Line 12 detoured around Sansome/Washington after a downtown protest this morning, disrupting commutes and prompting Muni alerts. Riders should expect delays.

San José released a revised Notice of Preparation for the Santana Row Master Plan Update, opening a scoping period through March 25, 2026. The proposal would allow large new office space and change curb parking on Dudley Avenue.

Berkeley's Black Student Union says racist graffiti at Clark Kerr and a social-media photo prompted multiple conduct reports and demands for accountability from campus officials.

Good Earth is opening a 21,300‑sq‑ft store at San Rafael's Northgate Mall, bringing a cafe, organic produce and 200+ jobs to Terra Linda.

Supervisor Danny Sauter asked the City Attorney to draft a citywide ban on retail nitrous oxide sales as health warnings, lawsuits and street litter mount in San Francisco.

The Slanted Door Group plans to reopen the Mission flagship at 584 Valencia Street in early 2027, moving forward under executive chef Dong Choi after Charles Phan’s death.

An affiliate of Sobrato has filed plans to build about 74 townhomes at the former Fry’s site in Palo Alto, a proposal that would partially remove a historic cannery building and dedicate land for park and affordable housing.

An 18-year-old agreed to a six-year prison term after pleading no contest to assault in an El Cerrito trail attack; sentencing is set for March 11, 2026.

A man was found shot and killed Monday night on Bethel Island's Dutch Slough Road. Contra Costa homicide detectives have opened an investigation and are asking for tips.

Sonoma County deputies arrested three New York residents after a months-long bank fraud probe; investigators say they seized $15,000 and counterfeit IDs at a Vacaville hotel.

Acorn Ridge Casino opened Feb. 24 in Plymouth, a 60,000‑sq‑ft tribal casino with hundreds of slot machines, table games and a farm‑to‑fork restaurant. Tribe leaders say the project will bring jobs and new revenue to the Sierra foothills.

Livermore‑based Aalyria closed a $100M Series B at about a $1.3B valuation to scale its Spacetime orchestration software and Tightbeam laser terminals. Investors backed the spinout to speed commercial and government deployments.

Gilead agreed to buy Redwood City’s Arcellx for $115 a share plus a sales‑linked payout, consolidating the anito‑cel CAR‑T program under Kite. The FDA has set a Dec. 23, 2026 action date for the BLA.