Oakland native Alysa Liu won Olympic team gold in Milan, and Oakland Zoo’s lemurs marked the victory with a playful Valentine’s Day shout‑out.

The state Supreme Court has been missing a justice for 3½ months, stretching chambers and complicating death‑penalty and racial‑justice cases.

A sold‑out BART train turned into a speed‑dating car on Feb. 14, with more than 200 riders swapping four‑minute conversations between 16th St. Mission and Millbrae.

San Mateo County sent an urgent alert telling coast residents near Bean Hollow and Highway 1 to shelter in place amid police activity. Officials asked people to go indoors and await further instructions.

A private nonprofit tied to Gov. Gavin Newsom has underwritten tens of thousands in travel and event costs, raising questions about transparency and donor access.

San Mateo supervisors approved $831,829 for eight positions to staff a Family Justice Center, add two criminalists and expand anti-trafficking work.

BART officers pulled over a car at Coliseum Station Thursday night and seized about 157 grams of suspected cocaine, meth and fentanyl; a 22-year-old was arrested. Authorities say the vehicle appeared to be operating as a mobile drug store.

South San Francisco police say detectives arrested two suspects and recovered a stolen gun after connecting a Nov. 26 robbery to a later Gardenside Drive shooting.

A San Francisco judge signaled she will bar USDA from forcing states to hand over detailed SNAP records, a decision with privacy and budget impacts for millions of recipients.

Anheuser‑Busch has listed its Fairfield Budweiser plant for sale as the company winds down operations and city officials weigh reuse plans.

Police announced Friday that a suspect was arrested after bullets were fired into an occupied Redwood City home. Officials released few details as the investigation continues.

A 70-unit condo is proposed at 910 Webster, replacing Webster Oaks and promising 20% affordable units plus rooftop amenities as it heads to a pre-screening review.

Marin Republicans flagged dozens of alleged “dead” voters from last November’s Prop. 50 tally; the county’s registrar says a review found only a few deceased records and no votes cast after death.