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Jason Green

Jason Green is a breaking news reporter for the Bay Area News Group. He works weeknights and spends most of his time covering crime and public safety; he reviews video games now and then, too. He is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara, with a BA in communication; and the University of Southern California with a MA in print journalism.

Defensive end Keion White of the 49ers celebrates after recovering a fumble against the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 16 in Glendale, Ariz.

49ers' Keion White shot in early morning hours in San Francisco

February 10, 2026 at 9:14 a.m.

A San Francisco 49ers defensive end, Keion White, was shot in the ankle early Monday in San Francisco, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and is recovering as police investigate the shooting with...

A 43-year-old man identified as a prolific shoplifter was sentenced Jan. 7, 2026 in Sonoma County Superior Court. He was convicted of six counts but linked to more than 80 thefts across the Bay Area, prosecutors said.

Bay Area man accused of flying drone over 49ers game

February 3, 2026 at 4:21 a.m.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the charges ahead of Super Bowl LX, where the FAA, in coordination with the FBI, has established a "no drone zone" above Levi's Stadium on...

Leslie Santos, an employee at Macy’s, center right,
embraced a coworker after exiting the building at Valley Fair as police investigate a shooting incident in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

Three injured in Black Friday shooting at San Jose’s Valley Fair mall

November 29, 2025 at 12:40 p.m.

The attacker left the scene after the shooting, which apparently resulted from a dispute with one of the victims.

Janette, who did not give her last name, left, of Pacifica, and Lea Bergeot, of Miami, walk off the ocean after surfing a day after the tsunami watch in Pacifica, Calif., on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Locals return to beaches after tsunami advisory canceled for Bay Area

July 30, 2025 at 4:52 p.m.

Wave heights varied from 1 to 3 feet across Central and Northern California and caused little in the way of extensive damage.

File photo of Herbie the Gilroy Garlic Festival mascot welcoming visitors to the festival in Gilroy in 2019. Since 1979, the festival has raised more than $11.7 million for local nonprofits and schools. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Gilroy Garlic Festival to return six years after mass shooting

March 30, 2025 at 1:31 p.m.

The beloved event will take place July 25-27 at Gilroy Gardens, organizers said.

A sign in front of the 23andMe headquarters

23andMe users alerted they may want to delete genetic data. Here’s how to do it

March 24, 2025 at 11:09 a.m.

Customers can delete data they submitted to the genetic testing company.

A fire rages out of control at the Vistra battery storage plant, one of the world’s largest, in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Evacuations lifted near Moss Landing battery plant

January 17, 2025 at 11:13 p.m.

The blaze broke out late Thursday at one of the world's largest battery storage plants.

‘Murder Squad’ members sentenced to combined 161 years in prison for Monterey County killing spree

September 12, 2024 at 1:41 p.m.

Eleven people were gunned down during ‘hunts’ between 2015 and 2018, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

A San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office photo shows a plane that landed on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on a beach in Half Moon Bay. Authorities found that the plane had been stolen from Palo Alto Airport; police arrested a Florida man as a suspect in the theft a short time after the landing was reported. (San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office photo)

Florida man ditches stolen Palo Alto plane on Half Moon Bay beach, authorities say

February 10, 2024 at 1:31 p.m.

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said a Miami resident landed the single-engine aircraft on the sand then tried to walk away before being arrested.

ADDS NAME OF SKI RESORT – Skiers climb to the top of a mountain near Palisades Tahoe, a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Calif. After closing down every lift and trail in the avalanche’s aftermath, Palisades Tahoe reopened many runs on Thursday. But its iconic KT-22 lift, which serves the area of mostly expert runs where the slide occurred, remained closed while crews worked to clear a road to enable snowcats and snowmobiles to enter and clean up. (Mark Sponsler via AP)

California State Parks officer fatally shoots carjacking suspect at Palisades Tahoe

January 29, 2024 at 11:24 p.m.

The shooting happened Friday morning near the Olympic Village Inn.

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