A packed Yountville study session turned contentious after French Laundry chef Thomas Keller and local employers urged the town to slow the Commons housing plan. Officials laid out costs, unit mixes and funding gaps as the council moves toward votes in March.

Cold, patchy frost and fog are expected across San Jose Friday morning; highs near 55°F and rain chances return early next week.

Cold morning in San Francisco; advisories through 9 a.m. Rain returns Saturday night and grows heavier Monday–Tuesday.

World champion Finley Melville Ives was stretchered off in Livigno after a violent halfpipe crash; Team New Zealand says he is conscious and under medical review.

An affiliate of AXS Opportunity Fund paid roughly $45.3M for the Concord Technology Center, a steep markdown from its 2018 price. The deal underscores continued distress in parts of the Bay Area office market.

A court security officer shot a man outside the James R. Browning Courthouse on Jan. 26 after the man allegedly advanced with a knife; federal prosecutors later charged him with assault.

Woodside's council voted 4‑1 to seek an independent audit of requests for Flock Safety license‑plate camera data after local residents raised alarms about out‑of‑state access.

A Sentient Futures summit in San Francisco pushed a headline question: could advanced AIs ever qualify for legal rights — even as states move to ban AI personhood.

A 22-year-old Ukiah man was arrested after police say he held a woman at an East Oakland motel and forced her to have sex for money. He faces multiple felony charges and is jailed pending a March 3 hearing.

An SMC Alert asked residents near Beach Avenue and Pilarcitos Avenue in Half Moon Bay to shelter in place while police worked in the area.

Copper theft knocked out streetlights across San José on Feb. 19, forcing emergency repairs and highlighting a months-long repair backlog. City crews and police are responding.

Duck Donuts — the Outer Banks‑born, made‑to‑order doughnut chain — is opening at 2920 N Main St in Walnut Creek. Signage is up and the shop is hiring ahead of an early‑2026 debut.

A San Francisco retiree says he lost about $500,000 to a romance‑linked "pig‑butchering" crypto scam despite warnings from family and friends.