A South San Francisco man was arrested after allegedly threatening a Home Depot security guard with an axe at the Colma store; police detained him behind the Metro Mall.

Matisse Selman's The Cruz Room is headed to 1520 Mission Street in Santa Cruz, replacing D20 Pizza. A liquor‑license filing shows the project is moving forward but no opening date has been announced.

Supervisor Matt Dorsey delayed a vote and urged the pension fund to keep SFERS jobs in Mid‑Market, calling for a city review of available properties.

State cleanup grants cleared polluted lots so developers can build more than 200 affordable Bay Area homes, officials say.

Pleasanton police are searching for a masked suspect after multiple home break-ins that left a teen pepper‑sprayed and a couple assaulted.

Foster City police say they arrested a suspect after a Feb. 20 hit-and-run that injured a 15-year-old e-bike rider. The case has been forwarded to the San Mateo County DA.

A shortage of dispatchers and millions in overtime have left Oakland's 911 center stretched thin and call-answer times below state targets.

A Seaside High aide was arrested after police say video shows him striking a nonverbal 14‑year‑old with autism; investigators are probing additional allegations.

A driver backing downhill struck a scooter rider near Broadway and Kearny on March 5; one person died and another was hospitalized in stable condition.

A $40M modernization at Roseville High will add a pool, two‑story classrooms and six tennis courts — largely paid for with developer fees.

Rob Bonta led a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a comment opposing a Census Bureau test that would include a citizenship question. The AGs say the changes could depress responses in immigrant communities and jeopardize the 2030 count.

Stanislaus prosecutors charged two men after surveillance footage linked 55‑gallon drums of powdered metals to a March 27, 2025 blast at Gilton’s Modesto transfer yard.

Olfactory Brewing has shut its Dogpatch and Berkeley taprooms and moved to liquidate, underscoring how Gen Z’s sober‑curious habits are reshaping the Bay Area beer scene.