Happy Hollow Park & Zoo was closed Saturday after a bomb threat prompted an SJPD sweep; no suspicious items were found and the zoo planned to reopen Sunday. Investigators say the probe is ongoing.

Harley Robinson, a North Bay punk drummer and father of four, was killed after his motorcycle struck a pickup on Porter Creek Road; friends set up a fundraiser.

April EDD data show North Bay jobless rates fell for a second month, with Marin at 3.7% and Lake County still highest at 6.7%. Industry shifts in health care and information shaped the changes.

Lowell High placed its varsity baseball coaches on indefinite leave as SFUSD investigates allegations of race-based misconduct by players during a recent game. The head coach was also removed from classroom duties while the review proceeds.

A reported possible shooting near Calistoga led to a 10-minute pursuit that closed Dunaweal Lane and southbound Highway 29; a suspect was arrested and officials say there is no ongoing threat.

Mountain View will end the low-cost Twilight membership at Shoreline Golf Links on July 1. Regulars warn the change will make weekend golf unaffordable for many and fracture a tight-knit community.

Santa Rosas Poppy Bank opened a Novato branch and says it will reach 50 California locations by yearend 2026 while adding staff and competitive shortterm CDs.

A Monterey County grand jury has indicted Manuel Galindo Rodriguez in the March 3, 2024 King City party shooting, prosecutors say. The indictment follows a multiagency probe.

A Danville advisor admitted to running a decades-long Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say took at least $9.5 million from more than 93 investors.

A pickup reported stolen out of Napa County led to a neighborhood search in Petaluma; CHP and Petaluma police recovered suspected stolen property and detained a female passenger. The driver remains at large.

UC Berkeley Law will bar most student use of generative AI in coursework and exams this summer, citing fabricated citations and faulty legal analysis. The policy keeps narrow exceptions for AI‑fluency training.

A Sacramento jury convicted D’Anthony Chaney of first‑degree murder in a 2022 South Land Park shooting outside a liquor store. Sentencing is set for July 31, 2026.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera arrives at the Orpheum on May 28 in a refreshed touring production that runs through June 21. Tickets are on sale now.