Google's I/O keynote shifted Gemini into an "agentic" era, debuting Gemini Spark — a 24/7 AI agent — alongside faster models and a new AI video tool. Rollouts start with paid tiers and testers.

Plainclothes officers arrested three suspected pickpocketers in Chinatown after tracking a vehicle into the neighborhood. Police say stolen items and more than $14,000 in cash were recovered.

New county-level data unveiled in Sacramento shows nearly 16 million Californians can't afford basic costs; food banks are urging lawmakers for $110M to shore up supplies.

OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic’s pretraining team, returning to frontier LLM research and bolstering the San Francisco lab’s technical bench.

San Mateo deputies arrested a 72‑year‑old Peninsula massage therapist after a three‑month probe that uncovered alleged sexual batteries. Detectives are asking for more victims to come forward.

A Menlo College student faces felony charges after prosecutors say he assaulted a 12-year-old in his dorm room. The case returns to court Thursday, May 21, 2026.

An eight‑acre Los Altos Hills estate at 27500 La Vida Real is listed near $37M, featuring a retractable‑roof pool and infrastructure built for heavy tech use. The asking price underscores tight high‑end inventory in the Bay Area.

Fish & Bird, the Shattuck Avenue izakaya, will serve its last meal on June 14 as owner Yoshika Hedberg steps back after six-and-a-half years.

Concord is accepting applications for a new first-time homebuyer program that provides up to $60,000 in down-payment loans for eligible households. Funding is limited and registration is required.

A 6-year-old boy identified as Gavin Tsui died after a table fell on him during an after‑school activity at McKinley Elementary; the district has closed multipurpose rooms while it reviews third‑party rentals.

Clifford Elementary families pressed the district after a KQED/ProPublica investigation revealed prior allegations against a current teacher. Parents want transparency and an independent review.

A May 9 traffic stop in Vallejo led to a probation search that turned up a loaded, stolen handgun and suspected pills; a passenger was booked and the driver warned.

Berkeley’s updated BESO now makes electrification or other green upgrades part of many home sales, shifting costs and timelines for sellers and buyers.