Napa Valley College unveiled the Donna Altes Hospitality Training Center on June 2, adding a tasting bar and classroom to its Wine Education Complex. The privately funded facility will train students for tasting‑room and wine‑sales roles.

Peter Coe Verbica finished second in Tuesday’s primary and will challenge incumbent Jimmy Panetta in California’s 19th. Vote totals, fundraising and local context are detailed below.

A St. Helena gala raised more than $5 million to buy and outfit a new rapid‑care clinic intended to expand non‑emergency and primary care access in the Upper Napa Valley.

Subaru recalled 69,663 2026 Forester and Forester Hybrid SUVs after regulators warned some moonroof glass panels may detach. Dealers will inspect and replace affected panels at no cost.

New federal data and a San Diego Union‑Tribune analysis show Stockton, San Jose, Fresno and Bakersfield among the nation's fastest‑growing job markets, driven by Central Valley hiring and local tech rebounds.

Meta told U.S. trade officials Australia’s draft news levy violates the Australia‑U.S. free trade pact and asked for trade remedies, risking a trans‑Pacific dispute. The company says the 2.25% charge reaches revenue beyond news, while Canberra frames the plan as a way to fund local journalism.

City leaders, business owners and residents met Wednesday to weigh whether Oakland’s First Fridays can continue after a March bar shooting and a May sidewalk crash spooked sponsors.

Kalthia Group bought the Super 8 by Wyndham in north San Jose for about $8 million, joining a run of discounted hotel sales in the Bay Area.

A Willow Glen dog owner says a coyote snapped inches from her dog, prompting an advisory from Santa Clara Vector Control and renewed caution in the neighborhood.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in Washington this week to meet House leaders and White House officials as a new executive order seeks voluntary early access to frontier AI models.

San José’s California Room could lose regular public hours and staff after proposed budget cuts would shift rare local-history materials to appointment-only access.

Sommelier Morgan Gray will open Frenchie’s this summer at 642 Fifth St., bringing 300+ wines and three themed clubs to downtown Santa Rosa.

Dozens of Oakland Station residents say roaches, broken elevators and unrepaired flood damage have turned the affordable senior building hazardous; tenants and ACCE are demanding action.