A look at the numbers, though, tells a more complicated story. In 2023, crime in San Francisco, including retail and motor vehicle theft, has decreased in most categories, albeit only slightly. But some crimes, such as robberies and motor vehicle theft, have gone up. Flowers and cards left as people paying tribute to Bob Lee … Read more
Sanctuary Adventist Church in Hi Vista, Calif., on Oct. 17, 2023. Timothy Karoff/SFGATE When Oscar Castañeda opened his church’s doors at the end of 2002, he didn’t expect thousands of uninvited guests to show up. Sanctuary Adventist Church sits in an area that Castañeda describes as “the middle of nowhere”: a dusty, Joshua Tree-strewn stretch … Read more
Nancy Ng, 29, reportedly disappeared while on a yoga retreat in Guatemala. GoFundMe The footage shows the 29-year-old waving happily at the camera while kayaking out onto Lake Atitlan on Oct. 19. Ng, of Monterey Park in Southern California, disappeared while on a yoga retreat at in the Guatemalan Highlands. Despite a wide-ranging search effort from both a … Read more
Nancy Ng, 29, reportedly disappeared while on a yoga retreat in Guatemala. GoFundMe A California woman is missing after attending a yoga retreat at a volcanic lake in Guatemala, according to multiple news outlets. Nancy Ng, 29, of Monterey Park in LA County, disappeared on Oct. 19 while at Lake Atitlan in the Guatemalan Highlands. Ng … Read more