Nearly 30 Ninth Circuit judges rebuked a colleague for coarse language in a dispute over a Lynnwood women‑only spa. The court denied rehearing and the panel ruling remains in place.

A Heat Advisory runs Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20 as temperatures surge into the 80s. Plan for hot afternoons and find cooling options.

A federal Medicaid shift is letting counties enroll people in Medi‑Cal before release, giving them meds, appointments and a case manager during the critical first weeks home.

Belmont approved early engineering funds to study whether Island Park can join Redwood City's levee project, aiming to reduce flood risk and insurance exposure for the neighborhood.

Providence will stop admitting pediatric inpatients at Santa Rosa Memorial on March 27 and repurpose the eight‑bed unit for adult care, prompting concern from doctors and county advisers.

Thomas Keller’s Burgers & Half Bottles turns an In‑N‑Out memory into a Yountville pop‑up with wagyu burgers, half‑bottles of wine and a vintage Brew Bus.

Berkeley police's Special Response Team arrested a 22‑year‑old in a South Berkeley sweep tied to a Dec. 29 San Pablo shooting that left one man dead. The operation used flash‑bangs and armored support.

A Controller’s Office letter says Genentech is due about $19.87 million in refunds, with deductions to October–November apportionments that could affect schools and cities.

A statewide Prop 64 youth‑prevention program is at the center of a fight over roughly $370 million in cannabis‑tax grants. Officials call it prevention; critics call it political organizing.

Hundreds of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed Saturday, snarling schedules at major hubs and triggering rebooking and hotel scrambles. Here’s what passengers should know.

A former Woodside High student has sued Sequoia Union, alleging a volleyball coach groomed and sexually assaulted her while she was a minor.

Oakland's speed‑camera grace period ends Sunday; tickets start March 15 with fines from $50 and low‑income discounts available.

San Francisco officials say a person was found stabbed to death inside a SoMa apartment building at 988 Howard St.; SFFD declared the death a homicide and SFPD is investigating.