La Onda, the BottleRock-produced Latin festival in Napa, has been canceled; organizers promise refunds and say they hope to return.

New research and market swings are testing the YIMBY movement even as California presses ADUs and transit upzoning. The fight is far from decided.

Acorn Ridge Casino opened Feb. 24 in Plymouth, a 60,000‑sq‑ft tribal casino with hundreds of slot machines, table games and a farm‑to‑fork restaurant. Tribe leaders say the project will bring jobs and new revenue to the Sierra foothills.

Kiri is turning its pop-up success into a permanent izakaya at 510 Union St., aiming to open in fall 2026. The team plans sit-down izakaya service in North Beach.

Livermore‑based Aalyria closed a $100M Series B at about a $1.3B valuation to scale its Spacetime orchestration software and Tightbeam laser terminals. Investors backed the spinout to speed commercial and government deployments.

Gilead agreed to buy Redwood City’s Arcellx for $115 a share plus a sales‑linked payout, consolidating the anito‑cel CAR‑T program under Kite. The FDA has set a Dec. 23, 2026 action date for the BLA.

Gwendolyn Westbrook, former CEO of the United Council for Human Services, faces nine felony counts accusing her of misappropriating more than $1.2 million from a homelessness nonprofit.

A routine Jan. 22 traffic stop in Brisbane uncovered a 36-year-old fugitive wanted in Houston on child-sexual-assault and indecency charges.

Steph Curry was photographed wearing ANTA Sneakerverse shoes at a Warriors practice in San Francisco, reviving talk that the Chinese brand could win his signature while his knee is under a 10‑day re‑eval.

County says six of 15 audit fixes are done. Auditors and lawmakers say the county must show the records.

North County Fire crews used rope systems Monday to rescue a stranded paraglider from a San Mateo coast cliff and bring the person to an upper parking area for evaluation. Authorities say units later cleared the scene.

Family members say a Redding native, identified as Tommy Simpkins, was found dead behind Levi's Stadium and relatives are demanding answers as police investigate.

Ferrara will lay off 69 corporate staff at Jelly Belly’s Fairfield offices, with phased cuts from June through Jan. City officials say they’ll help affected workers access benefits and retraining.