Contra Costa says official ballots for the June 2 primary have been mailed. Oakley voters have City Hall drop‑off and early‑voting hours at the recreation center.

Hightouch raised $150M at a $2.75B valuation and leased a 13,000‑sq‑ft downtown HQ as its AI marketing tools pushed ARR to roughly $100M and hiring accelerated.

Police arrested a woman after a brush fire along the Guadalupe River in south San Jose; investigators say she matched descriptions from earlier fires.

A Sunday night altercation at the Safeway in Sequoia Station left one man stabbed; police say a suspect has been arrested and booked on attempted murder and drug charges.

A former Sierra Club Foundation director sued in Alameda County, alleging Black leaders were pushed out amid high‑profile exits that include Ben Jealous’s 2025 firing.

A Palo Alto family says a Turnitin AI‑detection flag cost a sophomore a semester grade and has filed federal suit challenging the district’s use of the tool. The case raises equity and due‑process questions about automated scoring in classrooms.

Preservation groups and city officials will gather at the former Yick Wo laundry lot on Third and Harrison to mark the 140th anniversary of the Supreme Court win and press for a permanent marker.

Low clouds this morning give way to sun. Monday, May 11 will be the warmest stretch with a moderate heat risk inland.

Mongol Cafe, one of the Bay Area's only authentic Mongolian restaurants, was ordered closed by SF health inspectors after they found live cockroaches in the flour, throughout the kitchen, and evidence that the operator had been trying to fight them with consumer RAID spray. The closure came on a reinspection — four days after the initial routine visit — even after the restaurant scrambled to bring in a licensed pest control company the very morning inspectors returned.

Alberto Tamez Jr., convicted in the 1974 Nipomo killing, became eligible for immediate release after Gov. Newsom declined to act on a December parole grant.

An off-duty Brisbane officer guided a malnourished sea lion pup off a highway ramp and into The Marine Mammal Center's care. The pup is now in veterinary treatment.

Measure A would renew Contra Costa’s urban limit line through 2051, setting up a countywide fight between conservation groups and housing advocates ahead of the June 2 vote.

Cool morning clears to sun with breezy afternoons; highs near 71°F in San Francisco.