Sunny and breezy Thursday in San Jose with highs near 83°F; coastal waters under advisories and inland hills facing elevated fire risk.

Sunny and mild across most neighborhoods, but blustery near the water Thursday. Small‑craft advisories offshore and elevated fire weather inland are the main impacts.

The FHWA quietly removed bike lanes and speed cameras from its Proven Safety Countermeasures list, prompting alarm from safety advocates and city planners. The move coincides with a shift in federal grant priorities toward roads and bridges.

Sacramento lawmakers advanced AB 2164 to lock shield protections into law and narrow when governors can honor out‑of‑state extradition requests tied to legal care. The bill aims to protect providers and helpers from prosecutions in hostile states.

Greylock raised $1.5B for early‑stage AI startups while pledging a concentrated, hands‑on approach for founders in the Bay Area.

At 41–55 and 19.5 games back, the Giants face a midsummer choice: flip expiring vets for prospects or give top prospects extended playing time before the Aug. 3 deadline.

Steph Curry was honored with the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award for his Oakland-focused Eat. Learn. Play foundation. The nonprofit says it has delivered millions of meals and rebuilt schoolyards across the district.

A Redwood City man was killed after being struck by a pickup on Woodside Road while trying to stop it. Police have seized a suspect vehicle and are asking witnesses to call.

San Jose police say Lady, a gray French bulldog with a pink scar, was stolen May 1. A suspect was arrested in June but the dog remains missing.

Stripe and Advent reportedly offered $60.50 a share for PayPal, valuing the San Jose company at more than $53 billion. The bid lifts shares and would create a payments giant with heavy regulatory eyes on it.

Alameda County transferred a tax-defaulted MacArthur Blvd lot to the Black Cultural Zone for $10. BCZ says it will launch community programming and prep the site for future affordable housing.

A Common Sense Media safety assessment says Google Search’s built‑in AI can mislead children and schools and parents lack an easy way to turn the feature off. Here’s what testers found and what to do next.

A New York Post report says Ruby Rippey‑Gibney is writing for Vanity Fair about her 2007 affair with Gavin Newsom. The news has revived memories of a scandal that rocked San Francisco politics.