Two distinct reactions occurred when dance-pop diva Lady GaGa recently strolled into a San Francisco cafe wearing hot pants, platform heels, a fedora and a see-through top.

New York City in 1922, where the Roaring Twenties are going full speed, is the setting of "Thoroughly Modern Millie." Broadway by the Bay presents the musical in San Mateo; the show runs July 10 to July 27.

These are excerpts from the San Francisco Police Department's daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by police precincts and the neighborhoods they patrol.

Juliet Critchlow said she wouldn't want to break her mother's back, but she went ahead and stepped on the crack anyway.

Monday is the last day of the crabbing season in California - a date that usually passes with little fanfare because fishers have long since abandoned their crab pots and taken up their steel salmon lines.

A San Francisco ban on gun ownership in public housing is unconstitutional and unfairly prevents its poorest residents from defending themselves, according to a lawsuit filed against The City on Friday by the National Rifle Association.

Many of the rustic inns, restaurants and art galleries that dot the rugged Central Coast are nearly deserted this weekend at the height of the tourist season as a huge wildfire threatens Big Sur. The blaze had charred nearly 42 square miles as of Friday in...

Authorities say a magnitude-4.3 earthquake has struck the Sierra Nevadas but there are no reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at 7:44 a.m. Saturday and was centered nine miles southeast of Mammoth Lakes. A Mammoth...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators paralyzed cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday with protests against what they charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements to change the religious balance in the Muslim-majority region. Police used tear...

Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Friday to turn the page on their bitter, history-making fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, declaring the next chapter is about beating Republican John McCain. Choosing a small New Hampshire...

A day after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a constitutional right to possess guns for self-defense, the National Rifle Association sued San Francisco and its Housing Authority for banning firearms in the authoritys public housing. The NRA...

Firefighters made progress Friday on hundreds of wildfires that have consumed more than 300 square miles of California, while a 27,000-acre wildfire appeared to have skirted and spared the well-known resort areas of Big Sur. Crews were reinforcing their...

Cal names vice chancellor for student affairs
The University of California, Berkeley, made Harry Le Grande vice chancellor for student affairs.

GlaxoSmithKline, Exelixis to end 6-year collaboration
Exelixis Inc.'s six-year drug development collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline will come to an end Oct. 27. (GSK) (EXEL)

Synnex Corp. sales and profit up in Q2
Synnex Corp.'s sales and profit both grew in the second quarter ended May 31. (SNX)

Aniboom raises $10 million in round two
In its second round of venture funding, animation company Aniboom raised $10 million.

Impax delays filing of late financial reports again
Generic drug maker Impax Laboratories Inc. won't finish its late financial reports by June 30 as it had hoped to do.

Fire Evacuation Advisory Issued In Monterey Co.
A fire burning in Monterey County near the Los Padres National Forest is continuing to grow slowly Saturday, a Cal Fire spokeswoman said Saturday morning.

Bush Declares Disaster Due To NorCal Fires
On Saturday, President Bush issued an emergency declaration for Northern California and the Central Coast and ordered federal agencies to assist in firefighting efforts. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had made the request, saying that fires have burned more than 400 square miles.

1,100 NorCal Fires Burn; Federal Help Sought
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked President Bush to declare a state of emergency as nearly 1,100 fires were burning from the Central Coast to the Oregon border, including a gigantic blaze threatening Big Sur.

Embattled Oakland City Administrator Out Of Job
Deborah Edgerly's five-year reign as Oakland City Administrator came to an abrupt end Friday when Mayor Ron Dellums placed the embattled official on administrative leave, effectively immediately.

NRA Sues To Block SF Public Housing Handgun Ban
The National Rifle Association sued the city of San Francisco in federal court Friday to overturn its handgun ban in public housing. The lawsuit was filed a day after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Washington D.C. handgun ban.