Sunnyvale planners advanced a 370-unit conversion of two De Guigne Drive office campuses; neighbors warn of traffic and limited grocery options.

UC Santa Cruz researchers found fishermen's satellite tracks can flag tuna distribution shifts faster than sea‑surface temperatures. That could give fisheries earlier warnings of marine heatwave impacts.

A 38-year-old San Mateo man was charged after prosecutors say an intoxicated woman was assaulted in a field at Martin Luther King Jr. Park and then in a car. DNA from a rape kit is part of the evidence investigators cite.

Good Earth is opening a 21,300‑sq‑ft store at San Rafael's Northgate Mall, bringing a cafe, organic produce and 200+ jobs to Terra Linda.

Newark police say a 29‑year‑old Milpitas man died after a motorcycle struck a traffic island and signal at Cedar & Stevenson; alcohol may have been involved.

An Oakland man accepted a plea and was sentenced to three years for his role in the Lake Merritt Juneteenth shooting that wounded more than a dozen people.

San Francisco Superior Court clerks have given notice they plan an open‑ended strike on Thursday over staffing and training disputes, potentially delaying hearings and filings.

OakDOT is pursuing roughly $75M in grants to redesign 73rd Avenue, West Grand and Hegenberger Road with protected bike lanes, bulbouts and safer crossings.

Cal’s athletic spending topped $165 million in 2024-25, producing a $24M shortfall despite record donations and one‑time payments.

Supervisor Danny Sauter asked the City Attorney to draft a citywide ban on retail nitrous oxide sales as health warnings, lawsuits and street litter mount in San Francisco.

Supervisors have agreed to study reparations for Black residents, but advocates say timing and a $470M budget gap will decide whether a local task force moves forward.

Redfin-backed January data show the typical San Jose home went under contract in about 33 days, with more than half of listings selling inside two weeks.

Spotty rain and valley fog this morning, then a warm, mostly dry stretch through Friday.