Santa Clara’s assistant city manager, Chuck Baker, will leave by year-end — before the Super Bowl and months before World Cup matches. The timing raises staffing and ethics questions as the city accelerates event preparations.

EBRPD's preliminary plan would remake 20 acres of Berkeley shoreline with a beach, promenade and bike area; the design is estimated at $25M but construction still needs funding and permits.

San Ramon Police are investigating a fatal collision on Crow Canyon Road involving a Ford Bronco and a Tesla Model 3, which resulted in the death of a 41-year-old woman. Suspect Badal Dholaria was arrested for DUI and vehicular manslaughter.

A Bay Area‑led petition launches a third attempt to undo Prop. 19's inheritance reassessments, arguing heirs are being hit with steep tax increases in high‑cost counties.

Vacaville neighborhood was awakened by gunfire; police found casings and a damaged home but no injuries. Suspects are at large; the incident is not seen as an ongoing threat.

Alameda launches the 12 Days of Alameda campaign to support local businesses during the holiday season, with themed shopping days, giveaways, and community engagement.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta ordered Oakland fundraising platform Flipcause to halt operations after regulators say it delayed roughly $500,000 in donations. The order demands a full accounting and could free funds for struggling nonprofits.

A UC Berkeley student, George Salinas, drowned at an off-campus fraternity party, leading to repercussions for the fraternity and a focus on safety at college events.

Baristas at three East Bay Blue Bottle coffee shops are on strike, requesting fair pay and workplace representation, and urging a customer boycott until a satisfactory contract is reached. The strikes are part of wider unrest in the service industry.

Vacaville Police arrested Wenceslao Munoz Orellana for DUI on Thanksgiving; he ran a red light with a BAC over twice the limit and open beer containers.

MIT’s new Iceberg Index finds AI can already perform work equal to about 11.7% of U.S. wage value — roughly $1.2 trillion — and the exposure is spread beyond tech hubs.

CHP increases patrols for Blackout Wednesday in memory of three students killed in a DUI crash in Piedmont last year, with community safety measures in place.

West Contra Costa Unified School District teachers, represented by UTR, may strike over stalled contract negotiations, demanding higher raises and better benefits.