A securities law firm has opened an inquiry into Instacart’s officers after FTC enforcement and reports about AI price tests. The move raises fresh corporate‑oversight questions for the San Francisco company.

A man in his 60s was struck while crossing at San Pablo and Ashby in Berkeley and was taken to Highland Hospital.

San Francisco educators voted 97.6% to authorize a strike as negotiations stall. A neutral fact-finder's report due Feb. 4 will shape whether a walkout comes next.

San Francisco firefighters pulled a fatigued swimmer from cold surf off Baker Beach Saturday afternoon. Rescuers say he had been fighting an outgoing tide and was ferried to shore by Rescue Boat 101.

An internal audit found federal and out‑of‑state agencies queried Mountain View’s Flock license‑plate system without police permission; officials have disabled the settings and will brief council.

Randall Kline and Mercy Housing have started demolition at 1687 Market for a 17‑story, privately funded artists' hub that promises 94 affordable units plus rehearsal and performance space.

Minor bayshore flooding possible during Sunday’s late-morning high tide; dangerous surf and sneaker waves expected through Monday.

Bay Area residents formed a human chain on the Golden Gate Bridge on Jan. 31 to show solidarity with protesters in Iran amid reports of a deadly crackdown.

Caltrans’ study proposes moving a half‑mile of Highway 1 inland near Surfers Beach, a plan that could cut across a planned six‑acre park and sit atop sewer infrastructure. Locals are pushing for alternatives as a $6.5M pilot dredge tests short‑term fixes.

A Bay Area pastor hit by a federal agent during protests has filed a federal tort claim seeking $5 million and attached a photo to the filing.

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero is ordering statewide tracking of immigration arrests at courthouses as lawmakers file bills to protect court users and expand remote hearings. The move aims to preserve access to justice amid a recent surge of enforcement actions.

Mountain View police say hundreds of outside agencies queried the city’s ALPR cameras, prompting an audit and a potential reexamination of the Flock contract.

A Fairfield man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and 25 years of supervised release after convictions tied to child sexual exploitation.