A small helicopter crashed near Reid-Hillview Airport Monday, injuring two people and snarling traffic on eastbound Tully Road.

Napa-based The Doctors Company closed a $1.3 billion acquisition of ProAssurance, creating a combined physician-owned insurer with roughly $12 billion in assets and more than 200,000 insureds.

Draymond Green declined his nearly $27.7M player option Monday, becoming a free agent and giving the Warriors immediate payroll flexibility. The move clears room for potential star‑level additions while leaving a re‑signing path open.

A Fairfield homeowner confronted a trespasser last Monday after the person reportedly pointed a gun. A 24‑year‑old was arrested and police recovered a firearm and ammunition.

San Jose’s Arisan Tea & Coffee opened a Sunnyvale outpost on El Camino Real with a grand‑opening BOGO and new bakery items. The matcha‑forward menu moves into the South Bay.

Union video shows Oakland crews mounting an interior attack at a working fire near 29th and West. Officials had not released full details when the reel was posted.

A fast-moving fire at Blackford Elementary in San Jose was contained to one classroom and extinguished quickly; SJFD's Arson Unit is investigating.

Drone video shows multiple great whites feeding on a whale carcass off Martin's Beach. Scientists link the sightings to warm ocean conditions and early El Niño signals.

A six‑story, 70‑unit affordable building will rise at El Cerrito Plaza BART as the first phase of a 743‑unit transit‑oriented plan. Officials say modular construction will speed delivery.

A shelter-in-place warning briefly locked down neighborhoods east of Highway 680 in Walnut Creek after a chemical odor set off alarms. Officials later lifted the order after monitoring found no active spill.

Tino Abbate, 24, known as Top Shotta, has been charged after a November shooting under the Carquinez Bridge; he has pleaded not guilty and is due to stand trial in August.

A 69-year-old Anderson Valley man died when his logging truck left SR‑128 and struck a redwood near Navarro. The California Highway Patrol says the cause remains under investigation.

Life360 cofounder Chris Hulls has seeded a $15M fund to buy and protect Point Reyes Station’s storefronts and services. The nonprofit says it will hold landmarks for community use and offer lease terms that favor locals.