San Jose Police Department announces a DUI checkpoint on November 21 aimed at preventing impaired driving through increased police presence and legal consequences.

A watchdog audit says Sonoma deputies mishandled a 2023 Guerneville assault probe and questions whether the sheriff’s office properly investigated a discrimination complaint.

AG Rob Bonta filed to defend AB 2867 and back the Cassirer family’s bid to reclaim a Pissarro painting looted during the Holocaust.

VA Palo Alto completed the Veterans Health Administration’s first catheter‑based tricuspid valve replacement using the FDA‑cleared EVOQUE device. The patient is recovering and the move could broaden options for high‑risk Veterans.

Berkeley startup Magnetic Tides says its kilohertz brain‑stimulation method boosted cortical excitability in early testing, won FDA Breakthrough status and is enrolling patients in trials. Early safety signals are encouraging but larger clinical studies are next.

A Silver Alert has been issued for the missing 64-year-old David Borg in South San Francisco, with a description provided. He requires medication for paranoid schizophrenia. Authorities request public assistance for his safe return.

A state fact‑finding panel met in closed session Tuesday, moving Richmond teachers and the district closer to a possible walkout in early December.

A 12-seat kappo counter from Omakase Restaurant Group is coming to Stanford Shopping Center, offering a nine-course Japanese–Californian tasting menu.

Police arrest Luis Sotelo-Villa in connection to a shooting in East Palo Alto after an investigation following a ShotSpotter alert and a victim report.

Former ABS Seafood, Inc. CFO Antonietta Nguyen was sentenced to 36 months for embezzling $9 million, committing wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion from 2015 to 2020.

A three-vehicle crash at Broderick and Lombard sent two people to hospital and closed Broderick while DBI inspected a building. Crews kept the area shut during the morning commute.

A person was struck and killed on the I‑80 Travis Boulevard overpass in Fairfield early Tuesday. Police arrested a 35‑year‑old local on suspicion of DUI.

SFPD investigates the death of an infant with severe injuries who passed away in November, and urges the public to assist in the ongoing homicide investigation.