Three suspicious blazes hit downtown Petaluma in the pre‑dawn hours; police have opened an arson probe and are asking residents to check camera footage.

San Francisco buyers are facing appraisal gaps as contract prices outpace historical closed-sale data. Strict lending rules mean financed buyers must often cover the difference in cash or risk losing their deposits.

A coalition of county prosecutors says Walgreens overcharged customers and sold expired OTC products; the settlement includes fines, audits and a price-scanner guarantee.

Netflix bumped monthly fees across all U.S. plans: ad‑supported to $8.99, Standard to $19.99 and Premium to $26.99. Existing members will get about a month’s notice.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order barring state appointees and their close associates from betting on prediction markets amid insider-betting concerns.

Oakland’s Two Pitchers is opening a beer‑garden‑style taproom at 3821 Noriega in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset, bringing radlers and $3 pints to the beach.

A Concord man was critically injured in an Uptown Oakland hit-and-run; police are searching for a silver Hyundai Elantra and ask witnesses to come forward.

A federal patent board sided with the Broad Institute on March 27, 2026, preserving key U.S. CRISPR patents and complicating licensing and appeals.

Milpitas is weighing whether to rename its César Chávez Plaza after California renamed César Chávez Day to Farmworkers Day this week. City leaders say any change will follow official naming policy.

A defensive fire at a vacant building on El Camino Real closed westbound lanes between Kiely and Alpine and prompted an advisory to avoid the area. Crews worked into the night.

Lodi's new ALS engine has run 128 advanced calls, including 36 cardiac arrests and 14 strokes, and the department plans to add two more paramedics.

Burlingame has approved nearly 40% of its 3,257 RHNA units, but approvals are concentrated in above‑market‑rate homes. Councilmembers flagged the gap in deeper affordability and next steps.

Bill O’Reilly’s NewsNation special painted San Francisco as a city in crisis, but local leaders and police data offer a different picture.