A small UCSF‑led trial found a single CAR‑T infusion kept HIV suppressed in two people off drugs for months to years, but experts say the results are preliminary. Larger studies are required.

California funded a UC Berkeley database of police misconduct files — but the public portal appears to lack cases from the past two years, raising fresh transparency concerns.

A San Jose motorcyclist paralyzed in a 2025 crash has sued the city, county and Caltrans, saying the Fruitvale/Corlista intersection lacked basic safety and asking a jury to force changes.

Three players split roughly $525,715 each after matching all five Fantasy 5 numbers, and two other tickets paid smaller prizes. Find the stores that sold the winning slips and how to check or claim.

A Great Good Place for Books in Montclair Village will close this summer. Owner Kathleen Caldwell cites slow post‑pandemic foot traffic and health struggles as she prepares to retire.

A wildfire named the Pepperwood Fire was reported in Mendocino County on May 11. Initial updates list it on private land with no containment or cause yet reported.

A man in a wheelchair was killed Monday on West College Avenue in Santa Rosa after being struck by a pickup; police and the Sonoma County DA are investigating.

A county-run mobile clinic has started at De Anza College, offering walk-in primary care, vaccinations and screenings to students and West Valley residents.

With the June 2 primary looming, some Democrats are urging voters to hold ballots until the last minute to avoid a split vote — a move officials warn could clog counts.

Pellets believed to be rat poison were found at Jenny Strand Park after a dog ate them and fell ill; the city closed part of the park while investigators collected evidence. Authorities are asking for tips.

Contra Costa says official ballots for the June 2 primary have been mailed. Oakley voters have City Hall drop‑off and early‑voting hours at the recreation center.

A global analysis links DEHP and similar phthalates to nearly 2 million premature births and roughly 74,000 newborn deaths in 2018, and U.S. studies point to tens of thousands of domestic cases.

A tentative settlement is moving through federal court in a Title IX suit that says a kindergartner at Ohlone Elementary was inappropriately touched by classmates. Court filings show the parties asked Judge Eumi Lee to vacate deadlines while they finalize terms.