Supervisors and health officials warned San Francisco's cooling infrastructure and funding lag as extreme heat becomes more frequent. Low AC access and limited funding leave many residents exposed.

The Pentagon awarded Oracle an up‑to‑10‑year enterprise software agreement worth nearly $7 billion to centralize on‑premises licensing across DoD, the Coast Guard and intelligence agencies.

Fremont councilors deferred a proposed half‑cent sales tax after polls slipped and staff warned a late campaign would be costly. The levy was projected to raise roughly $30–35M a year.

San Bruno’s City Council meets next Tuesday with a special session at 5:30 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Key items: Crestmoor fields and a sewer‑rate public hearing that could lead to November ballot action.

Therapists told supervisors that Kaiser’s e‑visit tool is triaging patients without clinician oversight. Kaiser says the tools do not make clinical decisions.

A Ninth Circuit panel ruled that domestic violence witnessed by children can count as child abuse under federal immigration law. The decision denies an Oregon resident's bid to avoid deportation.

Zelenskyy met a Raytheon delegation in Kyiv and said the company is ready to co‑produce Patriot interceptors with Ukraine. Analysts warn building production capacity will take years.

Nearly 10,000 University of California attending physicians launched a union drive at Zuckerberg San Francisco General, saying they will press for better staffing, training and patient‑safety protections.

Dr. Joanna Locke will take over as Yolo County’s public health officer on Aug. 24, bringing pandemic response and school-health experience. The board named her Wednesday.

Sheriffs say changes to California law funnel serious youthful offenders into county custody and lead to releases by the mid‑20s. We unpack SB 823 and §3051 and explain what they actually do.

A state audit says UC and CSU have improved Title IX handling but found inconsistent discipline, weak outreach and problematic language in some reports.

Steve Hilton launched his general‑election campaign in Boyle Heights with full‑page ads targeting anti‑Trump voters and an affordability pitch. Polling still shows Xavier Becerra with a wide lead.

A proposed California law would require large companies to file sworn statements about any slavery-era ties and post the findings to a public database. Supporters call it transparency; industry groups call it duplicative.