Eight Fantasy 5 tickets across California paid out $554,155 this week, led by a $189,800 win in Fountain Valley.

PetSmart will close its lone San Francisco store at City Center on July 19 as it shifts more resources to online orders and expands fulfillment in Daly City. The move affects daycare and boarding services used by many locals.

LeeMAH Electronics will close its Brisbane plant and lay off 212 workers, including the company president, with layoffs set to begin in September. The move follows an earlier Texas closure.

Conair recalled about 12,660 Cuisinart Propel+ grills after reports that tempered pizza‑oven glass can shatter; owners can register for refunds or full reimbursement.

SB 501 would make makers pay to collect and recycle mid‑size lithium packs used in e‑bikes, tools and power stations, shifting costs off local governments. The bill has cleared the Senate and is moving through the Assembly.

Fidji Simo, a top OpenAI executive, will step back from full‑time duties and transition to a part‑time adviser while she focuses on treatment for a chronic illness.

Serent Capital closed an oversubscribed $1.3B fund in under 90 days, deploying fresh capital behind founder‑led software and AI-focused tech services.

Silicon Valley Business Journal’s new Book of Lists counts 913 Greater Bay Area employers and names Kaiser Permanente as the largest with about 62,840 local workers.

A landlord sued Gregorys Coffee at Stanford Shopping Center, alleging unpaid rent and liens that could lead to eviction of the Palo Alto location.

Wednesday’s Powerball draw produced numbers 2-6-26-39-68 (Powerball 6) and a California ticket matching the five white balls is worth $1M; local reports say it was sold in San Jose.

Stripe and Visa are among more than 100 firms backing Open USD, a dollar‑pegged stablecoin from the Open Standard coalition. The move aims to bake programmable dollars into card, treasury and on‑chain flows.

Napa-based The Doctors Company closed a $1.3 billion acquisition of ProAssurance, creating a combined physician-owned insurer with roughly $12 billion in assets and more than 200,000 insureds.

A webinar startup says Koi Security’s December report wrongly tied its domains to a Chinese hacking operation, and Palo Alto Networks — which acquired Koi — is now a defendant.