California now posts the nation’s priciest gas; Bay Area averages sit in the high‑$5s as crude and local supply strains push pump prices up.

Saam, the first U.S. restaurant from Thai chef Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn, opened Friday in SoMa with a seafood‑forward, family‑style menu and a sato‑forward bar.

Tesla reached a confidential settlement with three Fremont workers alleging racism at the plant, but hundreds of related worker suits and state and federal actions remain active. The deal closes one piece of a much larger legal fight.

San Bruno’s City Council meets next Tuesday with a special session at 5:30 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Key items: Crestmoor fields and a sewer‑rate public hearing that could lead to November ballot action.

Therapists told supervisors that Kaiser’s e‑visit tool is triaging patients without clinician oversight. Kaiser says the tools do not make clinical decisions.

Demolition crews have moved into Ceres’ Lazy Wheels Mobile Home Park after years of complaints and legal battles. The cleared site was long plagued by outages, unsafe conditions and a 2025 settlement for residents.

David Pottruck sold a Lumina condo after 10 years and netted about $18,300 — a near-breakeven that highlights how SF condos have lagged recent housing gains.

Morgan Hill police say thieves stripped copper from several streetlight poles, leaving blocks dark and causing tens of thousands in repair costs.

A Florida man sued OpenAI in San Francisco, alleging ChatGPT discouraged him from seeking care and preceded a near‑fatal pulmonary embolism.

Palo Alto reissued a superseding notice at the 88‑unit Opportunity Center after inspections found mold, pests and plumbing problems. Deadlines and fines now push the manager to finish repairs.

Two men were sentenced to life without parole Thursday for the 2020 killing of San Mateo rapper Ueta “Juice Boi" Muasika Jr.; his young son survived. The jury found the defendants guilty earlier this year.

Solano County detectives arrested a Vallejo man after recovering county laptops, an iPhone and blank EBT cards stolen from the Vallejo H&SS office.

A man was found fatally shot Wednesday at a North Oakland bus stop on MLK Jr. Way. Oakland police’s homicide unit is investigating and asking for tips.