OUSD’s latest enrollment snapshot shows TK growth while first‑year newcomer numbers plunged, complicating the district’s budget outlook. Board action is expected this month.

The U.S. and Taiwan struck a $250B trade-and-investment framework that cuts reciprocal tariffs to 15% and ties relief to major Taiwanese investment in U.S. chipmaking. The deal names TSMC as a lead investor and promises new industrial parks and tariff exemptions for certain imports.

Three people were arrested after OPD’s helicopter tracked a vehicle tied to a morning Willow Street shooting. Police say surveillance captured the incident and detectives are investigating.

An Antioch Uber driver was struck in the neck while picking up riders and is expected to survive. The shooting follows an earlier incident that injured an 11‑year‑old.

A November theft at BART’s Hayward maintenance yard cut hundreds of feet of fiber, caused a daylong shutdown and left the agency facing a bill topping $1 million. Investigators have reclassified the case as grand theft but no arrests have been made.

Court testimony this week said the slain mother told relatives she planned to leave her husband minutes before the July Alameda shooting. A judge ruled the accused must stand trial on multiple murder counts.

A man accused in a March 2025 San Pablo shooting that killed a Richmond resident was arrested in Mexico and extradited to face murder and gang-related charges.

Berkeley police heard strong public pushback this week as officials weigh adding fixed Flock Safety cameras; residents warned of privacy and data‑sharing risks.

A person was found fatally shot near 16th Street and San Bruno in the Mission District. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

Two former Oakland officers have taken a 'ghost chase' wrongful-death fight to the U.S. Supreme Court — a case that could reshape when bystanders can sue after police pursuits. Local trial and settlement dates remain on the calendar.

An unusual temperature inversion has turned Bay Area weather upside down, sending mountain temperatures soaring while valleys sit cold, foggy, and polluted. Forecasters explain what’s driving the dramatic split — and how long it may last.

San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species in 2025 — from a Galápagos heron to a fuzzy Big Bend wildflower and a shy deep‑sea fish.

Richmond natural-wine maker Subject To Change is winding down after distribution setbacks. Owner Alex Pomerantz will ship a final 2023 wine-club release while refocusing on his Mission shop.