Kaplan Fox has opened an investor probe into Alignment Healthcare after a whistleblower alleged expense misclassification inflated adjusted EBITDA. ALHC faces scrutiny ahead of its July 30 earnings call.

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.

Silicon Valley Business Journal’s new Book of Lists counts 913 Greater Bay Area employers and names Kaiser Permanente as the largest with about 62,840 local workers.