A 37-year-old Oakland man accepted a five-year plea after prosecutors said he kidnapped and trafficked two minors. Sentencing is set for March 26, 2026.

An eight‑year term follows a multi‑agency interception that recovered 189 kilos of cocaine and led investigators to a Tracy home.

Sunny and unusually warm Saturday in Oakland; highs near 79°F inland and cool breezes at the water.

Sun and a warm high near 77°F hit San Francisco Saturday. Offshore small-craft advisories make small-boat travel hazardous.

A South San Francisco man was arrested after allegedly threatening a Home Depot security guard with an axe at the Colma store; police detained him behind the Metro Mall.

Matisse Selman's The Cruz Room is headed to 1520 Mission Street in Santa Cruz, replacing D20 Pizza. A liquor‑license filing shows the project is moving forward but no opening date has been announced.

County filings show the Toll House Hotel in downtown Los Gatos was taken by its lender via a deed in lieu, recorded March 5, at a roughly $30M price — well below its 2019 sale.

Merchants along Capitol Avenue say VTA’s $1 million microgrant program won't offset steep losses as Eastridge to BART construction chases away customers.

SJPD says ALPR camera hits helped detectives locate a vehicle tied to a home burglary where a handgun was stolen; the suspect was arrested and the gun recovered.

Supervisor Matt Dorsey delayed a vote and urged the pension fund to keep SFERS jobs in Mid‑Market, calling for a city review of available properties.

State cleanup grants cleared polluted lots so developers can build more than 200 affordable Bay Area homes, officials say.

Windsor High School was put on lockdown Friday after a bomb threat forced deputies to block part of Windsor Road and ask families to avoid the campus.

Pleasanton police are searching for a masked suspect after multiple home break-ins that left a teen pepper‑sprayed and a couple assaulted.