The Ghaben family has filed plans to transform the former Walnut Creek Yacht Club at 1555 Bonanza into a seafood-focused fish bar with expanded dining and outdoor seating.

Tasting‑room and wine‑centric storefronts on First Street are giving way to boutiques, cafes and other non‑wine retail as big hotel and condo projects reshape downtown. Brokers and city records show the market is shifting fast.

A Santa Rosa school aide’s sentencing was postponed after a medical emergency. The defendant had pleaded guilty to charges tied to alleged sexual touching of a participant in a district program.

Solano County deputies say a traffic stop attempt by Patrol Team 4 turned into a chase through Vallejo into Contra Costa County, ending with three arrests and three loaded guns seized.

Peninsula Open Space Trust bought the Bechtel family's 1,921‑acre Mead Ranch for about $24.3 million, preserving a key wildlife corridor south of San Jose.

Painted Leopard, a Salvadoran-focused Bay Area roaster, has opened a weekend counter inside The RealReal’s Union Square flagship and plans to go daily in April.

A parents’ group has sued to block Sequoia Union’s plan to close Menlo Park’s TIDE Academy, arguing the shutdown would disproportionately hurt students with disabilities and low‑income families.

Tickets for the 2026 California State Fair are on sale; this will be the last fair held mid‑summer before the event moves to the fall in 2027. Advanced prices start at $10.

Three people were injured in a morning pit-bull attack near Pak ’n Save in Emeryville. Authorities secured the dogs and the Emeryville Police Department is investigating.

Wastewater scans and public‑health data show human metapneumovirus rising in parts of Northern California. The virus can cause a seal‑like 'barking' cough in young children.

A San Lorenzo man pleaded not guilty after prosecutors say he defrauded an elderly Half Moon Bay couple of more than $2.5 million; court date set for June 15.

A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 4 at the Old River Bridge in Discovery Bay killed one person and closed the roadway Saturday, officials say.

Patchy fog this morning and a slight chance of light rain overnight. Midweek will be warmer and breezy with rough coastal seas.