An 11-month-old female mountain lion that spent five months at Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue was released back into northern California and fitted with tracking gear.

Cool morning clears to sun with breezy afternoons; highs near 71°F in San Francisco.

Patchy morning fog clears to warm afternoons; interior San Jose could reach the low 90s by Monday.

A coyote was seen sunning in North Beach on Friday; Animal Care & Control responded and reminded residents how to report sightings.

Deputies say a Navarro cannabis grow included forced labor and poor living conditions; officers seized hundreds of plants, processed product and a butane oil lab. A Boonville man was identified as a suspect.

Akamai disclosed a seven‑year, $1.8B cloud commitment; reporting identifies Anthropic as the buyer and shares jumped sharply on the news.

A Tuscan‑style villa in Atherton's Circus Club closed for nearly $24 million after a short market run, listing materials show extensive finished interiors and grounds.

A federal judge restricted a Bay Area attorney’s courtroom access after filings say he called an opposing counsel a rapist and a pedophile and referenced the man’s daughter. The judge is allowing him to stay on the case under tight limits.

A jury convicted Colin Jackson for his role in a Bay Area auto‑insurance fraud ring that investigators say cost insurers more than $1.5 million. The verdict is part of Operation Hammer Down.

Washington sanctioned three Chinese satellite firms accused of supplying imagery that helped Iran target U.S. forces, widening a sanctions push ahead of a key China summit.

The Venice Biennale opened May 9 amid protests after its international jury resigned over Israeli and Russian participation. Organizers shifted prize decisions to ticket‑holding visitors and postponed awards to Nov. 22.

A man from one of Louisiana's smallest towns allegedly made himself a very busy poacher — stripping Florida waterways of nearly 1,800 protected turtles over two years and selling them into an international pipeline that ran straight through San Francisco. The Bay Area connection is still very much an open thread.

The Mina Group will step back from managing Tiburon’s Bungalow Kitchen on June 1. Arizona’s Clive Collective will take over management while the restaurant stays open.