San Jose police say four officers present at the beating of an unarmed student have been placed on leave. A cell phone video shows police repeatedly hitting 20-year-old Phuong Ho with a metal baton and shocking him with a Taser

The Loma Fire, which has burned approximately 485 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains, was 55 percent contained as of 6 p.m. Monday evening, a Cal Fire division chief said. Division Chief David Shew said the blaze was initially estimated

San Francisco police are easing a policy that requires officers to impound the vehicles of drivers caught without a license — a move expected to help illegal immigrants. The revised policy, which takes effect next month, gives unlicensed drivers 20

The San Francisco Health Department has just received 28,000 doses of the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine, and officials will offer inoculations at nine public health clinics beginning Thursday.

Police believed as many as a dozen people watched a 15-year-old girl get beaten and gang-raped outside her Richmond High School homecoming dance but didn't report it. Two suspects were in custody for their alleged role in the assault, but

A 35-year-old man was fatally stabbed Saturday night in Livermore, police said Monday. Officers went to the area of Walnut Street and Livermore Avenue around 11:35 p.m. Saturday after a caller reported a man lying on the sidewalk, police said.

Coach Tom Cable said JaMarcus Russell understands why he was benched in the first half of the Oakland Raiders' latest blowout loss. Cable pulled Russell on Sunday after the quarterback turned over the ball three times against the New York

Real estate agents in the Bay Area say they are coming under attack for doing their jobs. In some areas, it has become a dangerous business with reports of violent confrontations with desperate homeowners.

San Jose may soon become the first city in the nation to restrict riding bicycles and leading dogs on leashes at the same time. The proposal was prompted after a woman jogging on a trail died during a freak accident

The California Department of Parks and Recreation on Monday announced that in just a few days, parks across the state will reduce service and adopt other cost-saving measures in order to meet budget cuts. In September, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced

Hundreds of people were evacuated Sunday morning northwest of Gilroy due to a wildfire burning in the area, according to Cal Fire. Mandatory evacuations were in effect for the areas of Ormsby Cutoff and Highland Way. About 85 structures are

A cell phone video that shows police officers repeatedly hitting an unarmed university student with batons and a Taser gun has prompted a criminal investigation into the officers' conduct, a San Jose police spokesman said.

The San Francisco Public Library's Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch reopened Saturday, after a 20-month closure for seismic retrofitting and other renovations.

The San Mateo County Health System has canceled the remainder of its temporary clinics offering vaccines for seasonal flu.

Federal agents and Fairfield police arrested a man for immigration violations on Friday and uncovered an AK-47 assault rifle while searching his home, according to police.

Police in Vacaville are looking for a man suspected in a string of home burglaries over the past week in the Browns Valley area.

A California agency's chief executive has dropped plans for $250 bonuses to 7,900 employees after another agency threatened to sue.

Authorities have set up a memorial fund even as they investigate why an off-duty University of California, San Francisco police officer died when his speeding car went airborne.

A bicyclist suffered minor injuries this morning when she rode into a line tethering a hot air balloon to the ground in Napa County.

Oakland police have begun a major crackdown on sideshow activity this weekend. The move comes after three people were killed in a crash related to that type of event last weekend. According to police, Friday night's crackdown resulted in 95