A 56‑acre Amazon data center has started rising at the edge of Gilroy, and neighbors are demanding answers about water, power and how the project was approved. Public meetings this month will bring company and city officials face to face with residents.

An 18-year-old was killed after a Camaro vaulted off the I‑80 Seventh Street off‑ramp into the SFPD impound lot in SoMa. Multiple people were injured and CHP is investigating.

Court testimony and video linked two suspects to the Jan. 21, 2024, Oakland killing of a Brentwood father; both remain jailed pending further proceedings.

Berkeley police are treating the death of a woman found Saturday in a North Berkeley apartment as a homicide. Investigators and the coroner have been called to the scene.

Oakland Zoo says its newborn southern pudu died on Wednesday; veterinarians are monitoring parents Riley and Gizmo as staff investigate a suspected illness.

Held Over, the Haight's longtime vintage shop, will close this Saturday with a $9-everything sale. Owner Cynthia Anderson cites slumping sales, rent and her age.

The city spent $1.9 million and no small amount of political capital keeping Far East Cafe alive through the pandemic. Five years later, a routine inspection turned up a dead rodent under the cook line — and a closure notice in the window.

UC Berkeley analysis shows Oakland more than doubled encampment sweeps after the 2024 Grants Pass ruling, with closures shifting into East Oakland and raising equity and health concerns.

After six decades, Contra Costa Ballet Centre is closing its Walnut Creek studio; Aaron and Kristin Orza are poised to take over and continue training.

Palo Alto’s draft Prohousing application self‑scores 41 points — above the state’s 30‑point threshold. The packet is online for public review through June 17 and the council will weigh submission in mid‑June.

The Ma'lawah Bar, a kosher Yemenite cafe on El Camino Real, will close its El Camino storefront this Friday; the owner announced the shutdown on Instagram. The team hinted at future plans but gave no details.

Four free Friday-night drag pop-ups around downtown San Francisco from June 5–26. RSVP is free and donations will benefit The Transgender District.

A family-owned taqueria's county contracts to feed homeless shelter sites overlap with board seats and vendor ties, prompting questions about procurement and oversight.