City funds clear an 800‑student waitlist and add roughly 1,440 students to a tutoring program that produced sharp reading gains in pilots. Tutors will arrive at 20 high‑need schools.

Palo Alto AI firm Uniphore has nearly tripled its office space in Stanford Research Park as it scales U.S. operations.

Moxy Uptown has stopped taking reservations and appears set to close, adding to a string of hotel troubles in downtown Oakland.

Antioch police say a suspect has been charged in the May 2024 killing of Raheem Coe. Investigators say evidence, witnesses and surveillance video led to the arrest.

Bay Area experiences morning fog and limited visibility, with cooler temperatures and light rain expected. A shift to drier weather is forecasted for the weekend onwards.

San Francisco Centre will shut on January 26 after lenders took control and ordered remaining shops to vacate. The Powell Street BART entrance has been sealed as the property is marketed for sale.

A Mellman Group survey paid for by opponents finds support under 50% for California’s proposed billionaire tax, complicating the SEIU‑UHW signature drive.

H Mart will open a 100,000-square-foot, two-story flagship at Pacific Commons in Fremont with a food hall, restaurants and a bar. Construction is expected later this year.

Larry Ellison sold his San Francisco Gold Coast home for $45 million, one of the city's major residential sales; details of the buyer are undisclosed.

Silicon Valley tech workers petition their CEOs to pressure President Trump over ICE, especially after an incident in Minneapolis involving ICE, demanding a cessation of their urban operations.

A two‑alarm blaze hit an apartment block on Kirkland Drive Tuesday morning, sending smoke across Sunnyvale as crews worked to bring the fire under control.

The popular Castro location of Peet's Coffee at 2257 Market Street is set to close at the end of January.

Lone Star Funds paid roughly $130 million for the CMBS note on 600 California St., buying WeWork-linked debt at a steep discount and positioning itself to shape the tower's fate.