Major League Cricket stages its 2026 playoffs and final at Oakland Coliseum July 15–18, with the San Francisco Unicorns and international stars like Ravichandran Ashwin on the roster.

A June traffic stop in Danville turned up an unserialized AR‑15‑style rifle and a Ruger pistol; the driver was arrested on DUI and weapons allegations.

Oakland Zoo has taken in Sitara, a 13‑year‑old tiger rescued from the Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation. She’s undergoing rehabilitation and is not yet on public view.

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.

After AB 1 became operative on July 1, 2026, legislative staff across California quietly began organizing around comp time, promotions and pay.

Chevron says less than a barrel of crude leaked into San Francisco Bay during maintenance at its Richmond long wharf. State spill teams and wildlife responders are monitoring.

Police say a 43-year-old Oakland man forcibly shaved his pregnant girlfriend’s head during a June argument; he’s being held on $50,000 bail and is due in court July 10.

BART will space Yellow and Red Line trains 10 minutes apart in mid‑August, aiming to reduce crowding and shorten waits for Richmond‑bound riders.

A man accused of photographing himself while stealing copper and tools from an American Canyon business was arrested after police traced vehicles to Hayward.

After a bulk sugar shipment was rerouted from Crockett, union pickets converged on Levin Richmond Terminal and called for inspections and regulatory review.

A Vallejo teen's newly purchased 'dream car' was stolen and stripped for parts, family members say, and neighbors are warning others after thieves targeted a specific model.

A local investor group paid roughly $10.7M for the former Nordstrom parcel at Stoneridge Shopping Center, expanding its hold on mall land and opening redevelopment options.

Several Bay Area counties have started permitting licensed home‑based "micro‑restaurants," letting chefs host ticketed backyard pop‑ups while staying under public‑health rules. New permits are giving cooks a low‑cost path into food businesses.