The Berkeley L&L on Telegraph Avenue appears to have closed, with local reporting and the chain’s listings currently giving mixed signals. The shuttered storefront sits near the UC Berkeley campus.

Cursor is prepping Composer 2, a code-only model for long coding tasks, while fundraising chatter could push the SF startup’s valuation toward $50B.

Late-night house fire on Cutter Drive sent CAL FIRE and local crews to the scene; two cats were rescued and no injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation.

Oakley approved a 164‑acre industrial campus at a former vineyard after the developer removed a proposed data center. The plan calls for roughly 3.1 million square feet and promises thousands of jobs.

Defense attorneys say DA Jeff Rosen traded the Stanford prosecution for fundraising; a judge will decide whether his office must step aside later this month.

NapaSan will raise sewer charges about 3% a year through 2030, pushing a typical single‑family annual bill from $738.60 toward about $856.

Uber is backing a ballot initiative that would force crash victims to keep 75% of recoveries — a move lawyers and doctors say could shrink access to counsel and care.

A Science Advances analysis led by Stanford and UCSF estimates California likely missed about 11,600 COVID deaths in 2020–21, part of a U.S. undercount of roughly 150,000.

Neighbors lit candles in West Portal Thursday to mark two years since a family of four was killed at a bus stop. The vigil came a day before the driver’s sentencing.

A surfer was bitten at Big River Beach in Mendocino. Nearby beaches were closed as a precaution.

A Mendocino County man received a 10.5-year federal sentence after convictions for coercing a minor and child pornography, the FBI says.

A ransomware attack discovered Thursday knocked many Foster City systems offline; emergency response remains functional as officials work with outside cybersecurity experts.

Jeff Bezos is reportedly pitching a $100 billion fund to acquire manufacturing firms and apply AI-driven automation linked to his Project Prometheus venture.