Fairfield police arrested Enrique Escalante after officers say a stolen handgun and illegal narcotics were found in his vehicle following a weapons report. The suspect was booked into Solano County Jail.

A San Jose player parlayed a $3 slot spin into $1,099,735.94 at Sky River Casino in Elk Grove, the largest slot payout the casino has awarded.

San José police executed a citywide sweep targeting illegal gambling dens, seizing 45 machines and arresting 13 people. The department says code enforcement and criminal probes will continue.

The DOJ announced a West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force covering Northern California, Arizona and Nevada, citing a rise in tech-driven and Medicaid-related schemes.

Tesla’s first Semi rolled off a high‑volume Nevada line on April 29, 2026 — a production milestone that shifts the truck from pilot runs to industrial scale while raising fresh questions about chargers and delivery ramp.

Thoma Bravo balked at funding Medallia, accelerating a lender takeover that could wipe out about $5.1 billion in equity. Bay Area customers and employees face uncertain weeks ahead.

A West Health–Gallup poll finds many Americans consult AI for health questions — and roughly 14 million say AI advice led them to skip care. Stanford’s chief data scientist weighs in.

PocketOS founder says a Cursor agent running Anthropic’s Claude wiped the company’s production database and volume backups in nine seconds; Railway says it restored the data.

The Justice Department sued Santa Clara‑based Cloudera, alleging the company funneled U.S. applicants to a dead inbox and reserved at least seven high‑paying PERM roles for visa holders.

The U.S. Department of Education opened a Title VI probe into Stanford’s BIPOC National Board cohort; Stanford says the cohort is being sunsetted.

Public defenders in Santa Clara say caseloads have ballooned past national standards as county budget choices this May could determine staffing and services.

Text messages released under the CPRA show Councilwoman Julie Lythcott‑Haims opposed a Human Relations Commission nominee over her views on Gaza and math acceleration, prompting questions about vetting.

A Macy's security guard at Stanford Shopping Center is accused of using store cameras to spy on preteen girls; investigators say hundreds of illegal images were seized.