San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins announced Joseph Stevens's conviction for a 2005 double homicide; the earlier trial was overturned, but he now faces sentencing.

NWS San Francisco warns of severe weather in Bay Area, including thunderstorms, floods, high winds, and risky marine conditions starting December 24th.

Gulf Coast salt caverns offer fast gas deliveries, but slow build times and tight economics could leave AI data centers short on reliable backup power.

The San Francisco Police Department tackled retail crime in the South of Market area, resulting in 104 arrests and citations for theft and narcotics offenses.

Mountain View is distributing free sandbags at its Municipal Operations Center as NWS issues flood watches and heavy rain approaches the Bay Area.

A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement forcing Aetna to expand fertility coverage for same‑sex couples and setting up claims for Californians who were denied benefits.

Planetary Ventures sold a 1.45-acre Sunnyvale parcel at 494 S. Bernardo Ave. to an affiliate of California Communities and Mozart Development for about $15.5M, filings show.

Berkeley’s long-running food pantry will stop distributing groceries at the end of January after merger talks collapsed, leaving volunteers racing to fill the gap.

Trian and General Catalyst have agreed to buy Janus Henderson for about $7.4B at $49 a share, keeping CEO Ali Dibadj and the firm's London and Denver hubs intact.

A major medical emergency briefly closed Fruitvale BART Monday morning, halting Green Line trains and prompting transfers and a bus bridge.

Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect Power for $4.75 billion to secure clean energy and speed new data center buildouts, while some Texas and California assets remain independent.

A wildfire was reported Dec. 21 in the Panoche area of San Benito County; officials say it’s burning on private land and containment details were not available.

San Francisco State is offering voluntary buyouts to most tenured and tenure‑track faculty, with severance up to $110,000 and application windows this winter and spring.