp Mystic campers and counselors gather in Houston for a vigil honoring the lives lost in the July 4th flood.

Trump is doubling down on reopening Alcatraz. I went to find out why. SFGATE columnist Drew Magary visited Alcatraz for a look at the past — and future.

Alcatraz doesn’t want to be a prison again. It wants to be a museum, just the way it is now. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

CHP: More than 100 DUI arrests made in Bay Area during Memorial Day Weekend More than 100 DUI arrests were made in the Bay Area by California Highway Patrol Officers this Memorial Day Weekend.

CHP officers have already made more than 100 DUI busts in the Bay Area this holiday weekend.

Crime is down everywhere in S.F. — except in these two neighborhoods Even as the city enjoys steep drops, some crimes may be “displaced” from the Tenderloin to nearby neighborhoods. Here's what the data shows.

After a year of historically low crime numbers, San Francisco has continued to see an impressive decline in crime so far this year. But a Chronicle analysis revealed that reports in one area aren’t seeing such a decrease: SoMa and Mission Bay.

DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.

DOGE quietly deleted the 5 biggest spending cuts it celebrated last week www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...

Justice Dept. to cut back prosecution of abortion clinic protest cases The change reflects President Donald Trump’s position that abortion clinic protesters have been unfairly prosecuted under the FACE Act.

Breaking news: The Justice Department said it will roll back Biden-era efforts to criminally charge demonstrators who interfere with patient access to reproductive health clinics, calling those prosecutions an example of the “weaponization” of law enforcement.

Former President Bill Clinton is in the hospital after developing a fever, spokesperson says | CNN Politics Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday afternoon to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, where he is undergoing testing and observation after developing a fever, his spok...

Former President Bill Clinton is in the hospital after developing a fever, a spokesperson says

Live updates: At least 5 dead in shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin Latest news and live updates on the potential school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday.

BREAKING: At least five people, including the shooter, are dead and five injured after a student opened fire at Abundant Life School in Madison, police say.

Bay Area meteorologist recounts 'hectic' chase to survey tornado damage in SF Two meteorologists for the National Weather Service's Bay Area office set out on Saturday to survey the damage caused by two possible tornadoes in California.

Two meteorologists for the National Weather Service's Bay Area office set out on Saturday to survey the damage caused by two possible tornadoes in California.

Exclusive | Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Plans to Donate $1 Million to Trump’s Inauguration Tech leaders are striving to shore up ties with the incoming administration.

Jeff Bezos’ Amazon is planning a $1 million donation to Trump’s inaugural fund ahead of his visit to Mar-a-Lago next week

San Jose officials demand improvements at animal shelter after troubling audit An audit of the San Jose animal shelter identified 39 areas of improvement after discovering the shelter continues to operate with outdated protocols and remains well over capacity, prompting conce…

San Jose officials demand improvements at animal shelter after troubling audit

Live updates: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson killed in ‘targeted attack,’ police say Brian Thompson, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot Wednesday morning in front of a midtown hotel, a person with knowledge of the investigation told The Washington Post.

Breaking news: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's shooter waited for him to arrive at his hotel and remains at large, officials say. NYPD said the suspect fled the scene on CitiBike bicycle.

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Alum Rock Union School District tonight is finalizing the closure and consolidation of several schools citing declining money and enrollment.

ESSJ is primarily 1st/2nd gen families & say they’re unfairly targeted with closures. Hundreds of people here asking to keep schools open

YouTube video by KRON 4 Atmospheric river hits the South Bay

Was running around the South Bay tracking down rainy conditions and hazardous highways for drivers as a powerful rainstorm makes its way south

A flood watch came down from San Mateo co to Santa Cruz co Friday but any possible flooding may occur in the Santa Cruz mountains

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Five years so far working in news. This year saw the most people leave the industry. Reporters, producers, marketing, sales, management.

Has anyone older than me seen it this bad before with people leaving the industry?

Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports banning transgender women from using women's bathrooms Rep. Nancy Mace is leading an effort to ban Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, who will be the first openly transgender member of Congress, from using the women's bathroom.

Speaker Johnson says he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol to “individuals of that biological sex” — which would effectively ban the first openly transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress.

Can already feel the wind pounding the coast here in SM County

I will be posting my news updates on here as well as X for the foreseeable future. That may change, who knows.

For now we are here.

Follow along for the ride.

Lavish parties, brutal rapes described in new suits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs New claims against Sean “Diddy” Combs include a 17-year-old alleged victim and a lavish July Fourth party.

Sean “Diddy” Combs was accused of sexual assault, rape and drugging victims in five lawsuits Tuesday, piling on to dozens of accusations the disgraced entertainment mogul has faced over the past year.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on November 14, 2024. Photo by Saul Martinez for The Washington Post.

Since his victory, President-elect Donald Trump has ignored many of the rules and practices intended to guide a seamless transfer of power and handover of the oversight of 2.2 million federal employees. wapo.st/3CLVCAE

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