DOE‑backed, high‑resolution simulations show pockets of unexpectedly strong shaking along the Hayward Fault, sharpening priorities for East Bay retrofits. The new database gives engineers site‑specific motions to test critical lifelines.

Matt Mahan told followers on X he would suspend California’s gas tax on day one — a campaign promise that runs into legal, budget and political hurdles.

Berkeley police turned out for the downtown Shake Shack opening, posed with UC Berkeley's mascot and shared photos on the department's Facebook page.

A driver died early Monday after a solo‑vehicle crash at the Highway 85 off‑ramp to Central Expressway; police say the Traffic Unit is investigating.

Oxford Economics and port data show global goods trade cooling to roughly half 2025's pace, and Port of Oakland figures show the effects are already local.

Blackstone folded its growth arm into Blackstone N1, a San Francisco–based team to centralize its AI and high‑growth tech bets. Jas Khaira will lead the new unit as the firm tightens coordination across its OpenAI and Anthropic stakes.

SFO's Gate Explorer gives TSA-approved non-ticketed visitors access past security to meet or escort travelers, with Real ID checks and daily caps. The airport says passes are vetted by TSA.

SFPD released surveillance video showing thieves using a jewelry-swap ruse to target older San Franciscans. Police describe the tactic and list reporting tips.

San Carlos is weighing a citywide ban on RV street parking after businesses and sheriff deputies reported repeated complaints and hundreds of citations. Council members signaled support during a study session Monday.

A San Bruno resident’s tip helped police trace a vehicle to Daly City and recover more than 30 stolen packages. Authorities say the suspect wore an Amazon vest while taking parcels from porches.

A SoMa pawn-shop facade hides a tapas speakeasy that opens through a false wall into Exotica, an adult-only interactive cabaret running through June.

A San Mateo judge declined to review new evidence in Scott Peterson's bid to overturn his 2004 convictions, and the Los Angeles Innocence Project says it will appeal.

A Bay Area refugee had a decades-old conviction vacated in April, but a federal deportation order still threatens him and his U.S.-citizen family. Local advocates and lawmakers are pushing legal and legislative fixes.