Two fires during battery tests at Tesla's Palo Alto engineering campus were traced to thermal runaway in experimental lithium‑ion cells, and the city ordered hazmat cleanup.

Tracking tech helped police find a vehicle tied to a wheel theft. Arrests were made and a loaded, concealed handgun was seized.

A judge denied a mental‑health diversion request in the Happy Happy Daycare case, clearing the way for a jury trial next week in the deaths of two toddlers. Families urged the court not to divert the case.

A Hayward resident was among five people sentenced after a DoorDash phantom‑orders scheme that cost the company more than $2.5 million.

Jurors were shown Las Vegas group texts and pool‑party footage as prosecutors laid out evidence in the trial of Shannon O’Connor, the so‑called Los Gatos “party mom.”

Sheryl Davis invoked the Fifth as San Francisco ethics staff pressed 31 administrative counts tied to a $4.6M controller audit. The Ethics Commission could vote this week on how to proceed.

Jurors were shown a Ring‑camera clip prosecutors say captured the fatal shooting of Antioch rapper Richard Morello Jr.; the defendant says self‑defense.

A 16-year-old rider died Monday after colliding with a box truck on Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay. San Mateo County's Major Accident Investigation Team is probing the crash.

A Salinas woman survived a stabbing after fleeing a moving SUV onto northbound Highway 101 near Boronda Road; CHP detectives have linked a 19-year-old to the attack.

San José police announced a citywide patrol redistricting Tuesday via the department’s media account on X; the post linked to more information.

San Francisco will pay $750K to settle a wrongful‑termination suit after a former OCME worker alleged a top official tossed an unidentified skull. The Board must still approve the ordinance.

Two men were shot early Tuesday in East Oakland after someone in a van opened fire; investigators say both victims are stable and police are seeking video and tips.

Two more arrests bring the number of suspects to four after a violent Jan. 18 smash-and-grab at a Yuba City jewelry store that injured the owner.