While a state WARN filing indicated 758 potential job cuts at Fort Irwin by May 6, a KBR spokesperson says the company anticipates 60 or fewer actual layoffs among represented employees, factoring in union bumping rights.

Save Mart says its Lucky supermarket at 1750 Fulton St., a short walk from USF, will close on Sept. 11, 2026. The move is expected to be permanent and will affect 48 workers.

Endologix filed a WARN notice to close its Milpitas facility, putting 31 local jobs at risk in phased layoffs this May.

Eight California players matched all five Fantasy 5 numbers in recent draws, splitting $465,973 total. The winning tickets were sold at convenience stores and liquor shops statewide.

Bi‑Rite has engaged a lease at 6001 California St. in the Richmond District and is pursuing permits and upgrades as it eyes a 2027 opening.

Potrero Hill favorite Thee Parkside will stop hosting live shows at the end of March and close later in 2026 after the building was sold to a developer.

Centurium Capital, Luckin’s backer, reportedly bought Blue Bottle’s café business from Nestlé for under $400M — a steep discount to earlier valuations.

Tens of thousands of acres of California vineyards have been ripped out and industry experts warn another wave of pullouts is coming as demand slumps and imports rise. Analysts say the correction could last into 2026.

Here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition, a bank reopens, an art gallery closes, and one massage establishment moves while another prepares to open.

ISM's Services PMI rose to 56.1 in February, the strongest in 3½ years, but rising oil from a widening Middle East war threatens to blunt that momentum.

UCLA Anderson's spring outlook finds California's output outpacing the U.S., but job growth lags as AI and aerospace concentrate gains.

Barnes & Noble will close its San Bruno store at The Shops at Tanforan on May 2 after a 20-year run as the mall heads toward a major redevelopment.

A securities class action accusing Elon Musk of misleading investors about his 2022 Twitter bid opens Monday in federal court in San Francisco.