A turbulent week for Chinatown: the Chinese Chamber’s president stepped down as a formal complaint and multiple lawsuits — including an allegation about a covert recorder — surface.

Mill Valley marathon swimmer Catherine Breed has launched a staged 900‑mile coast swim, trailing a small support crew and stopping to spotlight local conservation groups.

Roseville‑based Adventist Health filed a WARN notice saying 125 positions will be cut across multiple California counties as it centralizes quality and risk teams.

All consumer fireworks are illegal in Burlingame, Hillsborough and Millbrae this holiday weekend. Officials urge residents to attend licensed shows.

Silicon Valley Pride returns to downtown San Jose on Aug. 29–30 with a 'Flourish and Bloom' theme. The two‑day weekend includes a night festival, parade and family programming.

Martinez will celebrate this Saturday with a downtown parade, a Martinez Sturgeon game, a Fun Fest at the waterfront and a fireworks finale at about 9:30 p.m. Expect limited marina parking and family activities.

Alameda’s 3.3-mile July 4 parade returns Saturday with Rep. Lateefah Simon as honorary grand marshal and tributes to the Alameda Fire Department’s 150 years. Expect a 5K, shuttles and major closures.

Stanford opposed a federal National Register nomination for the former Sigma Chi house at 550 Lasuen Mall even after state and federal reviewers signaled its significance.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has closed 138‑year‑old St. Brigid Academy weeks before the fall term, leaving families of specialized learners racing to find new placements. Deposits will be refunded, officials told parents.

Dozens of Native Hawaiian leaders delivered a petition and cease‑and‑desist to the Moore Foundation in Palo Alto, organizers say the document carries more than 500,000 signatures opposing TMT on Maunakea.

Om Malik, the San Francisco–based journalist who founded GigaOm and later advised startups at True Ventures, died June 24, his family says. The tech community is remembering his influence.

A former Facebook policy director sued Meta in federal court, saying the company used arbitration and a gag order to block promotion of her memoir 'Careless People.'

An unplanned PG&E outage left about 4,189 customers without power across Inner Sunset, Haight-Ashbury, Golden Gate Park and the Castro Thursday morning.