SF band the Freak Accident headlines the Golden Bull
Long-running side project/solo band of Victims Family guitarist and founder Ralph Spight the Freak Accident plays the Golden Bull Friday night with fellow veterans Kingdom First.
Bay Area pop-punk heroes Green Day headline Oracle Park
One of the biggest bands to emerge from the San Francisco Bay Area in the last 30+ years, Green Day brings its latest massive stadium tour to Oracle Park this Friday with support from alt-rock favorites Smashing Pumpkins, fellow locals Rancid and openers the Linda Lindas.
Pioneering NYC funk outfit ESG returns to Great American Music Hall
Influential New York City funk group ESG makes a welcome return to San Francisco Friday night, performing with openers Mild Universe and DJ Paul Costuros at the Great American Music Hall.
Separate big-rig accidents snarl traffic on Hwy 238, westbound Hwy 24 in Oakland
Incidents involving a big-rig fire in San Leandro blocking the northbound SR-238 connector to Interstate Highway 880 in San Leandro and an overturned big-rig on westbound Highway 24 at the Caldecott Tunnel are causing major traffic delays Wednesday morning, CHP said.
LA-based psych band Wand returns to the Bay Area
Songwriter Cory Hanson's rising psychedelic rock outfit Wand visits its stronghold of Bay Area fans this week, playing at the Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma Friday before heading to the Chapel in San Francisco Saturday night.
Fatal traffic collision on I-580 in Oakland closes eastbound lane, off-ramp
A fatal solo vehicle collision on eastbound I-580 in Oakland at Seminary Ave. has closed the right lane and the off-ramp Tuesday afternoon, according to CHP.
Davis Fire south of Reno still raging as Red Flag Warning goes into effect
Crews battling the Davis Fire near Reno were bracing for high winds and low humidity Tuesday as a Red Flag Warning went into effect through Wednesday evening.
Authorities track suspect in 2008 San Jose cold-case sexual assault to Indiana
Authorities in the South Bay on Tuesday announced the arrest of a suspect living in Indiana in connection with a brutal San Jose home invasion sexual assault that happened 15 years ago.
49ers salute SFPD officer, surgeon who helped Ricky Pearsall after shooting
The San Francisco 49ers took time before Monday night's game to salute two of the people who helped rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall when he was shot in Union Square.
Christian McCaffrey out for 49ers season opener against Jets
San Francisco 49ers announced Monday afternoon that running back Christian McCaffrey would be inactive due to a sore calf, just hours before the team took the field at Levi's Stadium for their home opener against the New York Jets.
Post-punk/jazz band the Messthetics play Rickshaw Stop with special guest
The bassist and drummer from Washington, D.C. post-hardcore favorites Fugazi come back to San Francisco to perform in their instrumental trio Messthetics with guest saxophonist James Brandon Lewis at the Rickshaw Stop Tuesday night.
SF police identify 67-year-old woman as hate crime suspect
Police in San Francisco on Friday identified a 67-year-old woman who has been reported missing by her family as the suspect in a hate crime involving racist threats in the Alamo Square neighborhood earlier this year.
Two arrested in Dublin High locker room assault of freshman student
Police in Dublin have arrested two teenage suspects in an assault on a Dublin High freshman in a locker room on campus that happened last month, according to authorities.
Newsom issues emergency regulations on intoxicating hemp products
Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday introduced new emergency regulations that will restrict the sale of intoxicating hemp products that are being sold outside of dispensaries with no age restrictions due to loopholes in California law.
Driver in deadly wrong-way DUI crash on Hwy 85 that killed woman, teen boy faces murder charges
The driver in the fatal wrong-way DUI collision that killed a woman and her 14-year-old son on State Route 85 last week was released from the hospital Thursday and booked into jail on multiple charges including two counts of murder, authorities said.