The Melting Pot is targeting San Jose for a late‑2026 opening — a potential first Bay Area outpost in years. The chain is expanding after a major brand makeover.

Grosvenor is winding down direct development in the U.S., selling Union Square properties and marketing major Bay Area sites as it pivots strategy. The move follows pandemic losses and writedowns.

San Bruno investigators served a search warrant on the 200 block of East Ave in an ICAC probe; a suspect was arrested and police say there's no ongoing threat.

Five people lost their homes Wednesday night after a one-alarm fire tore through a building under construction on the 1700 block of 31st Avenue in the Outer Sunset, bringing firefighters racing to the scene just as the dinner hour wound down.

San José police say analysts used automated license-plate readers to help locate a vehicle and stop a suspect who allegedly brandished a firearm at shoppers. Officials say the RTIC tools sped the response.

San Francisco marked the 120th anniversary of the 1906 quake by launching a screening program to identify older concrete buildings at risk in a major earthquake.

A Miami jury awarded $300,000 after finding Carnival negligent for serving a Vacaville nurse at least 14 shots of tequila before a fall that caused concussion and other injuries. The verdict may prompt more suits over onboard alcohol service.

Redwood Gospel Missions opened a bakery in Santa Rosa on April 14 that pairs croissants and espresso with hands‑on job training for program participants.

A UC Davis student was struck while bicycling near West Village and later died. Campus police and university officials say an investigation is underway.

A stolen‑bike call on Fairfield’s Linear Park Trail escalated into a struggle; police credit a drone pilot and K9 for helping secure an arrest.

A Seattle federal suit says Costco's $4.99 rotisserie chicken is tied to repeated USDA Salmonella failures at a Nebraska plant; Costco disputes the claims and has asked a judge to toss the case.

A plea deal freed Leland Moore after he pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the 2021 killing of Harold Jackson, with credit for time served. Defense lawyers say key testimony was fabricated.

AB 2624 would extend Safe at Home‑style confidentiality to immigration‑support workers and makes malicious publication of their personal data a civil and criminal offense. Supporters call it protection; critics say it could chill watchdog reporting.