Bonta's campaign disclosed nearly $468,228 in payments to Wilson Sonsini amid the East Bay bribery probe, prompting fresh scrutiny over how campaign dollars are used. The filings list the work as legal services but offer limited detail.

The Oakland Police Department's "Guns to Gardens" buyback event led to the collection of 58 firearms, including assault rifles and ghost guns, in exchange for gift cards and garden tools.

Deputies found stolen credit cards, checks and mail tied to more than 90 victims after a Boyes Hot Springs search. Two people were arrested and investigators are notifying victims.

San Jose Police Department announces a DUI checkpoint on November 21 aimed at preventing impaired driving through increased police presence and legal consequences.

A watchdog audit says Sonoma deputies mishandled a 2023 Guerneville assault probe and questions whether the sheriff’s office properly investigated a discrimination complaint.

AG Rob Bonta filed to defend AB 2867 and back the Cassirer family’s bid to reclaim a Pissarro painting looted during the Holocaust.

VA Palo Alto completed the Veterans Health Administration’s first catheter‑based tricuspid valve replacement using the FDA‑cleared EVOQUE device. The patient is recovering and the move could broaden options for high‑risk Veterans.

Berkeley startup Magnetic Tides says its kilohertz brain‑stimulation method boosted cortical excitability in early testing, won FDA Breakthrough status and is enrolling patients in trials. Early safety signals are encouraging but larger clinical studies are next.

A Silver Alert has been issued for the missing 64-year-old David Borg in South San Francisco, with a description provided. He requires medication for paranoid schizophrenia. Authorities request public assistance for his safe return.

A state fact‑finding panel met in closed session Tuesday, moving Richmond teachers and the district closer to a possible walkout in early December.

A 12-seat kappo counter from Omakase Restaurant Group is coming to Stanford Shopping Center, offering a nine-course Japanese–Californian tasting menu.

Police arrest Luis Sotelo-Villa in connection to a shooting in East Palo Alto after an investigation following a ShotSpotter alert and a victim report.

Former ABS Seafood, Inc. CFO Antonietta Nguyen was sentenced to 36 months for embezzling $9 million, committing wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion from 2015 to 2020.