Seagate Properties refinanced Montecito Plaza in San Rafael with a $45M loan originated by John Hancock, keeping the grocery‑anchored center under local ownership.

BILL overhauled its executive team and approved a plan to cut up to 30% of staff, with $30M–$60M in restructuring charges as the company pivots to AI.

NetApp eliminated 77 San Jose positions this week, hitting product, engineering and sales teams as Bay Area tech firms continue to trim staff.

Huckberry will open its first San Francisco store at 425 Hayes St. in Hayes Valley, taking over the former Allbirds flagship and promising a curated, community-focused shop.

County inspectors found glassy‑winged sharpshooters on grapevines sold at Costco; officials warn buyers to isolate plants and contact county agricultural offices.

A Shell station in Sunnyvale sold a Powerball ticket that matched five numbers and paid $481,655. The piece includes the winning numbers and claim info.

Santa Rosas Poppy Bank opened a Novato branch and says it will reach 50 California locations by yearend 2026 while adding staff and competitive shortterm CDs.

Ex‑Meta employees say the company’s May 20 restructuring won’t be the last. Workers describe relief, frayed morale and rumors of further cuts even after leadership’s memo.

Intuit will cut about 17% of its global staff — roughly 3,000 jobs — saying the move will simplify operations and speed its push into AI. The reductions include office closures and a July 31 exit date for affected U.S. staff.

OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic’s pretraining team, returning to frontier LLM research and bolstering the San Francisco lab’s technical bench.

Shein is reportedly buying Everlane for about $100 million. The deal pairs an ultra‑fast retailer with a brand built on sustainability and raises immediate questions.

Straus Family Creamery has recalled select pints and quarts after possible metal fragments were found. The company is offering replacement vouchers to affected customers.

A Napa nonprofit that rescued the Yountville Sun and Calistoga Tribune is shutting down next Friday, leaving roughly a dozen staff without work and the papers without an owner.