CDFW will close Fishing Zone 3 on April 30 to protect whales, but authorized pop‑up (ropeless) gear will let some commercial fishers resume limited landings starting May 7. The department cites high humpback concentrations and new trials showing the gear can work.

Federal prosecutors say two Bay Area men ran an alleged black‑market gun operation; authorities recovered more than 40 firearms and say undercover buys totaled nearly $16,000.

Macklin Celebrini matched Joe Thornton's single-season Sharks scoring mark, reaching 114 points after two first-period assists in a 5-1 win in Winnipeg.

A Ninth Circuit panel revived a class-action saying Target’s “800 thread count” sheets tested far lower, sending the case back to court. The fight now moves forward over labels and measurement claims.

Office attendance in downtown San Francisco peaks midweek at about half of pre‑pandemic levels, but Fridays plunge — leaving lunch crowds and retailers quieter.

Rep. Tom McClintock faces three Democrats in a June 2 primary for the newly redrawn 5th District; fundraising gaps and Prop 50 maps are reshaping the race.

SacRT says a bus bridge is in place on the Gold Line after a car went around crossing gates and struck a Folsom‑bound train. Shuttle buses are serving Mather Field/Mills to Sunrise and delays are expected.

Court testimony this week filled in a timeline of the Oct. killing of Condor Club manager Mark Calcagni, and prosecutors say evidence ties two former employees to the attack.

The College Avenue Ike’s has shut and tipsters report several Berkeley eateries — including a juice shop, a Telegraph spot and a Thai kitchen — have been flagged closed. Online listings and ordering pages show mixed signals.

San Francisco confirmed its first city case of the more severe clade I mpox in an unvaccinated adult; health officials say risk is low but urge vaccination.

Ralph Lauren will open a Ralph’s Coffee at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, converting a mall tenant space into a roughly 5,200-square-foot café and shop.

Bloomberg's new feature revisits the 2023 stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee and how investigators zeroed in on Emeryville consultant Nima Momeni. The reporting reframes early assumptions about motive and who the attacker was.

Federal Reserve data show U.S. industrial production fell 0.5% in March, pulled down by utilities and motor‑vehicle output.