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.

Police say a man was injured in a May 13 shooting near Corrigan and Eggers in Fremont; investigators detained multiple people and arrested one after a San Jose search warrant.

A Napa nonprofit that rescued the Yountville Sun and Calistoga Tribune is shutting down next Friday, leaving roughly a dozen staff without work and the papers without an owner.

Police say a Santa Clara man was shot on Enright Avenue; investigators identified the suspect as his estranged brother from Indiana, who later died in a nearby house fire. Authorities say the case appears targeted and the investigation is ongoing.

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley invited the CEOs of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok and Snap to a June 23 oversight hearing focused on platform practices, AI safety and children's protections.

Governors from California to Georgia are rolling out immediate affordability fixes — $11 CalRx insulin, gas‑tax pauses and child‑care plans — while Washington stalls.

A College of Marin professor is under Title IX investigation after a student filed a sexual‑harassment complaint; a closed hearing is scheduled for May 22.

Santa Clara County officials say they will sue after crews began work at a 25‑acre property near Gilroy that federal records link to a planned ICE detention facility. Community leaders and county counsel pledged a legal fight at a Thursday news conference.

Rubicon Point Partners paid about $87.2 million for Shockwave Medical’s Santa Clara campus, at a notable discount to its county‑assessed value.

Two people were taken into custody after San Jose police say a woman was assaulted and suspects barricaded themselves on S. Capitol Avenue.