A Salinas search warrant uncovered about five pounds of meth hidden in a cooler next to a child's bed, plus firearms and crack cocaine; a 27-year-old was arrested. Authorities booked the suspect on narcotics, weapons and child endangerment counts.

Sir Paul McCartney headlined a private Apple Park concert for Apple’s 50th, singing Beatles favorites under the campus arches as staff looked on. The gig capped weeks of global anniversary events and came with commemorative employee swag.

A United Airlines 787 from Papeete to SFO hit severe turbulence; a flight attendant was seriously injured and the NTSB has opened an investigation.

Anthropic accidentally pushed a debug file that exposed roughly 512,000 lines of Claude Code to the public; the company says no customer data or credentials were exposed.

Vallejo City Unified will reopen its December vote to close three elementary schools and hold more community meetings as it re-examines budget and enrollment data.

A Redwood City driver who pleaded no contest to DUI causing injury in a 2023 I‑580 crash that killed a 22‑year‑old faces a six‑year term at a Friday sentencing. The plea dismissed a manslaughter count.

California AG Rob Bonta joined a multistate brief urging the Supreme Court to preserve state failure‑to‑warn claims in the Roundup litigation.

Two lender-owned Hyatt House hotels in Pleasanton and Pleasant Hill sold at auction for unusually low prices, highlighting a still-weak Bay Area hotel market. The deals could affect local property-tax rolls and valuations.

A San Francisco investment firm bought the Cain label and stock after the Glass Fire; the mountain estate is being sold separately while winemaker Chris Howell stays on.

Ryan Seacrest trimmed the asking price on his 40‑acre St. Helena estate to $19.8M after a major remodel and a long run on the market.

A San Jose man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he climbed into a USPS truck and attacked a letter carrier. Sentencing is set for June 2, 2026.

Charlie Palmer Steak at the Archer Hotel will close April 12, ending the chef's only Napa outpost. The hotel plans to rework the space into a downtown 'living room' lounge while Palmer eyes a new wine-country location.

Two Mountain View massage businesses were named in a Santa Clara County probe that prosecutors say was part of a regional brothel ring. A hearing to consider freezing assets is set for April 1.