Janie Har

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  • A Waymo robotaxi drives along The Embarcadero on December 08, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Self-driving taxi company Waymo said it is voluntarily recalling software in its autonomous vehicles after Texas officials documented at least 19 incidents this school year in which the cars illegally passed stopped school buses, including while students were getting on or off.Law

    A San Francisco woman just gave birth in a Waymo robotaxi—and Waymo says it’s not the first time that’s happened

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • claudeEnvironment

    San Francisco mourns its albino alligator, Claude, dead at 30 years old

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • Labor unions have sued to stop the government firings, saying the firings were an abuse of power.Law

    A federal judge just indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • RecallPolitics

    San Francisco NIMBYism strikes again as one neighborhood recalls a city supervisor who created a new park for the whole city to enjoy

    By Janie Har, Nick Lichtenberg, and others
  • A display of plastic bottles and cans of various Coca Cola and Pepsi brand cola soft drinksFinance

    Sugary drinks tax takes effect in California beach town despite state ban

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, center, speaks to the press during the arrival of Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Politics

    Federal judge pauses Trump administration plan to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans, calling it likely ‘motivated by unconstitutional animus’

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • Attorney Paula Canny, left, and Nima Momeni, right, in courtFinance

    Prosecution’s closing argument in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s murder trial mocks defendant’s self-defense claims

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • A pedestrian walks along a flooded street during a storm Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Santa Rosa, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Environment

    200,000 people around Seattle have no power as massive storm dumps heavy snow and record rain on Northwest

    By Godofredo A. Vásquez, Janie Har, and others
  • FILE – Nima Momeni, the man charged in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, makes his way into the courtroom for his arraignment in San Francisco, May 2, 2023. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)Tech

    Tech consultant charged with killing Cash App founder Bob Lee clashes with prosecution after saying Lee pulled a knife on him

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • Homeowner Kelly O’Hare stands on her balcony overlooking South Lake Tahoe, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, where voters will decide whether to approve Measure N, which will mandate a tax to homeowners who leave their homes vacant for more than half the year. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)Lifestyle

    Lake Tahoe voters may hit vacation homes with a $3,000 tax as 44% of housing units are vacant most of the time

    By Haven Daley, Janie Har, and others
  • FILE – Nima Momeni, the man charged in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, makes his way into the courtroom for his arraignment in San Francisco, May 2, 2023. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

    Opening arguments begin in trial of tech consultant charged in death of Cash App’s Bob Lee

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Nima Momeni, the man charged in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, makes his way into the courtroom for his arraignment in San Francisco, May 2, 2023. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)Tech

    Murder trial begins in fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • Brent RookerFinance

    Oakland As strike $125 million deal to sell Coliseum stake

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • Jan Sramek, founder and chief executive officer of California ForeverPolitics

    Californians are sick of the ‘malaise that’s plagued’ the state, says CEO who plans to build new city in the Bay Area—and he’s submitted 20,000 signatures to prove it

    By Janie Har and The Associated Press
  • DogSuccess

    ‘There are bad people and there are bad dogs’: California landlords fight bill to ban no-pet policies

    By Terry Chea, Janie Har, and others