Son of Oakland police officers accidentally shoots himself – San Francisco Chronicle

Son of Oakland police officers accidentally shoots himselfSan Francisco Chronicle(02-28) 21:15 PST SAN FRANCISCO — The 12-year-old son of two Oakland police officers accidentally shot himself in the arm at … Read More

Google to pay for SF free Muni for youth program – San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle(02-27) 11:17 PST SAN FRANCISCO — Tech giant Google has agreed to donate $6.8 million to San Francisco to fund free Muni passes for low- and middle-income youth, … Read More

6 San Francisco police officers indicted – San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle(02-27) 12:23 PST SAN FRANCISCO — Five San Francisco police officers and a former officer have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges including extortion, dealing … Read More

Police hunt for 3 North Oakland robbers – San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle(02-26) 21:28 PST SAN FRANCISCO — Oakland police are looking for three men suspected in five robberies in three North Oakland business districts. The robberies, which police say … Read More

Bones found at Transbay Transit construction site – San Francisco Chronicle

Bones found at Transbay Transit construction siteSan Francisco Chronicle(02-25) 18:29 PST SAN FRANCISCO — A construction crew preparing to pour concrete for the new Transbay Transit Center discovered an old … Read More

2 accused of murder outside Oakland Walmart – San Francisco Chronicle

2 accused of murder outside Oakland WalmartSan Francisco Chronicle(02-25) 16:20 PST OAKLAND — Two men have been arrested and charged with special-circumstances murder in connection with the fatal shooting of … Read More

Godzilla Movie Trailer #2 Premiering On Tuesday At 10 AM PST – Comicbook.com (blog)

Godzilla Movie Trailer #2 Premiering On Tuesday At 10 AM PSTComicbook.com (blog)A new trailer for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ upcoming Godzilla film will arrive tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. PST. … Read More

Man arrested for threat involving Oakland school – San Francisco Chronicle

Man arrested for threat involving Oakland schoolSan Francisco Chronicle(02-22) 14:32 PST San Francisco — San Francisco police have arrested a man suspected of threatening an Oakland family, which prompted the … Read More

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor ‘confirmed’ – CNET

CNETA report citing inside sources says the upcoming smartphone will come equipped with fingerprint reading technology within the device’s home button. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr. February 17, 2014 7:53 … Read More

Google said to open 200-worker office in San Francisco – CNET

CNETCreating office space for engineers from all of its recent acquisitions, the Web giant is said to be leasing a 35,000-square-foot building in the city’s Mission neighborhood. Dara Kerr. by … Read More

Asteroid 3 football fields long to fly by Earth tonight; watch live! – Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles TimesA massive asteroid the length of three football fields will make its closest approach to Earth tonight, and you can watch it fly by live, right here. Beginning … Read More

Apple’s M&A chief reportedly met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk – CNET

CNETThe electric carmaker’s chief executive met with Adrian Perica and “probably” Apple CEO Tim Cook last spring, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. February … Read More

Stolen-car suspect dies in Oakland crash after CHP chase – San Francisco Chronicle

Stolen-car suspect dies in Oakland crash after CHP chaseSan Francisco Chronicle(02-15) 00:12 PST OAKLAND — The driver of a stolen car died Friday night after crashing in East Oakland while … Read More

Don’t spoil ‘House of Cards’ for Barack Obama, please – Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles TimesThe second season of Netflix’s political thriller “House of Cards” got released at midnight PST, and while many wasted no time tearing into the twisty Kevin Spacey-Robin Wright … Read More

Oscars 2014: Voting officially underway for 86th annual Academy Awards – The Times-Picayune

The Times-PicayuneVoting for the 86 annual Academy Awards is officially underway, as of 10 a.m. CST (8 a.m. PST) this morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has … Read More

Lovey-dovey detection algorithm puts hearts on Google+ photos – CNET

CNETGiving a Valentine’s Day perk to its social network service, Google adds animated hearts to photos that show hugging and kissing. Stephen Shankland. by Stephen Shankland. February 14, 2014 3:26 … Read More

Driver accused in fatal SF hit-run linked to robberies – San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco ChroniclePage 1 of 1. (02-13) 18:46 PST SAN FRANCISCO — The driver accused of striking and killing a man early Wednesday morning in San Francisco was out on … Read More

Facebook expands gender options: Social media reaction – San Jose Mercury News

Facebook expands gender options: Social media reactionSan Jose Mercury NewsBay Area News Group. Posted: 02/13/2014 10:58:45 AM PST. Updated: 02/13/2014 10:59:58 AM PST. The social networking company announces plans Thursday … Read More

Guard hired by Oakland neighbors shoots suspect – San Francisco Chronicle

Guard hired by Oakland neighbors shoots suspectSan Francisco Chronicle(02-13) 14:21 PST OAKLAND — An armed security guard who was recently hired to patrol an Oakland neighborhood by people frustrated with … Read More

House and Senate Dems introduce bill to temporarily fix Net neutrality – CNET

CNETDemocrats in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that will give the FCC authority to impose its Net neutrality rules until it can come up with a more permanent … Read More

Lenovo CEO eyes Motorola customisation in bid to beat Apple and Samsung – ZDNet

ZDNetSummary: Lenovo’s CEO Yuanqing Yang likes Motorola’s customisation model and may bring it to other markets. Liam Tung. By Liam Tung | January 31, 2014 — 11:11 GMT (03:11 PST). … Read More