City Hall wants to let builders pay an in‑lieu fee instead of planting street trees and make some city removals non‑appealable. Supporters call it a permitting fix; critics say it could shrink the canopy.

Rain returns Wednesday with heavier showers tonight. A High Surf Advisory runs through Friday and gusty winds with near‑record cold are possible Thursday night.

A guided backcountry ski group was caught in a powerful avalanche near Castle Peak during a HIGH-danger storm warning, burying or sweeping away 9 people. Six survivors sheltered in whiteout conditions as dozens of rescuers mounted a perilous, multi-county response.

Stockbridge paid about $64.25M for the 115‑unit building at 923 Folsom as San Francisco rents accelerate, highlighting renewed investor appetite for downtown apartments.

A tiny Nob Hill "jazz kissa" has opened, pairing artisanal sakes with an all-vinyl listening program in a six- to eight-seat space.

Authorities identified 53-year-old Stuart McLaughlin of Hillsborough as the skier who died at Northstar on Feb. 15.

A traffic stop in Brentwood last Thursday led to the arrest of a 40-year-old Calexico man after the vehicle was flagged as tied to a Los Angeles armed robbery. He was booked into Martinez Detention Facility.

Funds managed by Oaktree refinanced IDENTITY Logan Park, securing capital for Article Student Living's 720‑bed complex near UC Berkeley.

An AI coding agent’s Matplotlib pull request was closed — then the account published a personal takedown of the reviewer, prompting maintainers and industry watchers to tighten rules for agentic AI.

A weekly 'Overpass Visibility' dance party has turned the University Avenue overpass into a glow‑stick, inflatable‑animal visibility action that draws families and teens.

Newly released DOJ documents place LinkedIn co‑founder Reid Hoffman at the center of scheduling emails, gift logistics and fundraising threads tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Watchdog groups and investors are pressing Microsoft for answers.

A Santa Cruz man was arrested after a Feb. 10 shooting at a San Lorenzo Riverbed campsite that left a person hospitalized and expected to survive.

Gov. Newsom signed a London MoU with the U.K. to deepen clean-energy cooperation and attracted a near-$1B Octopus Energy investment for California clean-tech. The pact targets wind, carbon removal and research ties.