Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order barring state appointees and their close associates from betting on prediction markets amid insider-betting concerns.

Oakland’s Two Pitchers is opening a beer‑garden‑style taproom at 3821 Noriega in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset, bringing radlers and $3 pints to the beach.

A federal patent board sided with the Broad Institute on March 27, 2026, preserving key U.S. CRISPR patents and complicating licensing and appeals.

Milpitas is weighing whether to rename its César Chávez Plaza after California renamed César Chávez Day to Farmworkers Day this week. City leaders say any change will follow official naming policy.

Lodi's new ALS engine has run 128 advanced calls, including 36 cardiac arrests and 14 strokes, and the department plans to add two more paramedics.

Burlingame has approved nearly 40% of its 3,257 RHNA units, but approvals are concentrated in above‑market‑rate homes. Councilmembers flagged the gap in deeper affordability and next steps.

Bill O’Reilly’s NewsNation special painted San Francisco as a city in crisis, but local leaders and police data offer a different picture.

A Vallejo man struck on Georgia Street died days later as police investigate and collect video evidence.

Ravenswood has placed a $70M bond on the June ballot after The Primary School announced it will close, a move that could push 400+ students into the district.

Google signed a long-term renewal and is expanding into Hills Plaza’s ground-floor plaza, giving the company rare street-level frontage on San Francisco’s Embarcadero.

A $9.3M rehab of the Clayton Hotel returned 82 SRO rooms to low‑income tenants and exposed how preservation funding lags behind the need.

The DOJ has opened a civil‑rights probe into two California women's prisons after allegations that housing transgender inmates led to sexual assaults. Federal investigators are reviewing records and testimony.

Sunny, warm Friday with highs near 81°F across much of the city. Rain chances rise late Monday into Tuesday, with heaviest totals in the coastal ranges.