UCSF studies blood test for cognitive impairment: ‘Floodgates are about to open’
Alzheimer’s disease remains a top cause of death in the U.S. and cases are expected to almost double by 2060.
Billionaire’s $2B insurance fraud scheme paid for private jets, dating services
Greg Lindberg, a San Mateo native, was given 12 years in prison for defrauding insurance companies that invested $2 billion into other entities he owned.
California’s first spelling bee champion puts her title to work every day in SF
As the Scripps National Spelling Bee prepares for its newest champion on Thursday, California’s first-ever winner still uses her skills at her SF job every day.
‘Cut-off’ weather pattern brings unexpectedly heavy rain to Bay Area
The Bay Area saw unexpectedly heavy rain showers on Thursday, with San Francisco receiving close to the monthly average rainfall for May.
El Dorado Sheriff’s Office seeks help in finding missing 60-year-old hiker
El Dorado Sheriff’s Office is searching for Jason Coughran, who went hiking in the Desolation Wilderness from Fallen Leaf Lake and is now missing
Airbnb host alleges $12k in damages after SF startup tested a robot in his house
The Bot Company, a new venture from former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, is alleged to have tested a prototype in an Airbnb rental
Oakland’s new speed cameras issued 82,000 tickets in just over a month
Drivers in Oakland began receiving fines in March. Here’s where the most tickets were issued.
Comments from national park ‘snitch signs’ have been released. They’re wild.
The National Park Service released 35,000 comments from its anti-American reporting tool, including protests, “Bee Movie” scripts and Bigfoot jokes.
Enormous American flag draped over Hoover Dam as Lake Mead endures severe drought
The display, which was launched during Memorial Day weekend, uses about 2,250 amperes of Hoover Dam’s hydroelectric power.
LA man may have killed wife, kidnapped 5-year-old daughter, police say
Los Angeles police are searching for a 5-year-old girl and her father after the girl’s mother was found dead inside their West Adams home Monday.