An Oakland man was sentenced to five years after prosecutors say he and accomplices robbed a San Francisco mail carrier in October 2023 and fled with hundreds of pieces of mail.

Keion White was wounded in a late-night shooting at a Mission District nightclub following an altercation tied to rapper Lil Baby’s entourage. The incident echoes a troubling pattern after another 49ers player was shot in San Francisco less than two years ago.

Oakland's Tarts de Feybesse earned a James Beard semifinalist nod for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker.

CoreSite paid about $100M for three Santa Clara properties, including a parcel long eyed for a 244,000‑sq‑ft data center. The purchase places new land near CoreSite’s Santa Clara campus.

A white-gray horse was found near the Burnett/Monterey tracks in Morgan Hill; officers secured the animal and are seeking its owner.

The California DOJ has launched an AB 1506 probe after Alameda County deputies fatally shot a person in San Leandro early Monday.

Richard Tillman pleaded guilty Feb. 9 in San Jose federal court to setting a car alight inside the Almaden Valley post office last July. Sentencing is scheduled for April 27, 2026.

The Environmental Planning Commission voted 6‑0 to back a 195‑unit rowhouse project at 515 and 545 N. Whisman Road, amid concerns about BMR clustering, tree loss and the site’s Superfund history.

AB 1727 would make collecting, testing or selling someone else’s DNA without express consent a crime, with felonies for the most serious violations and narrow exemptions.

A federal judge sentenced Ryan Wesley Routh to life plus seven years for the attempted assassination at Trump International Golf Club, closing a high‑profile federal case.

Caltrans released a statewide Director’s Transit Policy to prioritize buses and transit-supportive design on state highways, with an implementation plan due in summer 2026.

A second-alarm house fire on the 2400 block of Hebron Ave in San Jose was knocked down Monday; no injuries were reported and the Red Cross is assisting four displaced residents.

Oakland police responded to a ShotSpotter alert at the Summit Crest apartments; officers say a suspect barricaded inside the building and fired from within, with a heavy police presence at 29th and Summit.