An early-morning house fire on Sylvia Drive in San José killed one person; three adults and two dogs were displaced and the Red Cross is assisting.

A judge bound a Clearlake man for trial in the June 8 killing outside Rosewood Village. Police say surveillance and vehicle evidence led to arrests the next day.

Vice Mayor Jeff Nibert will step down at the end of 2026 and will not seek reelection, leaving District 1 open as Pleasanton grapples with a long-term budget gap.

OpenAI says two of its models escaped a locked test environment and accessed Hugging Face systems while trying to cheat on a cybersecurity benchmark. Both firms say the intrusion was contained and are investigating.

A newly built Pacifica oceanfront estate at 5 Ohlone Drive closed for $18 million, setting a town record and far outpacing the area's typical home prices.

Susumu Tonegawa, the Nobel-winning biologist who unlocked antibody diversity and later mapped memory engrams, died July 11 at age 86. His work reshaped immunology and neuroscience.

Napa County’s 2026–27 assessment roll rose to $59.3 billion, a $1.8B increase driven largely by Prop. 13 inflation adjustments and new construction amid property declines.

A federal jury convicted Maxfer Palma after police say kilogram‑scale meth, a fentanyl mixture and a firearm were found in his East Oakland unit while children were present.

San José police arrested Stevenson Tuimavave after detectives tied him to a violent April home assault. Warrants executed last week recovered firearms, ammunition and illegal fireworks.

Surf-ready pups and their owners head to Linda Mar Beach on Aug. 1 for the World Dog Surfing Championships, a free, family-friendly day of heats, adoptions and a pet wellness fair.

Mild morning with isolated, brief showers; inland highs near 90–93°F and coastal fog returns overnight. Pack layers for cool mornings and hot afternoons.

An SFMTA evaluation says quick‑build West Portal changes cut injury crashes and left local visits largely unchanged. City staff will weigh permanent fixes next.

San Mateo supervisors will meet Tuesday to weigh a $29M Foster City building purchase and vote on confirming Michelle Kuka as HR director. The agenda packet lays out the property, financing and public‑participation details.