Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. will open a permanent gallery at Minnesota Street Project on May 9, offering regular access to the artist’s sculptures and drawings.

The California DOJ says Kai Jones pleaded guilty and received an eight-year sentence for human trafficking and sexual exploitation of two minors.

A car crashed into a building on Jackson Street in S.F.'s Chinatown Friday morning, sending two pedestrians to the hospital; one was in critical condition.

A fake CAPTCHA scam is tricking Windows users into pasting and running commands that install the StealC info‑stealer. Experts explain what it does and how to respond.

Three suspicious blazes hit downtown Petaluma in the pre‑dawn hours; police have opened an arson probe and are asking residents to check camera footage.

San Francisco buyers are facing appraisal gaps as contract prices outpace historical closed-sale data. Strict lending rules mean financed buyers must often cover the difference in cash or risk losing their deposits.

A coalition of county prosecutors says Walgreens overcharged customers and sold expired OTC products; the settlement includes fines, audits and a price-scanner guarantee.

Netflix bumped monthly fees across all U.S. plans: ad‑supported to $8.99, Standard to $19.99 and Premium to $26.99. Existing members will get about a month’s notice.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order barring state appointees and their close associates from betting on prediction markets amid insider-betting concerns.

Oakland’s Two Pitchers is opening a beer‑garden‑style taproom at 3821 Noriega in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset, bringing radlers and $3 pints to the beach.

A federal patent board sided with the Broad Institute on March 27, 2026, preserving key U.S. CRISPR patents and complicating licensing and appeals.

Milpitas is weighing whether to rename its César Chávez Plaza after California renamed César Chávez Day to Farmworkers Day this week. City leaders say any change will follow official naming policy.

Lodi's new ALS engine has run 128 advanced calls, including 36 cardiac arrests and 14 strokes, and the department plans to add two more paramedics.