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30+ min ago (439+ words) Calling it the "last and final" opportunity to settle in bankruptcy court with roughly 350 alleged clergy abuse victims suing the church, the Diocese of Oakland filed a last-ditch proposal Thursday that would pay survivors a total of $242 million over five years, in addition to implementing new child protection protocols. The previous proposal from the Diocese offered survivors $165 million but was overwhelmingly rejected." In court documents, attorneys representing the Diocese called the new offer "fair and equitable," and requested Judge Lafferty hold off on tossing out the case until it could be reviewed by all parties. "It would compensate survivors of sexual abuse who are creditors and would permit the diocese to continue its ministry to the more than 500,000 faithful within and around the diocese," they wrote. Plaintiff attorney Rick Simons, however, blasted the plan, saying the money should be paid…...

43+ min ago (323+ words) A federal grand jury has indicted nine people in connection with a series of armed burglaries at an Oakland marijuana grow facility that led to the 2023 killing of an Oakland police officer, federal prosecutors announced. Two others, Jasmine Kumar and Felicia Sanders, are charged as accessories after the fact, the U.S. District Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California said in a statement. Federal prosecutors said the charges stem from three armed burglaries at a marijuana grow site in Oakland between the night of Dec. 28 and early morning of Dec. 29, 2023. When Oakland police responded to the third burglary, suspects fled in several vehicles. During the chase, an unnamed co-conspirator fired more than 20 shots at an undercover police car, killing Officer Tuan Le. According to the indictment, Brown, Russell, Cooper and the unnamed co-conspirator organized the burglaries and recruited others -- including…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago (286+ words) Around 300 San Jose kids and their families gathered Thursday evening at the San Jose Police Activities League (PAL) complex in East San Jose for holiday cheer with local businesses and law enforcement. At the annual event, the children are given toys for the holidays and also have the chance to spend time with local law enforcement. The event is hosted by PAL but also relies on support from other community organizations, including toy donations from the San Jose Police Foundation, funding support from the office of Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, and hundreds of shoes donated by Shoe Palace. The kids invited to the event are participants in PAL's youth sports programs, and many of them live in East San Jose. PAL has been around for six decades and has now worked with generations of children. The kids…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago (346+ words) A San Jose family was charged with operating a network of brothels that trafficked dozens of women and generated about $1 million a year, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors allege Joseph and Binghua Bresee, a married couple, ran at least 10 commercial sex brothels across Santa Clara County under the guise of massage parlors, with locations in San Jose, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Cupertino and Mountain View. One of their adult children, Jiabao Huang, was also charged, and another co-conspirator was arrested on suspicion of laundering money for the operation. In total, the defendants face 26 felony counts including conspiracy, pimping, money laundering and tax fraud. Prosecutors said that at their Dec. 5 arraignment a judge set bail for the three main defendants -- Joseph Bresee, 77; Binghua Bresee, 52; and Huang, 30 -- at $1 million each. All face prison time if convicted. Investigators have…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago (212+ words) The scene outside a Walmart in San Leandro, where a fatal police shooting took place in April 2020. Supporters of a man shot and killed by an East Bay police officer are blasting a new plan to drop the charges. The fatal police shooting of Steven Taylor at a San Leandro Walmart in 2020 grabbed headlines when it first happened. The case returns to the courtroom Friday. The Alameda County District Attorney's Office is moving to dismiss the charges against former police officer Jason Fletcher, who is facing a manslaughter charge in Taylor's death. Bodycam footage shows the confrontation between Fletcher and Taylor, who prosecutors say was holding a baseball bat when he was shot. Taylor's family has claimed he was having a mental health crisis. The courtroom and judge have changed in the case, leaving supporters in disbelief. "I used the…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago (121+ words) San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on Friday signed his family zoning plan into law, with the goal of providing more affordable housing across the city. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on Friday signed his family zoning plan into law, with the goal of providing more affordable housing across the city. It will take 30 days for the law to go into effect, and that's when the rules for building housing will drastically change in several areas of San Francisco. Advocates of the measure say the plan was a must to avoid state penalties. Critics are threating lawsuits, and some are planning a ballot measure to safeguard current rent controlled buildings from redevelopment. Ginger Conejero Saab has details in the video above....

5+ hour, 50+ min ago (203+ words) Flames are seen on the roof of an apartment building in San Francisco. (Dec. 12, 2025) A three-alarm fire tore through the top floors of an apartment building in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood early Friday morning, prompting multiple rescues and evacuations with no injuries immediately reported. Around 3:30 a.m, the San Francisco Fire Department said their crews were called to a six-story residential building in the 100 block of Golden Gate Avenue after flames were reported. It was initially classified as a one-alarm fire before it quickly escalated to a three-alarm blaze as they found flames on the structure's upper floors. Fire officials said multiple residents were rescued or were able to escape on their own during the first alarm. A cat was also rescued and treated by paramedics before being handed over to Animal Control. A total of 45 residents were displaced by the…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago (84+ words) California's attorney general on Friday announced another lawsuit against the Trump administration. Attorney General Rob Bonta during a news conference in San Francisco alleged the Trump administration violated procedures when it imposed a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas. Bonta said the exorbitant fee will make it cost-prohibitive for employers to hire the skilled labor they need and that Californians will feel the impact in the health care, higher education and tech sectors. Kris Sanchez has more in the video above....

6+ hour, 7+ min ago (297+ words) The aftermath of an explosion near Hayward. The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into a natural gas explosion that destroyed a home and injured six people Thursday near Hayward. The neighborhood remained closed off Friday morning, and the Alameda County Fire Department was still at the scene along Lewelling Boulevard. There has been ongoing construction along the roadways in the unincorporated area known as Ashland, and it could be related to Thursday's explosion. A neighbor's surveillance camera captured the eruption just after 9:30 a.m. Fire officials believe three of the injured people were inside the home or homes, and three work for PG&E. Officials from the NTSB will join PG&E in the investigation. Preliminary information from PG&E and fire officials indicate at 7:35 a.m. Thursday, a third-party contractor unaffiliated with PG&E was doing work out on the property…...

6+ hour, 18+ min ago (104+ words) A two-alarm fire damaged two residential buildings on the 200 block of Niagara Avenue in San Francisco. 2-alarm fire damages residential buildings in San Francisco A two-alarm fire damaged two residential buildings in San Francisco Friday, the fire department said. The blaze broke out along the 200 block of Niagara Avenue, according to the fire department. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are Flames severely damaged one building before spreading to a second building and causing some damage, the fire department said. Both buildings were described by the fire department as two-story residential buildings. No injuries were reported....