LA icon Randy’s Donuts is opening its first Bay Area shop at 2595 Homestead Road in Santa Clara. The location will have limited seating, serve as a commissary and is expected to open in 2026.

Two skulls and additional remains were recovered in rural Monterey County within weeks; the coroner says DNA testing and state record checks are underway.

A former Ballena Bay Yacht Club official was charged after prosecutors say he obtained a $224,276 Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant with false information and diverted funds for personal use.

A San Mateo County jury convicted Romier Narag of first‑degree murder in the 2023 Daly City shooting of Frances Lucero. Sentencing is set for March 5, 2026.

Sen. Scott Wiener introduced SB 982 to let the California attorney general seek damages from fossil‑fuel companies for wildfire and other climate‑related losses.

Family-run Ruby's on Judah Street has folded a smashburger taco and a low‑ABV "Mellow Marg" into its beach-friendly, taco‑first menu. The Outer Sunset spot leans casual and surf‑ready.

The Board moved to raise the asset cap on fire-displacement aid so more tenants can get hoteling, move-in payments and rent-gap subsidies.

Former players, students and local leaders packed a Stanford panel to push back on mental-health stigma and point attendees to local crisis resources.

A Los Altos couple says thieves altered a $28,000 property-tax check and Wells Fargo denied their refund claim, leaving them to pay taxes and penalties again.

Prosecutors said on Feb. 5, 2026 they will charge a driver in the Nov. 15 El Cerrito crosswalk collision that later killed Donna Revecho, 66. Investigators found no sign of impairment.

Mayor Matt Mahan says he voted to enable a Bay Area transit district so voters could weigh a 2026 funding measure, but he says he hasn't decided. The move keeps the option alive as agencies warn of deep cuts.

Tony Gemignani’s Slice House is coming to downtown Menlo Park; construction is set to begin soon and an opening is targeted in about seven months.

A 23,000‑square‑foot Sprouts will anchor the new Ellis Village Center in Tracy, bringing grocery choices, restaurants and more than 100 expected jobs when it opens in late 2026.