A San Francisco pro‑life activist faces misdemeanor charges over a viral 14‑second Instagram reel that prosecutors call intimidation. The trial will test how California's FACE Act applies to social media.

A family-owned taqueria's county contracts to feed homeless shelter sites overlap with board seats and vendor ties, prompting questions about procurement and oversight.

A Veterans United study finds more than 58,000 VA loans went unused in 2024, leaving roughly $27.9 billion in potential home‑loan volume — concentrated in pricey metros.

A&M BBQ’s future on South Main is in doubt after neighbors and city staff clashed over heavy smoke and zoning enforcement ahead of a council hearing.

Black lawmakers and hospital leaders are pushing for a $500M emergency fund to stabilize 17 public hospitals facing billions in federal and state cuts. Advocates say the money would stave off unit closures and layoffs.

Federal prosecutors say an Avenal inmate used a CDCR tablet to groom a 12‑year‑old, prompting a House Oversight records request and renewed scrutiny of the tablet program.

A Sonoma deputy was hurt during a struggle on Petaluma Hill Road Wednesday night; a man was arrested and booked on multiple charges. Officials say the deputy suffered a fractured elbow.

Four Fremont residents were arrested after thieves cut cables and knocked out service for roughly 10,000 customers.

The White House approved roughly $9 billion to buy Nvidia superchips and build the liquid‑cooled data centers that run them, aiming to close an intelligence‑community compute gap. The move raises procurement, timing and civil‑liberties questions as agencies race to deploy frontier AI on classified networks.

Mountain View's SentinelOne will cut roughly 8% of its staff and take a one‑time charge as it pivots investment toward AI, cloud and data.

One person was killed and three others injured after a car struck four pedestrians near 16th and Mission on May 25. Police detained the vehicle's occupant and investigators have opened a probe.

Carta's Q1 data shows AI startups now soak up half of U.S. pre-seed dollars and Miami has vaulted into the top three startup hubs. That reshapes early-stage capital.

Stop AAPI Hate has launched Stop AAPI Hate Action, a 501(c)(4) to register and mobilize AAPI voters ahead of the 2026 midterms with multilingual outreach. Outreach is slated to begin this July.