California’s final 2025 tally shows more than 2.5 million EVs sold since 2012 while the state moves to replace lost federal incentives. Litigation and a proposed $200M rebate will shape the next chapter.

Best Buy will close its Santana Row store on Sunday, Feb. 1 after 23 years. About 60 employees could be affected as the space is slated for a luxury fitness club.

Palo Alto AI firm Uniphore has nearly tripled its office space in Stanford Research Park as it scales U.S. operations.

H Mart will open a 100,000-square-foot, two-story flagship at Pacific Commons in Fremont with a food hall, restaurants and a bar. Construction is expected later this year.

Silicon Valley tech workers petition their CEOs to pressure President Trump over ICE, especially after an incident in Minneapolis involving ICE, demanding a cessation of their urban operations.

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office arrested 11 suspects in a targeted operation at a Target store in San Jose, recovering $1,100 in stolen items. Some suspects had past theft records.

San Jose’s reported violent crime fell 15% and property crime 7% in 2025; police credited new tech and a real-time center while civil-rights groups sued over plate readers.

A late‑night traffic stop in San Leandro turned into a pursuit; police say an officer fired at a man who was allegedly carrying a rifle. The suspect was arrested and no one was hurt.

Three people were killed in a pre-dawn three-vehicle crash on westbound I-80 near the Cordelia truck scales in Fairfield. CHP closed westbound lanes and is investigating.

A three‑alarm blaze erupted near 19th and Broadway in downtown Oakland early Monday, prompting a large emergency response from the city’s fire department.

A federal court blocked a 15% cap on research overhead, preserving negotiated rates that fund labs, staff and clinical trials.

A Pacific Heights Victorian that went viral on TikTok during a 2025 estate sale is now listed for $5.995M. The six-bedroom home includes a rare adjacent garden parcel.

Pruneyard Cinemas in Campbell reached a last-minute deal to stay open, resolving a dispute with its landlord, Regency Centers, over rent increases. Local support played a key role in the agreement.