Hollister police say a 45‑year‑old man was arrested after he allegedly brandished a firearm outside a business on June 19; camera footage helped detectives identify the vehicle.

San José police declared an unlawful assembly downtown and ordered the crowd to disperse, warning of possible use of LRAD and less‑lethal rounds.

A fireworks probe in Berkeley ended with three arrests and the seizure of a loaded AR-style pistol, ammunition and a ballistic helmet.

A suspected DUI driver was arrested after a wrong‑way head‑on crash on U.S. 395 near the CA‑NV line; one motorist was airlifted in critical condition and the highway was closed overnight.

A Concord dealer was sentenced to 21 months and ordered to repay roughly $1.07M after prosecutors say he sold fake Willie Mays memorabilia and defrauded collectors.

AC Transit raises local cash fares to $3 on Wednesday as the agency works to close a multi‑year funding gap.

Production and bottling staff at Rodney Strong have launched a rare union drive in Healdsburg, citing layoffs and rising costs. The push follows a May win at a Gallo plant and could reshape labor in wine country.

Stripe and Visa are among more than 100 firms backing Open USD, a dollar‑pegged stablecoin from the Open Standard coalition. The move aims to bake programmable dollars into card, treasury and on‑chain flows.

San Francisco firefighters pulled one adult and two dogs from a one‑alarm blaze in the Mission District; crews remain on scene as paramedics treat those rescued.

Three people were arrested after an assault investigation near Stockton, and officers recovered a loaded .22‑caliber revolver during a traffic stop.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco agreed to pay $395M and adopt transparency and child‑protection reforms to resolve more than 500 historic abuse claims.

Stanford opposed a federal National Register nomination for the former Sigma Chi house at 550 Lasuen Mall even after state and federal reviewers signaled its significance.

Jaime Garcia Zamora was sentenced to 17 years after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a Gerber shooting that left one man dead.