El Camino Health has finished a $149M Orchard Pavilion expansion in Mountain View, adding private NICU suites and 19 labor-and-delivery rooms to boost maternal care. The phased, four-year project kept the hospital open throughout.

Two people were wounded in a late-night Mission Bay shooting; police say the shooter fled and victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Meta is preparing a cloud business to sell spare AI compute and hosted models, a change that could put it head‑to‑head with AWS, Azure and Google.

Prosecutors say a 29-year-old Napa man fired 12 rounds at the Park Pointe Hotel in South San Francisco; he faces negligent‑discharge and felon‑in‑possession charges.

A turbulent week for Chinatown: the Chinese Chamber’s president stepped down as a formal complaint and multiple lawsuits — including an allegation about a covert recorder — surface.

Mill Valley marathon swimmer Catherine Breed has launched a staged 900‑mile coast swim, trailing a small support crew and stopping to spotlight local conservation groups.

Roseville‑based Adventist Health filed a WARN notice saying 125 positions will be cut across multiple California counties as it centralizes quality and risk teams.

Ballast Point has closed its Mission Bay taproom after a three‑year run, trimming the brewery’s footprint as Bay Area brewers confront falling demand.

A fireworks probe in Berkeley ended with three arrests and the seizure of a loaded AR-style pistol, ammunition and a ballistic helmet.

Cool, foggy mornings give way to sunny, breezy afternoons with highs near 69°F and gusts up to 20 mph. A warming trend is expected into the holiday weekend.

Rocket Mortgage’s analysis finds a typical New York City household would need roughly 65 years to save a $265,000 first-time down payment, while some Midwest metros take under four years.

Blue Water Seafood and Crab passed its follow-up inspection with flying colors — no live bugs, temperatures corrected, oyster tags in order. Seventeen days later, one cockroach nymph on a wall ended it all over again.

Mountain View Council adopted a Community Ownership Action Plan on June 23 and moved roughly $5M into a preservation fund aimed at protecting about 50 rent‑controlled units.