Truebeck was chosen to build UCSF’s new Bakar Ear & Hearing Institute in Mission Bay — a five‑story, 150,000‑square‑foot facility combining research, imaging and clinical care.

More than 100 authors sued Anthropic in federal court, alleging the company used pirated books to train its Claude models and seeking statutory damages and a jury trial. The filing lists roughly 500 registered works and arrives amid other high‑profile AI copyright cases.

A longtime Point Loma Denny's closed in June as the chain trims roughly 150 underperforming locations. Franchisee bankruptcies and a recent private‑equity sale have complicated the turnaround.

A Sacramento judge upheld Santa Cruz's voter-approved 2¢/oz sugary drink tax on June 29, 2026, rejecting an industry lawsuit and preserving funds for local health programs.

Pacifica police said drone patrols and extra squads are hunting illegal fireworks after neighbors reported loud booms that terrify pets and raise fire risk.

A 46-year-old Antioch man surrendered after an hours-long barricade on the 1600 block of Aster Drive; negotiators, SWAT and county A3 crisis teams responded.

San Bruno officers removed a wheelbarrow stash of illegal fireworks on Piedmont Avenue and turned the haul over to fire crews for safe disposal. Authorities say the sweep cleared hundreds of pounds of explosives from neighborhood streets.

A mystery thief nicknamed the "Great Drain Robber" has been prying sewer vent covers across Bernal Heights, leaving holes and forcing homeowners to replace them.

Patchy morning fog with a slight chance of isolated showers; clearing to sunny and breezy by afternoon with highs near 67°F.

Cool, cloudy morning in San Jose with a slight chance of isolated showers; clearing to sunny afternoons and highs near the low 80s. A midweek warm-up is on the way.

Placer County closed Lake Forest beaches after large teen gatherings left trash, fueled underage drinking and snarled neighborhood streets during the holiday weekend.

A new JAMA Network Open study maps dementia deaths to mid‑density neighborhoods and finds modest investments in care and transit could prevent thousands of deaths.

Fremont police say the Alameda Creek staging areas at Niles Canyon are closed and will be patrolled this weekend; swimming is unsafe and trespassers may be cited.