Woodland Park tenants pressed a former owner to drop an appeal after a rent board ordered more than $200,000 in rebates following habitability findings. Organizers say the payouts are needed now.

A tentative SEIU Local 1021 agreement would lift Oakland Unified’s lowest-paid support staff to $25 an hour and deliver roughly 16% in raises, pending board approval.

A white-gray horse was found near the Burnett/Monterey tracks in Morgan Hill; officers secured the animal and are seeking its owner.

Kehlani headlined a sold-out Big Game Block Party outside San José City Hall, giving downtown a hometown spotlight during Super Bowl weekend.

Neighbors and first responders say last fall's Filbert Street fire exposed how hoarding disorders turn homes into hazards as city services face deep budget pressure.

Community Services Agency says it will skip CDBG money rather than verify immigration status or limit referrals, a move that puts senior meals and other services at risk. Leaders will press local partners and donors to fill the gap.

Peninsula Clean Energy lowered generation rates so San Mateo customers will pay roughly 10% less than PG&E; the agency says customers have saved about $225 million since 2016.

Caltrans reports nearly 600 encampments cleared and 27,000 cubic yards of debris removed across the Bay Area, with Santa Clara county accounting for 223 sites.

An undisclosed donor pledged $3.5 million to help San Francisco families open federally backed "Trump accounts" for newborns, Mayor Daniel Lurie said. Details on distribution and enrollment are pending.

An $8.2M Super Bowl legacy fund will upgrade MLK Middle School's field, bleachers and campus in the Portola neighborhood.

Dublin Unified capped AP and honors classes at four per year; parents and students say the rule narrows opportunity while the district frames it as a wellness measure.

A funeral procession for Fairfield Fire Engineer Christopher Bell will move westbound on I‑80 Friday and is expected to cause delays; an 11 a.m. memorial is set in Vacaville.

The Board moved to raise the asset cap on fire-displacement aid so more tenants can get hoteling, move-in payments and rent-gap subsidies.