South San Francisco

“It is picking a winner technology-wise. And the problem is we’re not really even in the first inning of that battle,” said Gene Hoffman, chief executive of Chia Network, a blockchain technology company based in South San Francisco.

To improve its capabilities, Cal Fire is testing new equipment with BurnBot, a South San Francisco company that operates large vehicles that can do controlled burns with little or no smoke.

The South San Francisco Police Department arrested Litton and the San Mateo district attorney’s office charged him with felony embezzlement of a leased or rented vehicle; being in possession of a forged driver’s license and other charges.

Those two grew up in South San Francisco as fifth-graders at Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

In March, the South San Francisco Police Department posted Ring camera footage of a purported mountain lion to its Facebook page, following reports that the animal was prowling a residential neighborhood.