Mass layoffs and AI worries are pushing more Californians into community colleges for short-term training and certificates. Colleges are expanding workforce programs but warn seats and supports must keep pace.

Fairfield will host a March 31 forum on a proposed Rental Housing Safety Program that would charge landlords $195 per unit, with an $85 self‑certification rate.

SFFD crews knocked down a one‑alarm stairwell fire in the 1500 block of Jerrold Avenue early Friday; officials reported no injuries and asked people to avoid the area.

A backpack with a firearm was found inside an athletic locker at Menlo-Atherton High on Wednesday. The school resource officer secured the weapon and investigators identified two students.

Cool start Friday, then a quick warm‑up into the weekend and a potentially record‑breaking heat wave Monday–Wednesday.

ABC7 and USC will bring six gubernatorial candidates to a March 24 debate in Los Angeles as the June primary approaches.

A one‑alarm structure fire broke out on the 1400 block of 25th Avenue in the Outer Sunset; crews reported no injuries and transit was affected.

San Mateo County is racing to rezone 35 parcels and prepare an EIR to close an estimated 963‑unit shortfall under its state housing target. The move targets Colma, Broadmoor, Harbor Industrial areas and the Midcoast.

CBS California will host a live governor's debate at Pomona College on April 28, airing across major markets and preceded by a 30-minute special. Moderators include anchors from CBS stations and a Pomona politics professor.

While a state WARN filing indicated 758 potential job cuts at Fort Irwin by May 6, a KBR spokesperson says the company anticipates 60 or fewer actual layoffs among represented employees, factoring in union bumping rights.

Interactive charts from the San Francisco Chronicle and UC data show sharp differences in acceptance rates and admitted GPAs by major for fall 2025. Berkeley CS ticked up but high‑demand programs remain tight.

A wildfire was reported near Midpines in Mariposa County on March 12, 2026. Crews are responding and authorities say the cause is under investigation.

Deputies found a woman dead and a man with stab wounds at a Bay Point home on Wednesday; the Sheriff's Homicide Unit is investigating.