A shifting sand pattern at Ocean Beach complicates San Francisco's $175M seawall plan to protect wastewater infrastructure. Scientists warn the sediment mystery could force endless sand dumping or beach loss.

Federal regulators say Union Pacific mishandled PCB cleanup waste from an Oakland site, sending hundreds of tons to a landfill not authorized to accept it.

AB30 legalized E15 in Oct. 2025 — yet most California stations still don’t sell it. A tangle of state certifications, federal rules and costly pump upgrades is to blame.

BART warned of major delays on the Berryessa line after a brush fire near Warm Springs/South Fremont station. Riders bound for Berryessa, Richmond and Daly City should expect disruptions.

Free music floods San José this Sunday: dozens of venues, hundreds of performances, freebies and a selfie prize drawing. Plan your route with the interactive map.

Nobel-winning AlphaFold lead John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind to join Anthropic, shifting high‑profile AI talent toward San Francisco’s labs.

Mountain View paused MVgo and the Community Shuttle after the operator’s state permit lapsed. The city is offering Uber vouchers while inspections and approvals move forward.

PulteGroup's 147-unit Parvia cleared architectural review and would replace the Homestead Shopping Center at 3521–3591 Homestead Road. Approvals and tenant lawsuits are still pending.

A mother and a preteen were knocked into the surf at Baker Beach by a sneaker wave and taken to hospitals in serious condition, the San Francisco Fire Department said.

CHP will flood California roads overnight on June 20–21 with a 12-hour impaired-driving crackdown. Expect sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols statewide.

Omakase Restaurant Group's big Monday involved a 50,000-square-foot food hall grand opening in South City and a same-day health closure at its Dumpling Time by Chase Center in SF. The inspector found three live mice still running in the kitchen.

The Mason Fire was first reported in Solano County at 11:02 a.m. June 18. Crews are responding; cause and containment remain unknown.

Marin County Fire has dropped the planned tall training tower at San Geronimo Commons and is reworking the headquarters plan into lower‑profile buildings after local pushback.