A traffic stop outside MacArthur BART led officers to seize crack, meth, heroin, pills and a loaded pistol; two people were arrested and face felony counts, per court records.

Acme Burger founders Todd and Erica Kniess will open Bohemian Bistro in the former Hazel space in Occidental. Chef James Millar will lead multi-course prix‑fixe dinners.

A solo-vehicle crash on westbound I-580 near the Isabel Avenue offramp in Livermore left one driver dead; CHP says speed may have been a factor.

San Francisco Public Library’s jail program has won Mellon funding and national attention for training, standards and reentry-focused services. Advocates say books reduce boredom and recidivism risk.

Longtime Reason editor Brian Doherty died after a fall at Battery Yates in the Marin Headlands. He was 57 and was known for Radicals for Capitalism.

A viral video appears to show petition gatherers offering $5 for signatures in downtown San Francisco; state election officials have launched a probe and campaigns say they'll reject suspect petitions.

A 52-year-old woman suffered life‑threatening injuries after an electric scooter struck her at Market and Fourth; police say the rider fled and remains at large.

Two men have been charged after a masked robbery and attempted carjacking of a food delivery driver in San Leandro. Police say phone forensics and license‑plate readers helped lead to arrests.

Rob Bonta will brief at 10:30 a.m. on new DOJ resources to expand use of gun violence restraining orders across California.

Richmond leaders are weighing whether to restore Flock license‑plate readers after police disabled them over a possible data‑sharing setting. Supporters say the cameras cut crime; critics call them surveillance.

A hazmat response at an Alameda apartment block on Santa Clara Avenue prompted evacuations and on‑scene medical checks. Authorities say no one was immediately hospitalized.

Oakland is moving to buy the vacant San Pablo Avenue storefront that once housed Community Foods Market to revive the Hoover branch, closed in 1981. The plan faces funding and design hurdles but would restore a key neighborhood resource.

A new alliance report finds Israeli‑founded firms support about 22,650 California jobs and add billions in output. The data arrives as state political debate over Israel intensifies.