The Strokes revealed Reality Awaits with a retro teaser and play a sold‑out Bill Graham show in San Francisco tonight. Fans hope to hear new songs live.

Contra Costa County warns H.R. 1’s work and redetermination rules could put 1.4M Californians at risk of losing Medi‑Cal and strain local clinics.

San Francisco police say four people were arrested April 1 in a robbery and four vehicle break‑ins; the department announced the roundup on X.

An elevator in a century‑old Russian Hill apartment dropped three stories on Monday, sending a rider to the hospital. Fire crews freed the trapped person and city inspectors were notified.

Furnished, month-to-month “co‑founder rooms” are popping up in San Francisco — founder-focused crash pads that bundle utilities and workspace but raise legal and community questions.

Central Marin will pay $3.15M after a San Anselmo man says officers tased him while he suffered a grand mal seizure; the settlement renews scrutiny of training and oversight.

San Jose-based Trinamix landed a "well-into-nine-figures" growth investment from AEA Elevate arranged by Lloyd Greif, keeping founders in place while funding Oracle‑cloud AI expansion.

A high-voltage electrical pole burned near Laguna and Broadway in Pacific Heights this morning. Crews extinguished the blaze and worked with PG&E to secure the scene.

A San Jose Powerball ticket missed the $216M jackpot but matched four numbers plus the Powerball, paying $44,744 under California’s rules.

Barnes & Noble has filed plans for a 19,200‑sqft bookstore at 20740 Stevens Creek Blvd in Cupertino. The project, part of a national expansion, is under city review.

Neurocrine will pay $53 a share to buy Redwood City’s Soleno for about $2.9B, adding VYKAT XR — the first FDA‑approved treatment for hyperphagia in Prader‑Willi syndrome.

Thousands packed Mission Dolores Park on Easter as the Sisters staged their irreverent celebration and crowned a solar-crowned "Renewable Jesus" amid politics and pageantry.

Alameda County Fire crews were dispatched to a structure fire in the 14000 block of Farnsworth Street in San Leandro; firefighters are actively working the scene.