Alum Rock plans 78 below-market apartments on the Mathson campus to prioritize teachers and staff. The district signed a CORE Builders design‑build deal and is pursuing state streamlining.

Nvidia has put $2 billion into Marvell and inked a partnership to fold the Santa Clara chipmaker into its NVLink Fusion and silicon‑photonics roadmap. The move accelerates optical interconnects for large AI clusters.

A 17‑year‑old was arrested after a late‑night crash on Curtner Avenue near Highway 87 killed another driver. Police say DUI and vehicular manslaughter are suspected.

A Michelin‑starred veteran from One Market has taken over Hestan Napa’s kitchen, bringing fine‑dining chops back to downtown Napa. The move pairs seasonal menus with Hestan wines.

Bedrock Robotics has leased the top two floors above Ross at 799 Market, taking roughly 35,000 sq ft after a big funding round — a notable downtown tech lease.

Santa Rosa police say warrants in Penngrove and Cotati uncovered suspected cocaine, MDMA, counterfeit pills and two loaded 9mm handguns.

Fremont-based Alamar Biosciences filed for an IPO after adding nearly 100 employees and launching a major neuro‑proteomics panel as it pushes commercialization.

San Francisco's emergency office warned of a multi‑carrier outage Monday night; 911 remained online and residents were told to use Wi‑Fi calling or landlines if phones won't connect.

Carvana bought vacant land next to its Rocklin inspection hub and has applied to add vehicle parking, enlarging its Placer County footprint.

A Guerneville Road traffic stop led to the seizure of a modified, loaded 9mm and the arrest of two Santa Rosa residents, police say.

An early-morning fire at the Marina Tower Annex in Vallejo displaced several seniors; firefighters say an unattended candle started the blaze.

Forensic genealogists matched a tibia found at Salmon Creek Beach in 2022 to Walter Karl Kinney, a banker who vanished in 1999.

Patches of Psilocybe cyanescens have been spotted in wood‑chip beds at Google, Genentech and 23andMe — and local foragers say they sometimes harvest pounds during peak season. The finds sit inside a messy legal and safety picture.