San Francisco's Californios just did something no Mexican restaurant anywhere in the world — including in Mexico — has ever done, and the rest of Wednesday night's Michelin ceremony had its own share of surprises, from a Sonoma winery rocketing to three stars to a Green Star comeback nobody saw coming.

A California bill to let insurers use smartphone and in‑car telematics for rates has drawn sharp criticism from consumer and privacy groups over tracking, retention and equity risks.

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.

Apple raised prices on Macs and iPads as AI-driven memory and storage costs surged, pushing some popular entry-level models up by hundreds of dollars. The company says it can no longer absorb soaring component bills.

SFPD’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force says 35 people were arrested in May–June operations and more than $8,000 in stolen goods were recovered, including high‑value purses returned to a victim.

A 20-year-old woman was hit by a California State Parks lifeguard vehicle at Francis Beach in Half Moon Bay; she was hospitalized and authorities are investigating.

State records and clinicians say thousands left the UCSF Parnassus ER without seeing a doctor as long waits, medication delays and staffing shortfalls persist.

Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr funded a gift that erased $550 million in medical debt for 261,000+ Californians, with San Diego and L.A. among the top beneficiaries.

BART suspended trains between South Hayward, Bay Fair and Castro Valley after a track equipment problem. AC Transit buses on routes 9 and 93 are filling the gap.

A fire near Union City Station stopped BART trains between Fremont and South Hayward; AC Transit is running replacement buses while crews respond.

Amy's Kitchen founders Andrew and Rachel Berliner have listed their Bali‑style Stinson Beach home for $16M. The five‑bedroom property sits on about three‑quarters of an acre.

Sunnyvale DPS says a Mountain View search turned up an un‑serialized AR‑15–style rifle, handguns and a 30‑round magazine. The resident is a documented gang member under investigation.

Freddie Mac’s weekly survey put the 30‑year fixed at 6.49% this week, keeping mortgage costs stubbornly high and tightening affordability for many buyers.