A ticket bought at an Arco AM/PM in Brentwood matched four numbers plus the Powerball and paid $36,646 in the March 11 drawing, per lottery officials.

County staff outlined a five‑year paving plan and a potential $70M bond to speed repairs on Lower Chiles Valley, Devlin Road and other rural stretches.

A man was found dead near the railroad tracks behind the Vallejo Police Department on Monday; the Solano County coroner found at least one gunshot wound. Detectives are asking for tips.

The Villa will reopen in May as The Junction — a family-friendly beer-and-pizza spot with a 4,000-square-foot beer garden, 30 taps and sweeping hilltop views.

Emergency crews evaluated multiple students after an altercation and pepper spray outside Leadership High School on Ocean Avenue. Officials say firefighters and paramedics were on scene.

At a Santa Rosa town hall, lawmakers and health leaders warned rural hospitals and maternity services are at risk from funding cuts and razor‑thin margins.

A $150M Bank of America construction loan clears a major hurdle for a 301‑unit mixed‑use project in Santa Clara’s Tasman East. The financing paves the way for housing, workspaces and ground‑floor retail near Levi’s Stadium.

Marin County was named one of California’s inaugural CARE Champions, a state nod tied to CARE Court activity and new funding for treatment and housing.

Two Napa County men were hit with felony warrants after deputies say devices tied to them held child-sex images — including hundreds reportedly generated by AI. One man was arrested in Roseville; another remains the subject of a warrant tied to an American Canyon search.

A jury convicted Juan Ferrel-Gonzalez on 27 felony counts; the Sonoma County DA says one victim first reported abuse in 2018 and three more were later identified. He was sentenced to 342 years-to-life.

A proposed ordinance would require most dogs in San Francisco to be sterilized, create an unaltered-dog permit and impose escalating penalties; the Public Safety committee hears it Thursday.

Potrero Hill favorite Thee Parkside will stop hosting live shows at the end of March and close later in 2026 after the building was sold to a developer.

Mountain View police arrested a suspect in a string of auto burglaries that targeted contractors' vans at tech‑campus parking lots, with losses of thousands per incident.