A 76‑year‑old Sausalito man was recovered from his submerged car near Sausalito Yacht Harbor and later died at a hospital; firefighters and a private diver led the recovery.

Atlassian eliminated 252 roles at its San Francisco HQ as part of roughly 1,600 global cuts the company says will fund AI and enterprise investment.

A 31-year-old man faces felony counts after allegedly traveling from San Mateo County to Martinez to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old; court records describe an undercover sting and a March 26 hearing.

A March health inspection found cockroaches in the ice machine area, the bar, and the women's restroom at The Counter's Santana Row location — enough for county inspectors to order an immediate closure. Now the Google Maps listing says "Permanently Closed," and a two-decade run at one of Silicon Valley's glitziest dining districts may be over.

Richmond leaders are weighing whether to restore Flock license‑plate readers after police disabled them over a possible data‑sharing setting. Supporters say the cameras cut crime; critics call them surveillance.

New data show Santa Rosa's Face to Face supplied 44% of county naloxone and was tied to 66% of reported reversals in 2024.

A 30-year-old driver was killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle collision at 68th and Bancroft in East Oakland; police say the crash remains under investigation.

A six‑acre Hayward warehouse that had been leased to a manufacturer is now being marketed by JLL amid strong East Bay industrial demand.

A hazmat response at an Alameda apartment block on Santa Clara Avenue prompted evacuations and on‑scene medical checks. Authorities say no one was immediately hospitalized.

Families and advocates say Santa Clara County’s rollout of CARE Court has left petitions dismissed and many ordered services undelivered. Frustration centers on forms, clinician sign-offs and long waits.

San Francisco’s Flour + Water has opened a Pizza Shop in Uptown Oakland, bringing 96‑hour‑fermented dough, a delivery-first model and a few Oakland‑exclusive menu items. The new location joins a surging local pizza scene.

Oakland is moving to buy the vacant San Pablo Avenue storefront that once housed Community Foods Market to revive the Hoover branch, closed in 1981. The plan faces funding and design hurdles but would restore a key neighborhood resource.

A traffic stop in American Canyon turned into a high-speed pursuit that ended on St. Helena’s Main Street early Tuesday. A 22-year-old man was arrested after fleeing on foot.