California is promoting science from an informational score to a full school accountability metric. The change could reshape how districts prioritize instruction and support struggling students.

Five adults were arrested after traveling to Walnut Creek believing they were meeting a child. One suspect also faces an attempted-kidnapping charge.

A man was found shot dead inside a Vallejo encampment Tuesday night, launching the city’s eighth homicide investigation of 2026.

Philz Coffee is coming to Concord’s Willows Shopping Center, where a major redevelopment is adding new restaurants and retail. The café has no opening date yet, but hiring is underway.

Oakland’s voter-approved $100 campaign vouchers will miss the 2026 election after the city withheld funding. The Democracy Dollars program is now targeted for 2028.

An Oakland arrest involving EBRPD H.E.A.T. officers uncovered an alleged AR ghost pistol, ammunition and an active ATF warrant.

PG&E wants regulators to approve a $26.6 million shareholder reward tied to gas savings, potentially adding 41 cents a month to residential bills.

A warrant is active for a 38-year-old Antioch man accused of pimping and pandering after he missed a Contra Costa court date. His case began with a Concord hotel sting involving an undercover request, a stolen pistol and cash.

A Berkeley man pleaded no contest in a 2018 DUI death and was released after receiving credit for time served on a 10-year sentence.

The FCC is blocking new foreign-made humanoid robots and connected power inverters, with China taking the biggest hit. Bay Area robotics companies now face a sharper supply-chain divide.

A Fremont party stabbing left one man hospitalized and sent another into court facing attempted murder charges. The victim survived, but prosecutors allege a knife was used in the attack.

Vallejo police say two mid‑July traffic stops produced loaded firearms, one fitted with an auto‑sear and a 50‑round drum, according to the department.

Berkeley police say two men were arrested after investigators traced stolen Berkeley cars to an East Oakland lot where stripped Hondas and engines were found.