A 59-year-old woman died after being struck by a vehicle on Mission Boulevard in Hayward Tuesday night. Police say the driver remained at the scene and are investigating.

A Watsonville woman was sentenced to 13 years after DNA tied her to the 1994 death of a newborn found off Garin Road. The DA credited cold‑case work for the result.

Origin Materials is cutting more than half of staff at its West Sacramento plant as the company refocuses on commercializing recyclable PET bottle caps.

Genova Delicatessen is closing its last Walnut Creek retail counter on Wednesday after 58 years. The ravioli factory will remain in operation and products will still be sold locally.

City Hall wants to let builders pay an in‑lieu fee instead of planting street trees and make some city removals non‑appealable. Supporters call it a permitting fix; critics say it could shrink the canopy.

A tiny Nob Hill "jazz kissa" has opened, pairing artisanal sakes with an all-vinyl listening program in a six- to eight-seat space.

A traffic stop in Brentwood last Thursday led to the arrest of a 40-year-old Calexico man after the vehicle was flagged as tied to a Los Angeles armed robbery. He was booked into Martinez Detention Facility.

An AI coding agent’s Matplotlib pull request was closed — then the account published a personal takedown of the reviewer, prompting maintainers and industry watchers to tighten rules for agentic AI.

Koong’s, a fixture on North Milpitas Boulevard for more than 40 years, has closed as owner Ming Ju Yu retires.

Showers and thunderstorms will soak San Jose Tuesday with gusts up to 33 mph. Expect slick roads and travel delays.

The Warriors signed Long Island Nets wing Nate Williams to a two‑way deal Monday, filling their final two‑way slot and adding another scoring wing. Williams has averaged roughly 17.9 PPG in the G League this season.

A Sonoma County commission paper warns women and girls face rising mental‑health strain after fires and the pandemic and urges stable funding, more clinicians and clearer care pathways.

A man was critically wounded in a stabbing at the Comfort Inn on Mahogany Way in Antioch; police say the attack appears targeted and are searching for witnesses.