Tourbineau filed formal plans to remake the 12‑story Tower Plaza tower into 144 one‑bedroom apartments with 22 below‑market units. The developer trimmed an earlier 156‑unit proposal.

A landslide blocked both lanes of Highway 70 between Rich Bar and Virgilia, prompting CHP warnings while crews assess unstable slopes.

Jamestown signed roughly 69,000 square feet of leases with Bland and Paraform at Waterfront Plaza and Levi’s Plaza, boosting the Northern Waterfront’s AI cluster.

Attorney General Rob Bonta says testing older sexual‑assault kits helped solve multi‑jurisdiction cold cases and led to an arrest. He’s urging agencies to audit and report untested kits before July 1, 2026.

A video from a Berkeley Law teach‑in shows students applauding Israa Jaabis, convicted in a 2015 attempted car bombing. The clip has reignited campus debates over speech and safety.

An inmate at Monterey County Jail was found unresponsive April 22 and later pronounced dead at a hospital. Authorities have requested a coroner's exam and opened an investigation.

Kathy Kleinbaum was chosen April 23 as San Carlos’ next city manager. She brings Peninsula experience in housing, economic development and climate planning.

Record imports of overseas gasoline — including product refined from Russian crude — eased supply strains this spring but deepened scrutiny of California’s shrinking refinery base.

A San Leandro High senior has sued the district, saying two years of antisemitic harassment left her with panic attacks, lower grades and lost scholarship chances. The suit seeks damages and schoolwide reforms.

A stolen UPS truck led to an early‑morning standoff with Fremont police near Auto Mall Parkway, drawing SWAT negotiators and road closures.

A person was found Wednesday near Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley; police said foul play was not immediately suspected and the coroner is investigating.

A Financial Times report says a White House memo accuses China of "industrial-scale" theft of U.S. AI labs' IP, echoing Anthropic and OpenAI warnings and raising enforcement questions.

Contra Costa prosecutors used a new state law to secure the county’s first felony conviction against a man who paid for sex from a trafficked 16‑year‑old; he received jail time and probation.