Stockton native José Hernández used the Artemis II launch to urge local students toward STEM and spotlight the outreach programs he runs back home. His foundation and school partnerships deliver hands‑on science to Central Valley youth.

Oakland closed the Peralta Cabins tiny‑home village this week, but several residents are refusing to leave. They say the alternative shelter offered is unsafe and inadequate.

Sir Paul McCartney headlined a private Apple Park concert for Apple’s 50th, singing Beatles favorites under the campus arches as staff looked on. The gig capped weeks of global anniversary events and came with commemorative employee swag.

A Redwood City driver who pleaded no contest to DUI causing injury in a 2023 I‑580 crash that killed a 22‑year‑old faces a six‑year term at a Friday sentencing. The plea dismissed a manslaughter count.

Two lender-owned Hyatt House hotels in Pleasanton and Pleasant Hill sold at auction for unusually low prices, highlighting a still-weak Bay Area hotel market. The deals could affect local property-tax rolls and valuations.

Ryan Seacrest trimmed the asking price on his 40‑acre St. Helena estate to $19.8M after a major remodel and a long run on the market.

A robbery near the Greenhouse Safeway on Lewelling Boulevard led to a drone-assisted response; two people were arrested and a replica gun was recovered.

San Francisco health inspectors suspended New Thai Elephant's permit after an inspection found rodents, unsafe food temperatures and sanitation failures. The North Beach restaurant must document repairs and pest control before reinspection.

Fairfield police say city CCTV and a real-time intelligence center helped locate and detain a 26-year-old robbery suspect on North Texas Street.

San Francisco just unanimously passed an ordinance to finally legalize street food vending — and the tamale vendors it was meant to protect are terrified. The math doesn't work, the city skipped a program that every neighboring county adopted, and the clock is ticking.

Campaign filings show two Corona companies tied to the same family gave Chad Bianco the maximum; FPPC aggregation rules could push the combined total past state limits.

City Manager Ed Shikada has tapped Assistant Chief James Reifschneider to succeed Andrew Binder as Palo Alto’s police chief, subject to City Council approval in early April.

San José police say a body was found in a pickup near Francis Drive and McKee Road on March 21; investigators named a missing man and are seeking tips.