Budget committee advanced legislation to extend First Year Free, which waives initial permit and registration fees for qualifying small businesses. City staff proposed an $881,000 transfer to keep the program funded while the Board decides.

Yum! Brands agreed to sell Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion in two deals, sending most operations to LongRange Capital and Pizza Hut China to Yum China. The sale follows years of sliding sales and store closures.

AB30 legalized E15 in Oct. 2025 — yet most California stations still don’t sell it. A tangle of state certifications, federal rules and costly pump upgrades is to blame.