A driver died after a vehicle struck a utility pole on Watsonville Road in Morgan Hill; two passengers escaped and CHP is investigating.

A Napa judge denied resentencing for two brothers convicted in a 1995 Yountville stabbing, keeping their decades‑long prison terms intact. Prosecutors said the record showed direct intent to kill.

South Bay business leaders rallied May 4 to urge the Air District to pause rules that would require zero‑NOx water heaters in 2027 and furnaces in 2029 amid worries about retrofit costs and readiness.

A routine San Jose traffic stop turned up two loaded handguns, ammunition and suspected narcotics, according to police.

A new grand jury review flags aging jails and rising medical needs across five Sacramento detention sites, noting a roughly $1 billion obstacle to expanding the Main Jail.

Mobile tortillerías — full tortilla factories on wheels — have started popping up across Sonoma County, selling hot corn tortillas by the pound and reviving neighborhood food traditions.

Doris Fisher, Gap co‑founder and longtime S.F. arts patron, has died at 94. Her business and philanthropic legacies — from Gap to the Fisher Collection at SFMOMA — shaped the city.

A downtown Oakland wine bar plans to close in July, highlighting how slow the downtown recovery has been and why small businesses remain vulnerable.

A late-night head-on collision on Highway 1 near Moss Landing left three people dead and a 51-year-old driver arrested on suspicion of DUI. Jail records show manslaughter charges and $600,000 bail.

SK hynix America paid $49.5M for a 112,000‑sq‑ft South San Jose building once vacated by a solar‑roof firm, public records show.

Belmont approved a $2 million loan to advance The Ridge on Masonic, a 63-unit, 100% affordable building planned for 951 Old County Road. The funding is meant to speed the project's tax-credit financing.

Crescent City still has beach homes under $400,000, but tight inventory, government‑sector jobs and booming tourism make true affordability complicated.

A woman dropped off at a Vallejo hospital Friday died from gunshot wounds, police say. Investigators are asking anyone with information to call 707‑648‑5430.