Students and parents say limited bathroom passes, locked restrooms and spotty period supplies have turned basic needs into a school-day problem at several Oakland high schools.

A San Mateo father who prosecutors say fired at a vehicle carrying three teens pleaded no contest to felony firearm charges. Sentencing is set for Aug. 10, 2026.

A small UCSF‑led trial found a single CAR‑T infusion kept HIV suppressed in two people off drugs for months to years, but experts say the results are preliminary. Larger studies are required.

California funded a UC Berkeley database of police misconduct files — but the public portal appears to lack cases from the past two years, raising fresh transparency concerns.

Three players split roughly $525,715 each after matching all five Fantasy 5 numbers, and two other tickets paid smaller prizes. Find the stores that sold the winning slips and how to check or claim.

With the June 2 primary looming, some Democrats are urging voters to hold ballots until the last minute to avoid a split vote — a move officials warn could clog counts.

Contra Costa says official ballots for the June 2 primary have been mailed. Oakley voters have City Hall drop‑off and early‑voting hours at the recreation center.

A global analysis links DEHP and similar phthalates to nearly 2 million premature births and roughly 74,000 newborn deaths in 2018, and U.S. studies point to tens of thousands of domestic cases.

A tentative settlement is moving through federal court in a Title IX suit that says a kindergartner at Ohlone Elementary was inappropriately touched by classmates. Court filings show the parties asked Judge Eumi Lee to vacate deadlines while they finalize terms.

Analy High will cut hours for its dance and choir programs after the district says Santa Rosa’s tighter transfer rules have reduced projected revenue. Local families are pushing back.

A redesign of the South Linden/Scott Street grade separation cuts about $130 million, dropping the estimate to roughly $320 million and unlocking Measure A funds for engineering.

Loquat is opening a second San Francisco location at 4555 California St., shifting from pastry to bread with a deck oven, daily bialys and a parklet for outdoor seating.

FBI says three Tennessee men are charged after delivery‑ruse home invasions that forced victims to hand over crypto access across the Bay Area and Los Angeles.