The Bay Area is boosting security efforts for Super Bowl LX with interagency collaboration and urging the public to sign up for emergency text alerts for safety updates during the event.

Oakland's landmark Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts reopens this weekend with a free festival and ticketed shows, returning a major stage to the city after years dark.

California’s final 2025 tally shows more than 2.5 million EVs sold since 2012 while the state moves to replace lost federal incentives. Litigation and a proposed $200M rebate will shape the next chapter.

City funds clear an 800‑student waitlist and add roughly 1,440 students to a tutoring program that produced sharp reading gains in pilots. Tutors will arrive at 20 high‑need schools.

Prosecutors told a judge the corruption case against former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao rests on documents and records, and they’ve opposed defense bids to suppress evidence.

Best Buy will close its Santana Row store on Sunday, Feb. 1 after 23 years. About 60 employees could be affected as the space is slated for a luxury fitness club.

Palo Alto AI firm Uniphore has nearly tripled its office space in Stanford Research Park as it scales U.S. operations.

Moxy Uptown has stopped taking reservations and appears set to close, adding to a string of hotel troubles in downtown Oakland.

Antioch police say a suspect has been charged in the May 2024 killing of Raheem Coe. Investigators say evidence, witnesses and surveillance video led to the arrest.

Bay Area experiences morning fog and limited visibility, with cooler temperatures and light rain expected. A shift to drier weather is forecasted for the weekend onwards.

San Francisco Centre will shut on January 26 after lenders took control and ordered remaining shops to vacate. The Powell Street BART entrance has been sealed as the property is marketed for sale.

A Mellman Group survey paid for by opponents finds support under 50% for California’s proposed billionaire tax, complicating the SEIU‑UHW signature drive.

H Mart will open a 100,000-square-foot, two-story flagship at Pacific Commons in Fremont with a food hall, restaurants and a bar. Construction is expected later this year.