Michael Tilson Thomas, the conductor who remade the San Francisco Symphony, died at 81 after a years‑long battle with glioblastoma. Colleagues remember his daring programming and devotion to teaching.

A man and a woman were found dead in a parked car at Berkeley’s Aquatic Park after a caller reported a foul smell; authorities found a bag of unknown white powder and the coroner is investigating.

Sealed court disclosures in the federal Hells Angels case have defense teams pushing for hearings that could threaten major convictions. Judges will soon weigh whether the material warrants new trials.

A two-alarm blaze in Saratoga early Wednesday sent two people to hospital and closed Saratoga-Los Gatos Road. The American Red Cross assisted a displaced family as investigators begin their inquiry.

NVUSD will consider a censure that could strip Trustee Julianna Villegas Hart of committee duties and bar her from district campuses after alleged unprofessional staff encounters.

Owner Lori Kay Stout says Lupin Lodge is off the market for now as she considers options for the 112‑acre Los Gatos naturist resort.

Tandoori Pizza opened a Foster City location at 1031 E. Hillsdale Blvd., serving butter‑chicken and achari gobhi pizzas alongside classic pies and wings.

Mayor Daniel Lurie moved San Francisco’s street-outreach teams under the Department of Public Health, saying the shift speeds shelter placements and links street encounters to treatment.

Toronado, the Lower Haight beer institution, will be owned by longtime regular Bill Lewis and brother‑in‑law Wallace Pringle while founder Dave Keene remains an ambassador.

City firefighters responded to a building fire on the 10 block of Sumner Street in SoMa. Officials posted the initial alert on the department's X feed.

Meta will install software to log employees' mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI agents, prompting fresh privacy concerns and regulatory scrutiny.

HCD opened a $240M gap fund to push shovel‑ready affordable rental projects forward, a move that could unlock nearly 2,300 homes statewide.

An attorney monitoring the Morris settlement says Oakland police are sending boilerplate replies and leaving hundreds of public‑records requests overdue. He wants fixes within two months or legal action.