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January 2026
Super Bowl Experience transforms Moscone Center in SF ahead of big game
By the time we get to Friday, Saturday, it's going to be taken over by Seahawks and Pats fans,
So if you're a Super Bowl Experience ticket holder, you do have an opportunity to watch the Pro Bowl,
We know that those guys are great representatives and ambassadors to the city in the region,
This is meant for fans of all ages,
3-alarm fire scorches vacant San Jose building
Drivers are being advised to avoid the area as crews work to contain the fire
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee signs historic orders to create 'ICE-free zones'
This is a direction from the mayor for every single city staff,
For example, my treasurer of the union works in Parks and Rec. What happens if ICE shows up at the door and she has 30 kids in there, right? So, it's my members who are going to be the first line of contact or first point of contact. So, we needed to come together with some kind of protection,
We will hold the line to ensure that every Oaklander, during this federal siege in American cities, has folks to turn to,
It is really a declaration, specifically for our immigrant, refugee communities,
We are not going to allow our community to be used by the federal government. We are not going to allow chaos here in Oakland. We are not going to take the bait here in Oakland,
Our immigrant community deserves that. They deserve to see us fighting for them, but peacefully protecting them,
Man dressed as Batman blasts Santa Clara officials about ICE at Super Bowl
Bay Area businesses and schools plan walkouts, closures Friday for 'National Day of Action'
Across the street from the VA in Menlo Park, community members gathered on Thursday evening to remember and honor Alex Pretti
We felt that, that was part of what it meant to be in solidarity that these small inconveniences were so insignificant to what is actually happening to the country and it is the least that we can do to manage these inconveniences on our end in order to stand in solidarity,
I don't think I've ever cried so much over someone I never met and so, I just really like it was really important to say something and to do something to honor his memory and to speak to the values that we hold as people who work in healthcare and take care of Veterans every day,
For me it was seeing a fellow federal worker getting murdered in the street and seeing nothing from the administration,
South Bay community offers mixed reactions to San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's gubernatorial plans
His leadership here in San Jose's extraordinary. I think he is going to bring the refreshing emphasis on accountability and on focusing on the key issues that Californians care most about,
To have someone who's been as effective as he is in San Jose, in the state, running the state government -- that's fabulous,
I want a governor that can, you know, fight for all of us Californians here,
He hasn't changed anything,
He ran for city council, made it,
'Ghost students' stealing millions in financial aid from CA community colleges, investigation finds
That's essentially the way I like to look at it. From a football term, it's an offensive line."
It's still happening, so we still remain diligent,
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria. Most recently, we have been seeing some Russian data. I mean, it's actually coming in Russian characters in some instances,
We noticed that there were a lot of activity. There are a lot of applications, loan applications, grant applications. Then we panicked."
As they're stealing identities, these loans are not being repaid,
Federal investigation finds San Jose State violated Title IX by allowing trans athlete to compete
SJSU caused significant harm to female athletes by allowing a male to compete on the women's volleyball team-creating unfairness in competition, compromising safety, and denying women equal opportunities in athletics, including scholarships and playing time."
California law clearly protects transgender students from discrimination, including school athletics. Public universities in California are required to follow state civil rights laws, and San Jose State is doing exactly that and hopefully continue to do so,
This is another attempt to use threats and their own executive orders to benefit the investigation they were running,
I think San Jose State has some apologies to issue and maybe some warnings that they need to heed going forward,
Accomplice arrested in connection to crime spree prior to deadly SJ carjacking shootout: police
And it just goes to show the complicated nature that our detectives looked into,
When it used to be knocking on doors, interviewing witnesses, it could take hours, days to weeks, and now we can do that in a matter of minutes by just locating suspect vehicles right away with these technologies,
Especially the sort of crimes they were doing tend to be crimes of habit, I would say, I don't think they would've stopped,
Waymo now approved to take passengers to and from SFO
As a gateway for visitors from around the world, SFO's launch of Waymo passenger pickup adds a safe, reliable, and convenient way to get to and from San Francisco,
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan joins crowded race for California governor
He touted his accomplishments as mayor, including reductions in homelessness and crime, plus cutting red tape around housing construction
Santa Cruz woman falls for gift card scam, but takes quick action and gets her money back
I got on the phone with Nordstrom,
... and I think I'm talking to the DEA, I think I'm talking to the Treasury Department because... they're like, just hold on, you're going to get a call in a minute... that there's a warrant out for my arrest,
And she wouldn't talk to me. I said, 'Honey, what's wrong, what's going on?"
They had her so wound up she was like in a trance,
That my identity has been used to create all these different bank accounts in nine different countries. And these accounts are buying child pornography. And, and I'm being watched by the DEA,
It was a dry erase board that she picked up and was writing 'can't talk,'
They're on my phone and in my purse, like, driving me around town,
And I wrote down, like, 'identity theft DEA,'
When I got home, I saw Dax in such a manic state,
It's not that easy to buy gift cards with that much money at a self checkout... the Safeway employee was helping me, he looked me right in my face and said, 'Are you being scammed?' and I said no! I actually said to him... my aunt is so quirky... she's giving out my cousins these gift cards... Oh how cute!"
