Adobe will pay $12 a share to buy Semrush in an all‑cash deal worth about $1.9 billion, folding SEO and GEO tools into its Experience Cloud. The companies expect to close in H1 2026 pending approvals.

A man was struck and killed by a freight train at 60th Avenue and San Leandro Street — the second deadly rail collision in East Oakland in under 24 hours.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s SAFE Task Force is searching for 57-year-old Roy Lomas, wanted for failing to register as a sex offender in San Jose.

Santa Rosa police arrested Tasha Holt, 32, for refusing to leave a business, resisting arrest, damaging equipment, assaulting officers, and on active warrants. An officer was injured during the incident.

Mountain View police urged people to avoid the 1000 block of El Monte Avenue Wednesday as officers investigated; updates are pending.

Brian Eduardo Siordia pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs into San Mateo County jail and making unauthorized visits despite being a parolee. He was caught and faces probation and jail time.

A United flight bound for Hong Kong returned to SFO after a burning smell filled the cabin; the plane landed safely and passengers were rebooked.

A federal judge has allowed California and a dozen other states to intervene in the DOJ’s review of the HPE–Juniper settlement, a move AG Rob Bonta called a win for transparency.

Modified filings would raise the planned 2190 Shattuck tower from 25 to 34 stories, leveraging state density-bonus rules that can unlock extra floors.

A Sonoma County jury found Cody Molica guilty of killing his 80‑year‑old father after jurors heard that the scene may have been staged and that Molica delayed calling 911.

A San Joaquin County judge handed down decades in prison to two people convicted in the 2022 Tracy hate‑crime killing of Justin Peoples. Prosecutors said the attack was racially motivated.

A Daly City mother was sentenced to three years after pleading no contest to accessory to murder for helping hide her son after the Sept. 29 killing of a gym custodian.

San José police say AIR3 and automated license‑plate readers helped locate a man suspected of abusing two young children. Both children are reported safe and the suspect is in custody.