Polk Street is about to have a handroll situation on its hands. A new grab-and-go sushi concept called Handroll Hawker is quietly under construction in the old Zero& space, which means Russian Hill will soon have two dedicated handroll bars within a few blocks of each other. Saru has held that turf alone for a while now.

For years, The Jug Shop's planned return to the Maison Pacific building felt like a story that kept not happening — an eviction, a GoFundMe that barely moved, and shelves that went bare. Now there's an ABC license notice in the window and workers inside. The Jug Shop is coming back. Joining them: Look at Me, a Russian manicure and eyelash studio with two popular existing SF locations.

A former Redwood City CHP officer, Vidal Gonzalez, pleaded no contest to an additional sexual‑assault charge in Butte County, adding to earlier felony allegations.

Disclosures show nonprofits paid roughly $1.1M to send California lawmakers to Pebble Beach, Maui and overseas — prompting a bill to force clearer reporting.

A resident at Jazzie Collins Apartments was found dead after staff missed required wellness checks; the nonprofit operator and city agencies are under scrutiny. Officials have sent corrective orders and a probe is underway.

Zscaler will relocate its global HQ to Santa Clara's Great America campus, occupying roughly 301,000 square feet and planning a summer 2026 opening.

The City Council extended Mercy Housing's negotiating window for the 40‑unit 555 Kelly senior farmworker project while lease, budget and funding questions remain. Supporters urged faster action and officials pressed for a full operating plan.

Nataki Garrett, who faced threats while leading the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is interim artistic director at the African‑American Shakespeare Company as it rebuilds.

Sutter Health paid roughly $450M for the 12‑acre Emery Yards site and plans a $1B, 1.3M‑sq‑ft Emeryville medical campus that will reuse two buildings and add a new hospital.

Prosecutors say a Bay Area woman secretly sold an Oakland church’s parking lot and pocketed about $480,000; charges were filed in Alameda County on March 20, 2026.

Elon Musk’s xAI has leased roughly 105,536 sq ft at Page Mill Center in Palo Alto, expanding its local campus and filing permits for engineering‑style buildouts. The move tightens a Musk‑linked cluster near Tesla’s engineering hub.

A bank closed multiple Bay Area branches and cut more than 100 jobs, the Mercury News reports. Here’s what customers need to know about notices and FDIC protections.

Broadcom’s 1.1M‑sq‑ft Stanford Research Park campus was sold to a Harvest–TPG partnership and industry coverage says the site could attract a major tech tenant. Buyers plan to reposition the campus for multi‑tenant lease‑ups.