Is wildlife sighting more common in SF now? Experts explain after mountain lion incident
He was in position to attack. I mean when we saw him, when I locked eyes with him, he was as far as I am from you,
Where this behavior becomes potentially dangerous or can lead to conflict or nuisance is- actively approaching or coming up to them and looking for food,
Looking at the map I really didn't see any way he got in there without going through the actual streets, which is pretty surprising to me,
I was worried it was going to follow us back into the garage or go up the stairs and hurt my patient. There were so many possibilities that could've happened,
I also think just a lot more growth in public understanding of these animals. People are sharing resources with one another. People are learning a lot more about them and are more aware of them. And so that can create that perception we're seeing them a lot more,
How to spot the difference between authentic and fake Super Bowl LX merchandise
While most of the NFL Shop's temporary retail locations will open inside San Francisco hotels next Thursday, a few are already up and running around Fisherman's Wharf -- giving fans an early chance to grab Super Bowl gear before the crowds arrive
If you can before Wednesday, please come see us,
We're waiting for the real fans to come in,
Everything we sell in the store has a Super Bowl logo on it, and you can always look for the hologram on the item to ensure that it's real,
South Bay leaders prepare as fears loom over possible ICE presence at Super Bowl 60
If anything, this is all for show. And it remains to be seen what their mission is at the Super Bowl,
This isn't immigration enforcement. Barack Obama deported many people. Biden deported many people. They didn't have to do this level of terror,
We've introduced policies like ICE-free zones, which will allow the city of San Jose to sue the federal government to ban them from accessing and commandeering open public lands,
ICE, you can come, but you're not going to find much here,
The City was informed by a federal agency that they have no indication a surge in immigration enforcement will happen during the Super Bowl in San Jose."
As a matter of practice, we do not confirm, deny or speculate about the presence or activities of other agencies,
Tesla CEO Elon Musk to stop production of models S and X; convert Fremont factory to produce robots
They've got aging product that is less and less competitive as others manufacturers come out with new models, then there is the general brand destruction,
Tesla's ability to show improving profitably was a surprise,
Mountain lion captured in SF neighborhood has long history of encounters with biologists
I was actually able to do the darting, removed him from this backyard and we relocated him that time,
I was like, 'it's that same guy,'
Doing his thing carving out a little niche for himself, and survives and persists and just lives a natural life out here,
SF driver who killed family of 4 wants judge to reduce felony charges to misdemeanors
Almost two years after his sister Matilde, her husband Diego, and their two young children were killed while waiting for their bus to head to the San Francisco Zoo, Luis Ramos Pinto spoke to ABC7 News about the pain they've endured
She has given no explanation as to why she was driving at that rate of speed, and she didn't make any efforts to veer, stop, honk, or do anything to avoid the collision,
They have admitted to transferring the property and have now returned some of them. There are still some that have not been returned,
It wasn't just my sister and her family that died. Part of us all died,
We're vehemently against them, because no evidence has been provided that would suggest this isn't gross negligence,
If the court agrees and drops these charges, she could have acted with gross negligence in taking four lives and have just misdemeanor charges that would look to us and appear to, I think, most people would be looking at this as a basic slap on the wrist for having taken four lives,
Prosecutors have filed a motion opposing that request."
Here's how much it costs to attend, stay in Bay Area for Super Bowl LX
So you want to make sure that you're giving yourself enough options by looking a little bit further out from where that stadium is,
VTA is the easier and safer way to get to the game and all the events around it — including SJ26 events happening throughout downtown San Jose,
According to our Going State of Travel, for yet another year, sports is one of the top four reasons why people are looking to travel in 2026,
Super Bowl 60: Maps of road closures in San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Jose
Officials capture mountain lion that's been prowling SF's Pac Heights neighborhood
We love to see things like this like so much wildlife in the city. But a little bit concerned because you know little puppies. So we are not coming in until we know everything is safe,
San Francisco leaders say city must be ready if federal agents deploy
The critical challenges right now, for example, in Minnesota, is enabling local DAs and local police to get access to the evidence,
You can't be human, without feeling a sense of just absolute devastation and this feeling of fear and anger at what's happening in Minnesota,
It's not something we will tolerate in our jurisdictions,
We can't be caught flat-footed. We have to be prepared,
Their playbook is to make sure that they have an opening and that there's a gap and a void to bring in their military to militarize and occupy our cities,
Yes, we are talking about potential murder charges,
Safety, travel, entertainment preparations continue ahead of Super Bowl week in Bay Area
The matchups are set and the transformation is underway at Levi's Stadium
We have taken every lesson serving Super Bowl 50 10 years ago and built it even stronger, smarter with a more efficient plan for Super Bowl 60,
We will continue to uphold San Francisco's long-standing policies that keep local law enforcement focused on keeping our city safe, not federal immigration enforcement,
Bay Area demonstrators honor Veterans Affairs ICU nurse Alex Pretti, other victims of ICE
This is fairly close to SF VA Hospital and Alex Pretti was a VA nurse, he worked for the veteran's administration, and he was killed by our federal government,
What this regime in articulating and doing with their illegal actions. We the people stand against it,
The real threat isn't immigrants and people protesting in the streets. It's armed and militarized immigration enforcement happening in our communities,
It's our power of love, community and grace that will change our country,
We want to honor his life, we want to honor all of the lives being taken by ICE,
We're going to save this country. With your name, with Renee Good's name, and with everyone else that ICE is suppressing and hurting. We're going to be putting our country back together,
We're calling for ICE to be abolished. They are just completely lawless at this point. They are not doing immigration enforcement. They are doing a campaign of terror,
We got to get out here and mourn our colleague who was killed,
Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' to be promoted posthumously
Fighting an injustice at home, these seven men later gave their lives fighting on the battlefields of Europe,