Livermore Space Startup Snags $100M, Hits $1.3 Billion Valuation
Livermore‑based Aalyria closed a $100M Series B at about a $1.3B valuation to scale its Spacetime orchestration software and Tightbeam laser terminals. Investors backed the spinout to speed commercial and government deployments.
Gilead Shells Out $7.8 Billion To Snag Redwood City’s Arcellx In Bay Area Biotech Power Play
Gilead agreed to buy Redwood City’s Arcellx for $115 a share plus a sales‑linked payout, consolidating the anito‑cel CAR‑T program under Kite. The FDA has set a Dec. 23, 2026 action date for the BLA.
San Jose 'Roadman' Rockets from Street to Lease in Tiny-Home Push
After years on the street, Roadman moved into a San José tiny home and later into his own apartment — a personal outcome Mayor Matt Mahan used to spotlight the city’s interim-shelter strategy. Local counts and budget questions complicate the victory lap.
SF Homeless Nonprofit Boss Busted In Alleged $1.2 Million Cash Grab
Gwendolyn Westbrook, former CEO of the United Council for Human Services, faces nine felony counts accusing her of misappropriating more than $1.2 million from a homelessness nonprofit.
California DAs Smack Credit One With $10.2 Million Harassing-Call Judgment
A Riverside court ordered Credit One to pay $10.2M after prosecutors accused the bank and its vendors of repeated, harassing debt-collection calls across California.












