New projects from Fernando Franco and Caru Alves de Souza and a clutch of auteur genre movies from young female directors.

The largest and most infamous corruption scandal of the last decade began with a criminal investigation into the operations ...

MARTINEZ — After deliberating for less than a day, a Contra Costa jury on Tuesday convicted a 41-year-old San Pablo man of murdering his wife and mother-in-law, a verdict likely to send him ...

MARTINEZ — A jury is all set to decide the fate of a San Pablo man accused of murdering his wife and mother-in-law so he could start a new life with a woman he met in Vietnam. Phuc Vo ...

Several streets in downtown San Francisco are closing to drivers as the city hosts a pair of huge events on the same weekend. Happening on Saturday night, the Lunar New Year celebration will weave ...

Certain sections of 30th Street, University Avenue, Newport Avenue and more could soon have speed limits of 20 miles per hour. A San Diego City Council committee on Thursday advanced a proposal to ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diego city leaders are proposing to reduce speed limits on 17 streets across several neighborhoods, including North Park, Hillcrest, Ocean Beach, and Old Town. This initiative ...

San Francisco rang in the year of the snake Saturday ... SF is no stranger to big, street-blocking events, but this was a level up: What’s considered the largest parade of its kind outside ...

Eleven donkeys escaped from their ranch in Vista Sunday afternoon and were found wandering the streets near Business Park Drive and Sycamore Avenue. STORY ...

clowns and cartoon characters paraded alongside their owners in one of the city’s most beloved canine street parties. (AP ...

When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced “I'm Still Here” as the winner of the international feature at the Academy Awards, millions of Brazilians roared at home and on the streets, where ...