The 49ers' 2025 NFL season didn't end the way they wanted it to even after defying many odds, but some individual performances are getting the recognition they deserve. Star running back Christian McCaffrey is a finalist for three AP NFL awards, including the Most Valuable Player honor. McCaffrey is competing alongside Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence, New England Patriots QB Drake Maye and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Sta

San Francisco leaders on Thursday expanded the Journey Home program, which aims to send unhoused residents back to their home communities. According to the city's homelessness department, Journey Home is a program administered in cooperation with Glide in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood. During Thursday's event, Mayor Daniel Lurie and Health and Human Services Chief Kunal Modi announced some tweaks to the long-running program. Learn More

The launch of a Bay Area-wide initiative aimed at saving public transit from an expected fiscal cliff occurred in San Francisco Friday morning. The kickoff rally featured a board coalition including state, local and department leaders across five Bay Area counties. They support the Connect Bay Area campaign, whose goal is to bring attention to the fiscal cliffs that threaten local transit agencies. Learn More