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The Public Defender's Office said the San Francisco DA's Office refused to drop the case against Matthew Ludwig even after the mistake came to light. The charges were eventually dropped — after Ludwig died in September of 2025.

San Francisco police officers used excessive force on man they mistakenly arrested, report states

As a community activist across the Bay Area

Filipina woman says California’s LGBTQ protections inspired her Bay Area move

More than four months after a man was fatally shot in San Francisco's South of Market

San Francisco police arrest pair in deadly South of Market shooting

A premlinary report on the February avalanche in California near Lake Tahoe that killed nine people released by the backcountry guide company involved assigned no blame for the tragedy.

Guide company’s report on California avalanche that killed 9 near Lake Tahoe assigns no blame

More than four months after Oakland coffee shop owner Amy Hillyard was reported missing

Search held in Oakland Hills park for missing coffee shop owner Amy Hillyard

As a community activist across the Bay Area

Filipina woman says California’s LGBTQ protections inspired her Bay Area move

More than four months after a man was fatally shot in San Francisco's South of Market

San Francisco police arrest pair in deadly South of Market shooting

A premlinary report on the February avalanche in California near Lake Tahoe that killed nine people released by the backcountry guide company involved assigned no blame for the tragedy.

Guide company’s report on California avalanche that killed 9 near Lake Tahoe assigns no blame

More than four months after Oakland coffee shop owner Amy Hillyard was reported missing

Search held in Oakland Hills park for missing coffee shop owner Amy Hillyard

While Outside Lands in San Francisco was expected to attract a quarter million people to San Francisco

Aloha Festival celebrates 3 decades of bringing island food, music and culture to Bay Area

An animal rescue group in the Bay Area said it has rescued a young coyote that was recently found in an illegal trap.

Young coyote found in illegal leg trap in Solano County rescued, group says

A wildfire that started over the weekend along the California-Nevada border has exploded in size

Bug Fire grows along California-Nevada border near Reno; state of emergency declared in Nevada

Evacuations are in effect for part of California's Big Sur on Monday after a fire broke out over the weekend and burned several hundred acres.

Evacuations issued in Timber Fire burning in California’s Big Sur

Hao-Yu Lee drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a pinch-hit single and the Detroit Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 in the rubber game of their series.

Lee’s pinch-hit single in 10th helps Detroit Tigers beat San Francisco Giants 3-1

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National Dog Day is August 26. Here's how to celebrate the real meaning

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TikTok kitchen: How viral cooking videos changed what we actually own

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Restaurants are losing $12.6B to allergy menu confusion

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California’s LGBTQ protections inspired woman’s Bay Area move

San Francisco flower vendor back on job after random assault on Market Street

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