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.

Multi‑agency crews pulled a person from rising surf near Bonny Doon — the fifth ocean rescue in about a month along a one‑mile stretch from Yellow Bank to Bonny Doon Beach.

San Mateo County deputies say CSAM found at a hotel led to a multi‑state probe and the arrest of an Arizona man. Investigators say thousands of images were uncovered.

San Jose will hit the mid-90s Thursday under a Heat Advisory and active fire-weather warnings. Coastal flooding and dangerous rip currents are possible tonight.

Microsoft broke ground Wednesday on a long‑planned Alviso data center campus, a move city leaders framed around recycled‑water cooling and infrastructure work.

SFPD announced a $250,000 reward on June 10, 2026 and renewed its public appeal to help solve six mid‑1970s homicides of gay men found near Ocean Beach. Detectives say new leads and forensic testing have given the cold case fresh momentum.