CIM Group is preparing to hand over two SoMa office buildings after defaulting on a $98M loan tied to a major tenant’s exit.

A preliminary filing would replace a downtown San Jose parking lot with 171 income-restricted apartments and two manager units on a 1.3-acre site.

DEA San Francisco warns counterfeit pills containing cychlorphine — a potent new synthetic opioid — have been spotted locally. Officials urge naloxone and caution.

A family-run Croatian‑Italian wine bar opens Saturday in North Beach with ćevapi, burek, rotating cicchetti and cheeky decor.

A landslide blocked both lanes of Highway 70 between Rich Bar and Virgilia, prompting CHP warnings while crews assess unstable slopes.

A video from a Berkeley Law teach‑in shows students applauding Israa Jaabis, convicted in a 2015 attempted car bombing. The clip has reignited campus debates over speech and safety.

California has spent hundreds of millions to add in‑state seats at Berkeley, UCLA and UCSD — and the bill could top $460 million. Analysts and lawmakers now disagree on a cheaper way forward.

Record imports of overseas gasoline — including product refined from Russian crude — eased supply strains this spring but deepened scrutiny of California’s shrinking refinery base.

A person was found Wednesday near Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley; police said foul play was not immediately suspected and the coroner is investigating.

Alexander Mateuz pleaded guilty to first‑degree murder in the 2023 killing of his Mule Creek cellmate and was sentenced to 25 years to life.

Rep. Sam Liccardo’s "Save Willy Act" would create a Coast Guard "whale desk" and fund real‑time monitoring after a surge in whale deaths in the Bay. The measure pairs federal coordination with new state speed rules for ships.

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Two days after San Francisco's oldest Indian restaurant was shuttered for a severe cockroach infestation, a reinspection found things had gotten worse — not better. A juvenile cockroach was discovered inside cooking oil on the prep line, apparent roach fragments were found in butter, and two blocks of rodent poison were pulled from the tandoori oven's access panel. The permit suspension continues, and inspectors are now recommending that neighboring businesses on Ellis Street coordinate pest control — a sign the problem may not stop at New Delhi's front door.