A former assistant chief of psychiatry at Kaiser South Sacramento has sued the health system, alleging racist language, patient mistreatment and retaliation after she reported concerns.

Stanford opposed a federal National Register nomination for the former Sigma Chi house at 550 Lasuen Mall even after state and federal reviewers signaled its significance.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has closed 138‑year‑old St. Brigid Academy weeks before the fall term, leaving families of specialized learners racing to find new placements. Deposits will be refunded, officials told parents.

Dozens of Native Hawaiian leaders delivered a petition and cease‑and‑desist to the Moore Foundation in Palo Alto, organizers say the document carries more than 500,000 signatures opposing TMT on Maunakea.

Om Malik, the San Francisco–based journalist who founded GigaOm and later advised startups at True Ventures, died June 24, his family says. The tech community is remembering his influence.

A former Facebook policy director sued Meta in federal court, saying the company used arbitration and a gag order to block promotion of her memoir 'Careless People.'

An unplanned PG&E outage left about 4,189 customers without power across Inner Sunset, Haight-Ashbury, Golden Gate Park and the Castro Thursday morning.

Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr funded a gift that erased $550 million in medical debt for 261,000+ Californians, with San Diego and L.A. among the top beneficiaries.

Fire chiefs across Santa Clara County are urging residents to skip consumer fireworks and attend licensed public shows around the county this July 4. Officials warn illegal fireworks risk fires, injuries and fines.

California Department of Education staff were ordered to telework after bedbugs were spotted at the downtown Sacramento headquarters; inspections and pest control are underway.

West Valley College unveiled a tuition‑free Bachelor of Science in Land Stewardship and Sustainability at its Saratoga campus, expanding a program that dates to 1970.

Livermore has banned all fireworks inside city limits — including “safe and sane” types — and will step up patrols around July 4. Hosts could face administrative fines up to $500.

Mayor Matt Mahan says his office has partnered with Amazon to 'beautify' San José ahead of World Cup activations downtown, but key details of the corporate tie-up are still unclear. Local fan-zone programming is centered at San Pedro Square.