Fire Chief Lewis Broschard will retire March 30 after leading major expansions, ISO upgrades and new wildfire resources across Contra Costa County.

Good Samaritan Hospital’s $1.3 billion expansion will add a new patient tower with 234 private rooms, expanded surgical and cardiac services, and more than 1,500 construction jobs.

NIH announced it will no longer fund research using fetal tissue from elective abortions, citing alternatives; scientists warn it could slow vital studies on disease and development.

RH will convert Walnut Creek’s former Neiman Marcus into a 50,000‑sqft RH Gallery with a full-service restaurant and outdoor wine experience. Construction is slated to begin mid‑2026.

Santa Clara County is considering $290 fees for most homeowners and $675 for larger commercial appeals to cover the cost of its assessment appeals program.

The Oakland Police Department's Crime Reduction Team arrested three for possessing loaded firearms, some unserialized or stolen, during a recent operation in East Oakland.

Antioch Police launched an investigation into a suspicious death after finding an unresponsive person on L Street, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Gilroy woman was sentenced to jail for embezzling over $100,000 from Guglielmo Winery, also racking up gambling debts. She received a suspended state prison sentence and probation.

University Park at 1709 Shattuck was reclaimed by its lender at a trustee sale that valued the building at $25M — far below the $34M paid in 2020.

Inspections and a private report flagged mold, flooding and failing heaters at Evans Manor in Berkeley, leaving dozens of low-cost student tenants displaced and worried. City and co-op reviews are underway.

Magnum filed court papers accusing former Ben & Jerry’s chair Anuradha Mittal of misconduct and says the independent board has shrunk to two members amid an audit of the charity.

An Oakland father says his Cybertruck's rear door swung open on a Highway 24 ramp with his infant inside. Service records and a repurchase offer now raise fresh safety questions.

Deputies in Sonoma County captured felon Raymundo Navarro-Jimenez after an hour-long chase involving land and water maneuvers.