Duck Donuts — the Outer Banks‑born, made‑to‑order doughnut chain — is opening at 2920 N Main St in Walnut Creek. Signage is up and the shop is hiring ahead of an early‑2026 debut.

A Santa Clara judge tentatively denied TikTok's bid to dismiss California's claims that the app's features addict children, keeping the state's case alive for further hearings.

GA.RA, a garage‑born Vietnamese cafe from three siblings, is opening on Telegraph Avenue with family‑roasted beans, phin coffee and a menu of pandan waffles and nước mắm wings.

A neighborhood group sued Belmont after the council upheld approval for a 140‑unit Prometheus project at 500–580 Masonic Way, arguing the design lacks promised public ground‑floor amenities.

The SFPD has authorized a $175,000 reward for information that leads to the identification, arrest and filing of charges in the 2001 killing of Paula Brien.

Half Moon Bay's city leaders paused a decision on local rent control, asking staff for enforcement details and unit‑level data before choosing between keeping, changing or scrapping the rules.

Genentech will tear down older research buildings at its South San Francisco campus and build about 1.25 million square feet of new lab space, per new renderings.

Tehama County Major Crimes Task Force arrested a Red Bluff woman after seizing roughly 3.8 pounds of suspected meth during a search-warrant sweep. Investigators say evidence pointed to drug sales at the Deborah Drive address.

San José's Q4 2025 housing update shows annual average rents near $2,862, a 4.5% vacancy rate and a $1.68M median single‑family price.

SFO will close Runway 1R from March 30–Oct. 2 for repaving; takeoffs and landings will shift to 28L/28R and nearby communities including Brisbane may hear more jets overhead.

Meta is putting roughly $65 million behind state races to protect its AI buildout, with early spending in Texas and Illinois.

Stockbridge paid about $64.25M for the 115‑unit building at 923 Folsom as San Francisco rents accelerate, highlighting renewed investor appetite for downtown apartments.

Funds managed by Oaktree refinanced IDENTITY Logan Park, securing capital for Article Student Living's 720‑bed complex near UC Berkeley.