San Jose–based Con Azucar Café opened a downtown Gilroy shop in March after a two-year conversion of a former panadería, bringing pan dulce and Mexican-style lattes to South County.

Illegal fireworks sparked six small fires across Sonoma County over the Fourth; crews contained the blazes and one person was cited. No injuries were reported.

A CHP traffic stop in Oakland uncovered an AR-15, a Glock and high-capacity magazines; the driver was arrested and booked into Alameda County Jail.

At Hopland, robots, drones and smart valves demoed for winegrowers — and Napa’s farmworker report shows the region is especially exposed to automation.

Heat-driven blazes are shortening evacuation windows in Marin County and across the West; narrow roads and single-exit neighborhoods are forcing planners to rethink how people get out.

Prometheus paid about $69.5M for the 173‑unit Highlander in Sunnyvale as rents rise and supply lags. The deal underscores renewed investor appetite in the South Bay.

Holland Partner Group’s revised plan at 3896 Stevens Creek would deliver 575 apartments with new retail, amenity space and 29 very‑low‑income units.

An Oakland man was arrested after police say officers found about a pound of fentanyl in his car during a San Bruno traffic stop. Prosecutors say the drugs were packaged for sale.

A 224-page complaint alleges roughly 150 children were sexually abused by probation staff at Alameda County juvenile facilities; plaintiffs seek damages and reforms.

A vehicle fire spread into brush near Groveland, prompting evacuations and a multi‑agency response. County officials point residents to official incident maps and the public information line for updates.

Supervisor Shamann Walton agreed to a $4,500 ethics settlement after investigators found he accepted a $5,500 portrait and voted on a contract tied to nonprofit-paid travel.

A San Mateo man was charged after prosecutors say he threatened to decapitate a bystander and attempted to stab someone near a downtown theater over the Fourth of July weekend. He pleaded not guilty; bail was set at $2,500.

Fieldwork Brewing will take over the former Presidio Social Club at 563 Ruger Street, converting the site into the park’s first full-service tap room and expanding the brewery’s SF footprint.