Hi NRG is graduating from a Clement Street popup to a permanent wine‑bar café at 5801 Geary, opening in August with specialty coffee, pastries and DJs.

A Menlo Park man was arrested after a Feb. 11 road‑rage at the Redwood City Costco led detectives to a loaded AR‑15 and handgun found within reach of his children.

Bodycam and social video show officers and students clashing at Fairfield High; two teens were arrested and the department says it's investigating.

Sunny afternoons today with highs near 67F and gusty west-southwest winds. Interior Bay Area faces elevated fire risk.

Elim Chan will be the San Francisco Symphony’s first woman music director. She becomes music director-designate next month and takes the post fully in September 2027.

San Francisco switched on an AI whale‑detection network this week to warn ships when whales enter busy lanes, a move officials say could cut deadly ship strikes. The rollout follows an unusual spike in gray whale strandings in the Bay Area.

A draft budget for 2026–27 leaves East Palo Alto with an estimated $4.7M general‑fund gap, pushing staff to recommend reserve draws and spending limits.

SB Energy plans a confidential U.S. IPO after raising more than $1.8 billion to build power and data‑center campuses that support AI infrastructure.

A plan to replace the Outer Richmond Safeway with 526 apartments and a new grocery has split neighbors over traffic, parking and a temporary store closure.

Google co‑founder Sergey Brin donated $500,000 to oppose Proposition D, joining business money in a high‑stakes San Francisco fight over an "overpaid CEO" tax.

Ex‑Meta employees say the company’s May 20 restructuring won’t be the last. Workers describe relief, frayed morale and rumors of further cuts even after leadership’s memo.

A fire at a Hayward convalescent home sent 18 residents outside Tuesday; crews contained the blaze and no injuries were reported.

Officer Brian Jimenez-Gomez, 25, was booked and charged with one felony count of possessing child sexual abuse material; the DA says there are no known local victims.