DOT will replace eight aging control towers nationwide; San Jose and Sacramento are among the sites tapped as part of a broader FAA modernization push.

Sunny Saturday in San Jose with highs near 74°F and gusty northwest winds. The coast is under a Wind Advisory and beach hazards through Monday.

Gary Rulli announced Ristobar will end service on Memorial Day after a 22‑year run in the Marina; the Chestnut Street space is being repurposed as an events venue.

Recology has added cameras to trucks in 11 San Mateo County cities. Overfilled carts can draw warnings and, after two notices, a small fine up to $15.

Sonoma County Tourism has leased roughly 17,000 square feet at Fountaingrove Center in Santa Rosa, taking about a third of 3558 Round Barn Blvd. for expanded visitor services.

Santa Clara University and Sutter Health will open the Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine after a $175M gift, a move aimed at expanding physician training in Silicon Valley.

A 431‑acre fuel‑break on Hogback Ridge is being treated with mulching, pile burns and mechanical thinning to give firefighters safer lines and reduce wildfire risk above Napa Valley.

Santa Clara County officials say they will sue after crews began work at a 25‑acre property near Gilroy that federal records link to a planned ICE detention facility. Community leaders and county counsel pledged a legal fight at a Thursday news conference.

After a devastating June 3, 2024 construction fire, Middlefield Junction’s 179 affordable apartments opened and families began moving in this spring.

Community leaders and SFDPH gathered at the Main Library to map culturally driven strategies aimed at closing stark overdose disparities affecting Black San Franciscans.

The CPSC recalled 125,200 Cosyland toddler towers after reports of tipping and entrapment. Owners should stop using affected models until free repairs arrive.

Sonoma County is moving ahead with plans for a new composting facility that could process most local green waste and cut long‑haul hauling and emissions.

The Planning Commission granted a two‑year extension for Block 21 after the developer cited persistent lending hurdles. The six‑story mixed‑use project remains a fenced lot despite approval in 2022.