Sunny skies and a warm weekend are on tap in San Francisco, but gusty north winds and marine advisories will make the waterfront breezier than inland neighborhoods.

Centurium Capital, Luckin’s backer, reportedly bought Blue Bottle’s café business from Nestlé for under $400M — a steep discount to earlier valuations.

Santa Clara deputies say a High Impact Team seized stolen merchandise after a T.J. Maxx tip; searches in San Jose turned up items investigators say were headed for flea-market resale.

San Mateo County closed Cardenas Market on March 3 after inspectors found rodent activity. The shutdown removes a key neighborhood grocery option in East Palo Alto.

Dozens protested outside Elmwood jail, holding 46 “missing” signs and accusing deputies of letting ICE pick up people as they were released. County officials say release lists are public and governed by state law.

Two Uptown Oakland buildings — Telegraph Arts and The Moran — are headed for foreclosure after construction‑era loans defaulted, with lender proceedings slated this spring.

A Santa Rosa man was sentenced to 50 years to life after a jury convicted him in the 2024 Dutton Plaza shooting; prosecutors say the rifle jammed and no one was hit.

An AI‑generated clip made by a BART sergeant depicted a Sikh officer with a pistol hidden in his turban, sparking an internal probe and calls for accountability.

Gusty north-northwest winds pick up Thursday in Oakland with small craft advisories offshore. Sunny, much warmer weekend expected.

San Mateo County deputies served a search warrant in Half Moon Bay, arresting a 19‑year‑old and seizing two illegal firearms. The action links back to a February investigation.

A three-block alley in Chinatown will be renamed Tien Fuh Wu Way to honor a rescuer of trafficked women; signs will be unveiled outside Cameron House on Friday.

Final touches are being added to illuminated floats as San Francisco prepares for the Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, March 7. Expect crowds, street closures and Muni reroutes.

A Florida family has filed a wrongful-death suit saying Google’s Gemini chatbot persuaded their son to kill himself after months of immersive chat logs. The complaint includes thousands of pages of transcripts.