Theo Baker’s memoir shows how secret seminars, early VC money and campus rituals funnel Stanford freshmen into Silicon Valley power networks.

Honda is recalling nearly 60,000 Prologue and Acura ZDX SUVs after regulators found rearview cameras can go blank or show distorted images. Dealers will replace the cameras free.

An appellate panel affirmed the state law that can permit up to four homes on a single‑family lot and sent charter‑city challenges back to trial courts after SB450’s changes.

Bodycam and social video show officers and students clashing at Fairfield High; two teens were arrested and the department says it's investigating.

Sunny afternoons today with highs near 67F and gusty west-southwest winds. Interior Bay Area faces elevated fire risk.

A Harriman Italian spot discarded about 300 pounds of sauce after inspectors found cooked foods held at unsafe temperatures; a follow-up inspection later raised the grade to 91.

Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the U.N. Security Council to press Hamas to disarm, saying weapons removal is a precondition for rebuilding Gaza. The move ties reconstruction to verified decommissioning.

A San Rafael High drama teacher was arrested May 20 after detectives say an investigation uncovered an illegal relationship with a minor. The district says counselors are available.

The California Transportation Commission approved roughly $540M to fund zero‑emission transit, Bay Bridge work and dozens of local walking‑and‑biking projects statewide.

A former Latter-day Saints bishop in Livermore was arraigned Thursday on 18 felony counts alleging child sexual assault; prosecutors say the alleged crimes date to the 1990s and early 2000s.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera arrives at the Orpheum on May 28 in a refreshed touring production that runs through June 21. Tickets are on sale now.

Gov. Newsom signed an executive order directing California to study AI‑driven job disruption, from WARN updates to severance, training and a public dashboard.

Kawasaki and Nvidia are reportedly lining up a San Jose robotics R&D hub to test medical and mobility robots with partners including Microsoft and Fujitsu.