California is spending $23 million to expand produce-matching incentives at farmers markets and small retailers, aiming to stretch benefits and bolster local growers.

The Bay Skyway would stitch new and existing paths into a shore‑to‑shore walking and biking route from Oakland to San Francisco, but it faces a roughly $700M price tag and technical hurdles. Agencies say interim pieces could open in 2028–2029, while the west‑span deck needs more funding and environmental review.

Billie Joe Armstrong surprised Berkeley with a last-minute Coverups pop-up at Cornerstone. The poster went up that afternoon and listed $25 admission.

A man near Lake Merritt allegedly used victims' unlocked phones to move money out of their Venmo accounts, leaving several people thousands short.

An Oakland man was shot and robbed after suffering a seizure while driving; his family launched a fundraiser as police investigate.

MTC and ABAG approved Plan Bay Area 2050+, adding a first‑ever resilience project list and 35 strategies to guide housing, transit and climate resilience through 2050.

Hercules police say a traffic stop on Wednesday turned up illegal narcotics and an AK‑47‑style pistol, officials reported.

H Mart opens in Dublin Thursday at 10 a.m., bringing a full grocery and a multi‑vendor food hall to the Tri‑Valley. Vendors include Daeho and Tous Les Jours.

The Rockridge outpost of The Xocolate Bar closed after Valentine’s Day; the owner points to county‑required upgrades, record cocoa prices and tariffs.

Chandi Hospitality paid $1.8M for the former In‑N‑Out lot on the Hegenberger corridor, a potentially important sign for a stretch hit hard by crime and closures.

PSAI Realty Partners closed an oversubscribed $500M fund to buy Bay Area office and research properties, banking on rising demand from AI tenants. The raise follows recent local buys that underscore its strategy.

Two intruders entered a Piedmont home on Scenic Avenue early Tuesday; a woman was hospitalized after an assault and police are searching for two suspects.

A 41-year-old Pittsburg man was taken into custody after passing a note at the US Bank inside Raley’s; police say he assaulted officers and tried to grab an officer’s weapon.