Laguna Beach hired former Palo Alto superintendent Don Austin to start July 1, a move that follows recent board turnover and a separation agreement in Palo Alto. The hire returns a familiar leader to Laguna Beach as the district readies a quick transition.

The CPSC recalled 125,200 Cosyland toddler towers after reports of tipping and entrapment. Owners should stop using affected models until free repairs arrive.

Lowell High expects no more than seven Black freshmen this fall despite years of outreach, highlighting persistent gaps in admissions and campus climate. The numbers reopen debates about merit, recruitment and belonging at the city’s most selective public high school.

A proposed redraw of Santa Rosa’s Wildland‑Urban Interface would add about 3,082 parcels and remove 811, affecting roughly 3,893 properties and triggering local defensible‑space and building rules.

Neighbors near Alioto Mini Park say enforcement at Mission BART plazas has pushed open drug use into nearby residential blocks. Merchants and families say the change brings new hazards onto side streets.

Students and parents say limited bathroom passes, locked restrooms and spotty period supplies have turned basic needs into a school-day problem at several Oakland high schools.

Three players split roughly $525,715 each after matching all five Fantasy 5 numbers, and two other tickets paid smaller prizes. Find the stores that sold the winning slips and how to check or claim.

A county-run mobile clinic has started at De Anza College, offering walk-in primary care, vaccinations and screenings to students and West Valley residents.

Analy High will cut hours for its dance and choir programs after the district says Santa Rosa’s tighter transfer rules have reduced projected revenue. Local families are pushing back.

A former Sierra Club Foundation director sued in Alameda County, alleging Black leaders were pushed out amid high‑profile exits that include Ben Jealous’s 2025 firing.

A Palo Alto family says a Turnitin AI‑detection flag cost a sophomore a semester grade and has filed federal suit challenging the district’s use of the tool. The case raises equity and due‑process questions about automated scoring in classrooms.

Preservation groups and city officials will gather at the former Yick Wo laundry lot on Third and Harrison to mark the 140th anniversary of the Supreme Court win and press for a permanent marker.

BEA county data and a San Diego Union-Tribune analysis show 16 California counties tripled in size from 2001–2024, led by Bay Area growth and small-county percentage spikes.