This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThese are news items from June 23, 2020 stemming from the George Floyd protests in the Bay Area, the state of California and across the U.S. Floyd died in Minneapolis after being handcuffed and while an officer pressed a knee onto his neck for more than eight minutes. He repeatedly said he was unable to breathe before losing consciousness and dying on the street.For coverage of more recent events, go to The Chronicle’s main page at .Updates from June 23:4:18 p.m. Union City police investigating racist graffiti on vehicle: Someone...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThese are news items from June 23, 2020 stemming from the George Floyd protests in the Bay Area, the state of California and across the U.S. Floyd died in Minneapolis after being handcuffed and while an officer pressed a knee onto his neck for more than eight minutes. He repeatedly said he was unable to breathe before losing consciousness and dying on the street.For coverage of more recent events, go to The Chronicle’s main page at .Updates from June 23:4:18 p.m. Union City police investigating racist graffiti on vehicle: Someone...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA tense, nine-hour Berkeley City Council meeting ended early Wednesday morning with a sweeping set of new public safety reforms, including a pledge to eventually cut the Police Department budget in half and create a Department of Transportation to reduce traffic stops based on race.But critics of the plan called the actions hollow without a clear timeline for when and how they’ll take shape.An omnibus bill proposed by Mayor Jesse Arreguin, which passed 8-0 with one abstention, will reduce the use of Berkeley police in traffic...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA tense, nine-hour Berkeley City Council meeting ended early Wednesday morning with a sweeping set of new public safety reforms, including a pledge to eventually cut the Police Department budget in half and create a Department of Transportation to reduce traffic stops based on race.But critics of the plan called the actions hollow without a clear timeline for when and how they’ll take shape.An omnibus bill proposed by Mayor Jesse Arreguin, which passed 8-0 with one abstention, will reduce the use of Berkeley police in traffic...WW…

A man punched another man in the face Monday afternoon in San Francisco, causing life-threatening injuries, authorities said.The victim, a man in his 30s, was walking near Golden Gate Park on Turk Street around 3 p.m. when another man approached him and punched him, according to San Francisco police. The victim collapsed and lost consciousness. He was later taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.A 28-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection to the assault, police said.Brett Simpson is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: . Twitter:More for youUpdated to include...…A man punched another man in the face Monday afternoon in San Francisco, causing life-threatening injuries, authorities said.The victim, a man in his 30s, was walking near Golden Gate Park on Turk Street around 3 p.m. when another man approached him and punched him, according to San Francisco police. The victim collapsed and lost consciousness. He was later taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.A 28-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection to the assault, police said.Brett Simpson is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: . Twitter:More for youUpdated to include...WW…