One driver was shot in the leg Monday in a Vacaville neighborhood; detectives located a second vehicle in Fairfield and are asking for tips.

Saratoga planners denied a 25‑home builder’s‑remedy project on a 72‑acre hillside, citing emergency‑access and wildfire risks. The developer plans to appeal to the City Council.

An elderly woman was killed outside Capitola Mall Monday, triggering a lockdown and evacuation while police investigate.

A sounder of wild pigs was filmed ripping up landscaping at a South San Jose tech park, leaving employees to clean up torn turf.

Napa County’s 2026–27 assessment roll rose to $59.3 billion, a $1.8B increase driven largely by Prop. 13 inflation adjustments and new construction amid property declines.

A federal jury convicted Maxfer Palma after police say kilogram‑scale meth, a fentanyl mixture and a firearm were found in his East Oakland unit while children were present.

A UC Berkeley‑backed Civic Assembly will pay 40 Oaklanders to help reimagine thousands of vacant lots and storefronts. Twenty thousand households were mailed invitations.

The state’s middle‑mile broadband backbone hit 1,250 operational miles, creating a continuous route from the Bay Area to Modoc County and priming last‑mile projects to reach homes.

San José police arrested Stevenson Tuimavave after detectives tied him to a violent April home assault. Warrants executed last week recovered firearms, ammunition and illegal fireworks.

Salesforce gave $3 million to the SFPD’s Real Time Investigation Center, earmarked for drone docking stations, counter‑drone gear and other tech — and renewed privacy concerns.

SFMTA says a bus bridge is running for the Market Street subway and BART is assisting downtown riders. Expect delays and follow station staff for help.

Melissa Perello and pastry chef Melissa Loar are opening Lorella, a bakery and pastry commissary in Russian Hill that will offer croissants, sourdough and more before the holidays.

Brex signed a near‑decade lease for the entire 270 Brannan building in SoMa, marking a major corporate return to San Francisco's office market.