Stanford Blood Center says reserves are critically low and type‑O units are especially scarce. The center and local partners are asking area donors to schedule appointments or visit nearby drives.

SFPD and sheriff’s deputies made 62 arrests and seized roughly 0.74 pounds of suspected narcotics during a multi‑unit DMACC sweep across the Tenderloin, Mission and Southern districts.

An accessory-to-murder charge tied to a May 2025 Oakland killing was dismissed after prosecutors missed a 60‑day hearing deadline, while the person accused of the shooting remains at large.

Bonita Taqueria y Rotisserie will open a third San Francisco location on 24th Street and expand its weekend brunch into a daily offering across shops.

Sonoma County Tourism has leased roughly 17,000 square feet at Fountaingrove Center in Santa Rosa, taking about a third of 3558 Round Barn Blvd. for expanded visitor services.

Santa Clara University and Sutter Health will open the Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine after a $175M gift, a move aimed at expanding physician training in Silicon Valley.

Sweetgreen opens a Saratoga + Campbell location in West San Jose with new wraps, preview meals and an opening-day meal donation.

A UC Berkeley working paper ties a post‑ChatGPT surge in A grades to students’ use of generative AI. Campuses are redesigning exams and reinstating proctoring to protect degree value.

A 2015 Atherton estate at 190 Almendral Avenue sold for $32.5M on March 30 and ranked ninth among March 2026’s priciest U.S. home sales. The trade follows a string of high‑end deals nationally.

A 431‑acre fuel‑break on Hogback Ridge is being treated with mulching, pile burns and mechanical thinning to give firefighters safer lines and reduce wildfire risk above Napa Valley.

SFUSD pared its planned Mandarin immersion launch to four classrooms and 88 seats for fall 2027, prompting parents and advocates to demand a larger rollout and clearer timeline.

A Lancet Psychiatry meta‑analysis finds no meaningful link between common antidepressants used around pregnancy and autism or ADHD after accounting for parental and family factors.

Gen Z now accounts for roughly 20% of mortgage requests, but their buying patterns vary — Midwestern metros lead while San Francisco lags despite a recent surge.