San Mateo approved a residential trash-rate increase effective April 1; 20‑gallon service will rise to $42.09 while commercial rates remain unchanged.

A new UC Berkeley/LA Times poll shows two Republicans leading California’s gubernatorial field as Democrats split the vote and voter engagement lags. The top‑two system raises new stakes ahead of June.

Tenderloin officers arrested a man after witnessing a possible aggravated assault near 7th and Market that left a woman with life‑threatening injuries, SFPD says.

Longtime Reason editor Brian Doherty died after a fall at Battery Yates in the Marin Headlands. He was 57 and was known for Radicals for Capitalism.

A viral video appears to show petition gatherers offering $5 for signatures in downtown San Francisco; state election officials have launched a probe and campaigns say they'll reject suspect petitions.

Vallejo rapper LaRussell says controversial lines in his new song were an artistic statement after a clip calling Trump, Epstein and Hitler "heaven-sent" drew online backlash.

The owners of Castro nightclub The Café are set to open a restaurant and bar in the long-vacant ground-floor space at 2367 Market Street.

A Haidilao service robot in San Jose toppled plates during a promo, with staff wrestling the machine to a stop. The viral clip has raised safety questions.

A 21-year-old was arrested after police say a stolen car reached about 130 mph during a pursuit from Napa that ended in Vallejo; he faces felony and misdemeanor charges.

A coordinated series of land transfers would add roughly 934 acres to five California state parks, including a 132‑acre oceanfront gift at Pigeon Point.

A 52-year-old woman suffered life‑threatening injuries after an electric scooter struck her at Market and Fourth; police say the rider fled and remains at large.

Liza Minnelli will appear at the Sydney Goldstein Theater on April 9 for a conversation with Michael Feinstein. Public tickets go on sale March 19 and include her new memoir.

Two men have been charged after a masked robbery and attempted carjacking of a food delivery driver in San Leandro. Police say phone forensics and license‑plate readers helped lead to arrests.