A winter surge of death cap and lookalike mushrooms has hospitalized dozens in California, with Spanish‑speaking and Mayan immigrant communities among the hardest hit.

Tony Gemignani’s Slice House is coming to downtown San Jose at the Marketcenter on Coleman Avenue and is targeting a summer opening with regional slices. The chain will serve New York, Detroit, Grandma and Sicilian styles by the slice.

Cousins Ann Groux and Sheneen Brown opened Lil Sista’s Goody’s, a downtown Napa soul‑food restaurant serving shrimp and grits, oxtails and a popular Sunday buffet.

San José police renewed a public appeal Thursday for information in the unsolved 1984 killing of 21-year-old Kelly Ralston.

A Marin County teen denied manslaughter charges in the crash that killed four friends; prosecutors surprised the courtroom by seeking a CHP officer’s personnel file.

Dense fog is reducing visibility across parts of the Bay Area this morning. Expect clearing by late morning and highs near 70°F.

iHeart and Glass launch a 10‑episode series that reopens the high‑profile paternity fight involving Laura Owens and former Bachelor Clayton Echard as criminal charges loom. The first episodes drop Thursday.

Trevor D. Brand will lead Alta Bates Summit Medical Center beginning March 30. Sutter says he brings experience running Sutter Delta in Antioch.

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.