Rocki's Chicken opened its first Bay Area location in downtown Oakley Saturday, landing a $50,000 city grant to help retrofit the Main Street storefront.

Around 2,500 fans packed Thrive City at Chase Center for a free watch party as Team USA opened the World Cup with a 4-1 win over Paraguay.

Cloverdale’s council moved this month to begin switching from at-large to district elections after a legal demand; five public hearings will shape new maps ahead of 2028.

Apple paid about $162.2 million for offices at 684 West Maude Ave in Sunnyvale, continuing its South Bay buying spree. The price is roughly 27% below the building’s 2022 sale.

Foster City is switching to district-based council elections this November. Districts 1 and 2 will be on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot.

A Solano County judge has ordered the man accused in a 2024 Amtrak stabbing committed to a state psychiatric hospital while his case is paused. The decision follows a finding that he is incompetent to stand trial.

Friday morning outages knocked Facebook and Instagram offline for many users, with Downdetector showing six‑figure reports and Meta’s status page flagging Ads Manager problems.

NASCAR’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 returns to Sonoma Raceway June 26–28, bringing Cup-level action, pre‑race access and travel notes for Bay Area fans.

A San Mateo traffic stop led to multiple arrests and the seizure of more than 30 grams of suspected fentanyl, police posted on X.

Kardigan filed to raise roughly $373.3 million in a Nasdaq IPO, leaning on three late‑stage cardiovascular programs and backing from MyoKardia veterans.

A WARN filing says 93 staffers at Ubisoft's Mission Street office will be laid off effective Aug. 10. The cuts follow the company's earlier San Francisco studio closure.

Two Mission fixtures — the Make‑Out Room and the Latin American Club — are listed for sale as owner Martin Rapalski prepares to retire. Buyers have surfaced, but musicians worry about the future of SF's small‑room music scene.

Planet Labs has expanded its SoMa manufacturing footprint and is ramping Pelican satellite production as government contracts and a new Berlin factory accelerate demand.