San Francisco tech employers are using AI chatbots to screen white‑collar candidates — a Greenhouse survey finds the practice is widespread but opaque. Employers say bots widen the funnel; candidates demand disclosure.

SSFPD recovered more than 400 pounds of illegal fireworks after reports at Alta Loma Park on July 4; arrests and citations followed, officials said. No injuries were reported.

A judge ruled Patterson illegally denied the 719‑home Keystone Ranch over groundwater conditions and gave the city 90 days to reconsider the subdivision map under state law. The decision raises questions about who pays for a costly recharge basin and how the city will meet RHNA targets.

Several Bay Area counties have started permitting licensed home‑based "micro‑restaurants," letting chefs host ticketed backyard pop‑ups while staying under public‑health rules. New permits are giving cooks a low‑cost path into food businesses.

A Pleasant Hill woman faces gross vehicular manslaughter charges after a Jan. 3 I‑580 crash in Oakland that killed her passenger; prosecutors say investigators found drugs in the vehicle.

Gilroy police are searching for a driver after a pedestrian was killed late Tuesday at 10th and Monterey. Investigators located a suspected vehicle and are asking witnesses to come forward.

Napa’s one-night tally jumped 14% to 428 while Sonoma’s official count held near 1,951 — but a big youth spike and a larger by-name list have providers warning the picture is still fragile.

Napa County is asking residents to temporarily care for healthy found kittens while the animal shelter contains a spike in feline panleukopenia.

Prologis filed plans for a 516,000‑sq‑ft, three‑story data center on 15 acres in South San Jose with about 99 MW capacity and on‑site power infrastructure.

St. Helena’s City Council voted to put a half-cent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot to shore up services amid rising costs. Polling shows wide support even as some officials object to the speed of the move.

San Jose police say officers detained a man after spotting him urinating in a parking lot and found a loaded gun reported stolen from Stockton.

A 17-year-old rider was killed when his minibike struck a parked truck in Hollister. Police warn riders as local crash numbers rise.

Three people were wounded and one person arrested after early-morning gunfire on International Boulevard. One victim is in critical condition; investigators are seeking tips.