Oakland police say a critical incident occurred near 40th and International Boulevard; Chief James Beere will brief reporters at 4 p.m.

A nonprofit plan would shift the 185‑unit Sierra Village in North Highlands toward mostly affordable housing, with a county public hearing set for Tuesday.

The nomination window opened July 13 for Palo Alto’s Nov. 3 election. Local hopefuls are filing while a half‑cent Cubberley sales‑tax measure heads to the ballot.

Federal agents say the last of four defendants was sentenced after a Coos County home burglary that reportedly netted about $1M in cash, coins and more than 40 firearms.

A Reno woman died after a personal watercraft collided with a boat at Frenchman Lake; Plumas County says alcohol is suspected. Authorities are investigating.

An Antelope Valley resident has been hospitalized with West Nile encephalitis, marking LA County's first human case this year. Officials urge repellent use and removal of standing water.

A brush fire near Ledson Winery burned about 10–13 acres along Hwy 12 in Santa Rosa and prompted a mandatory evacuation for zone SON-3H3.

A Seattle man who failed to register as a sex offender was sentenced to 37 months after officers found an unregistered 9mm “ghost gun” on him.

A 79-year-old woman died after her car went over a parking-lot embankment above South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach; it's the second fatal plunge at the spot in just over a year.

Mario JB Juan admitted to sexually contacting a child under 12 in 2015; federal sentencing is set for Oct. 8 and the FBI is seeking additional victims.

A federal judge denied the FTC’s request to shortcut the Zillow‑Redfin antitrust case, leaving a bench trial set for Aug. 24 to resolve disputed market questions.

Two men were arrested after deputies say they followed a bank customer and stole $14,000 in Thousand Oaks. Authorities say the suspects may be linked to a separate Torrance theft.

Majestic signed a 99‑year ground lease to develop roughly 59 acres of Salt River land into nearly 1M SF of Class‑A industrial space. The project is slated for a 2027 groundbreaking.