HCD opened a $240M gap fund to push shovel‑ready affordable rental projects forward, a move that could unlock nearly 2,300 homes statewide.

A 42-year-old man was critically injured in a SoMa stabbing Monday night on the 400 block of Stevenson Street. Police say the suspect fled and are asking the public for tips.

Twelve California Fantasy 5 tickets paid $992,456 this week, topped by a $605,089 Westminster win. Here’s where the winning tickets were sold and how to claim.

An attorney monitoring the Morris settlement says Oakland police are sending boilerplate replies and leaving hundreds of public‑records requests overdue. He wants fixes within two months or legal action.

BART rolled out a bright-blue 'BARTy' wrapped train to test paid exterior ads as it looks for new revenue amid a looming fiscal shortfall.

Saunders Property Company bought Viewpointe at Seaside, a 93-pad manufactured-home park at 1300 Palmetto Ave in Pacifica, for $39.5 million.

Managers at Lake Mendocino cut spring releases to preserve reservoir storage for drinking water and salmon after a drier-than-expected start to the season.

A 78-year-old Redwood Valley resident died after being bitten on April 8; a county coroner later ruled the death accidental as rattlesnake calls spike statewide.

Oakland-born Highwire Coffee plans to expand across the East Bay, prioritizing sites near its Emeryville roastery to keep beans fresh and local. The company says it will infill neighborhoods rather than leap to distant markets.

Witness testimony at a preliminary hearing described a fight and about five gunshots before two young women were shot on Riverside Drive last April.

One bicyclist was hospitalized in serious condition after a Daly City police car struck two riders Monday near Velasco Avenue. Emergency crews responded and investigations are pending.

AB 1572 phases out potable watering of decorative HOA lawns and makes large associations certify compliance on a three‑year schedule.

Kaiser Permanente has proposed a 14‑story, all‑electric hospital at Geary and Divisadero with about 300 private beds. The 1954 Geary hospital would be repurposed as medical offices.