Police arrested four people in connection with a violent carjacking in San Jose, authorities said.

“San Francisco is an important market for Uniqlo and we are very excited about the idea of opening back up,” a Uniqlo executive wrote to the city in an email obtained by the Chronicle.

San Mateo County Sheriff’s deputies were searching for a suspect who fled from them before abandoning their vehicle on Highway 1 in Pacifica.

Detained immigrants have reported being denied medication, basic care and access to the law library at the California City facility. The facility’s operators denied the allegations.

Casey Robert Goonan, 35, faces a nearly 20-year sentence for a string of arsons and firebombings at the Oakland federal building and UC Berkeley campus in June 2024.

The ticket still earned $317K — and a Redwood City man struck $2M on a Scratchers game.

The move did away with charges former District Attorney Pamela Price filed against Sheri Baughman and Amanda Bracamontes in Vinetta Martin’s death in 2021.

Giants great Willie Mays knew what it was like to grow up poor. Two years after his death, his personal items will be auctioned off in San Francisco “to give young people a chance.”

Lurie has tapped Jessica MacLeod, a government technology and operations leader, to serve as San Francisco’s first chief of strategy and performance

Once a vibrant hub for barbershops, studios and small businesses, Oakland’s 17th Street has emptied out — pushing Temple Tattoo into a new era across town.

The Department of Motor Vehicles this week announced a 60-day grace period after carpool lane decals expire on Oct. 1.

People of color and young people are undecided on Prop 50 — an ominous sign for Democrats, who need to win over those two groups in order to return to relevance.

The agreement includes $1 billion in penalties and $1.5 billion in refunds to an estimated 35 million customers, averaging about $51 each.

Those eager to see Brandon Aiyuk back on the field need to exercise patience, considering the update San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch gave on KNBR.

California was hit by thousands of lightning strikes from Tuesday to Thursday, including parts of the Bay Area that average fewer lightning strikes than nearly anywhere else in the country.

This Korean-style drinking house specializes in a traditional style of unfiltered rice wine.

A small earthquake struck less than 2 miles southeast of Berkeley, not from the epicenter of a stronger quake earlier in the week.

Howard Wang was charged in connection with fatally shooting his wife and his mother-in-law in Walnut Creek last week, prosecutors said.

More than 3,000 San Francisco Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers were without power Thursday morning, though the utility company expected to restore electricity before noon.

The upper-level low-pressure system that cooled the Bay Area and recently sparked showers isn’t done yet.

After about two years of experimenting with a fine dining format, this pioneering San Francisco restaurant has been revitalized by a return to à la carte service.

Belva Davis died Wednesday at the age of 92. Davis, who worked as a journalist in the Bay Area for nearly 50 years, was the first African-American woman to become a TV reporter on the West Coast.

After closing for the better part of a year for an extensive remodel, this nearly century-old sports bar is reopening in San Francisco.

A Sonoma County company developing a new way of recycling plastic expects to shift its operations out of California, for now, after community concerns about pollution.

This small and independent San Francisco video game company’s success makes it an outlier in an industry ruled by tech behemoths and beset by thousands of layoffs and disappointing releases.

Many parents in the Bay Area choose to send their children to private K-12 schools. Are you one of them? We’d like to hear from you for an upcoming series.

The Santa Clara City Council approved an agreement between the host site and the NFL for Super Bowl LX, despite vigorous objections from Mayor Lisa Gillmor about the financial risk to the city.

A Bay Area police department is reminding homeowners that parking on city streets is public, and attempts to reserve spots with cones, garbage cans or other objects are not allowed.

The former executive director of a Bay Area boxing gym who admitted to embezzling money — including a $50,000 donation from Steph and Ayesha Curry — has been sentenced to federal prison.

ICE began sending immigrants to a new California detention center in small town in August. Since then, it has been inundated with activists, desperate families and utter confusion.

This Napa Valley winery’s massive new marketplace is a culinary destination complete with 200 cheeses and savory s’mores.

With a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants are 78-81 and still have a shot to finish at .500 — a slight improvement over last year.

The San Francisco 49ers have reportedly agreed to sell a 3.2% stake of their franchise to Fortress Investment Group managing partner/board chairman Pete Briger Jr.

Former San Francisco 49ers staples, running back Frank Gore and quarterback Alex Smith, have been nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.

Gavin Newsom has long used climate issues as a springboard for his own visibility, but the events in New York have put the strategy — and his vastly different approach from Trump — on full display.

At Bay Area grocery stores, it’s easy to get lost in the freezer aisle. Picking up a simple pint of vanilla ice cream has never been a bigger dilemma. Allow us to help with our rankings.

A SamTrans bus and three cars collided on Highway 101 in San Francisco, injuring six people and sending three in critical condition to a local trauma center, according to authorities.

Belva Davis died Wednesday at the age of 92. Davis, who worked as a journalist in the Bay Area for nearly 50 years, was the first African-American woman to become a TV reporter on the West Coast.

Defense is the name of the game for the Bay Area’s best high school flag football teams as a pass-rushing adjustment has helped put the clamps on opposition offenses.

San Francisco’s last trophy tower to hit the market was the iconic Transamerica Pyramid. Could this prestigious building near the Embarcadero be next?

The first Bay Area outpost of a famous Sichuan restaurant serves a soup that tingles, shocks and delights, food critic Cesar Hernandez writes. Read more about this Chinese restaurant sensation → www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur... 📸: @leasuzuki.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle

San Francisco 49ers second-year receiver Ricky Pearsall said he was being cautious when he missed Wednesday’s practice: “I just want to check it out a little bit.”

Rape and assault charges against a San Francisco man must be dismissed because the trial judge postponed his proceedings while the prosecutor was preparing for other trials, a court ruled.

This wasn’t shaping up as an all-in season, but perhaps the San Francisco 49ers’ start, coupled with their last-place schedule, will prompt a significant deal to fill Nick Bosa’s void.

Atherton police said reports that a Sandy Hook Promise tip line prevented a school shooting at Menlo-Atherton High School overstated the danger.

A 27-year-old man incarcerated at California State Prison Solano was killed in an attack involving two other inmates, according to state officials.

Jessica Chastain isn’t happy that her Apple TV+ series has been delayed in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination. The Oscar-winning actress feels “The Savant” is “more urgent than ever.”

The first Bay Area outpost of a famous Sichuan restaurant serves a soup that tingles, shocks and delights, food critic Cesar Hernandez writes.

New closures will leave just three chain restaurants in the food concourse of San Francisco’s largest mall.

Stevie Nicks joked about long studio hours and praised Lindsey Buckingham’s guitar playing in a letter she wrote to her parents over 50 years ago, predicting he might go down as one of the “greats.”