Mountain View Police rescued a malnourished sea lion pup, "Babymac," and ensured its care at The Marine Mammal Center, underscoring the department's multifaceted role.

Oakland's pilot program introduces speed safety cameras to deter speeding, starting with warnings and issuing fines in March 2026, with privacy protections and scaled fines based on income.

Santa Rosa Police are looking for Blair Evans, who disappeared on Jan 15. He's 55, with a thin build, and was last seen wearing a turquoise jacket and jeans. Residents are urged to contact authorities with sightings.

The U.S. and Taiwan struck a $250B trade-and-investment framework that cuts reciprocal tariffs to 15% and ties relief to major Taiwanese investment in U.S. chipmaking. The deal names TSMC as a lead investor and promises new industrial parks and tariff exemptions for certain imports.

A November theft at BART’s Hayward maintenance yard cut hundreds of feet of fiber, caused a daylong shutdown and left the agency facing a bill topping $1 million. Investigators have reclassified the case as grand theft but no arrests have been made.

A person was found fatally shot near 16th Street and San Bruno in the Mission District. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

Richmond natural-wine maker Subject To Change is winding down after distribution setbacks. Owner Alex Pomerantz will ship a final 2023 wine-club release while refocusing on his Mission shop.

Undercover testers say Oakland landlords are still turning away voucher holders; advocates have filed complaints with the state civil rights agency. Enforcement is now the question.

Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they inflated Medicare Advantage diagnosis codes to receive higher payments fraudulently.

Oura has leased roughly 50,000 sq ft at 500 Pine in downtown San Francisco, establishing its U.S. headquarters after a recent push that valued the company at about $11 billion.

San Francisco DA announced Jaquain Burton's arraignment on minor trafficking charges, with a plea of not guilty; the court denied bail due to his record.

Ahmad Al-Dahle joins Airbnb as the new CTO, tasked with leading engineering and data science, after Ari Balogh's exit. He brings his AI expertise from a previous role at Meta, aiming to enhance Airbnb's app with advanced AI search features.

Stephenson C. Kim, serving life for a 2004 Cypress café killing, died after an altercation at Vacaville's California Medical Facility. Prison investigators and the Solano County DA are probing the case.