A UCLA study finds unified financing could cut billions from California’s health bill — but federal waivers, ERISA and fraught political choices make implementation difficult.

A 100‑acre prescribed burn is scheduled at Castleview Ranch in Wild Horse Valley; crews say smoke may be visible across eastern Napa during daytime hours.

Rep. Ro Khanna told Fox News Sunday he supports 18‑year term limits and expanding the Supreme Court to 13 justices, and defended his backing of Maine nominee Graham Platner. The comments sharpen a political fight heading into November.

Countywide asking rents in San Mateo County rose about 6% to roughly $3,368, but increases are concentrated in cities like Foster City and Menlo Park while older-stock apartments stay flat.

Animal Care & Control officers secured a juvenile coyote from a San Francisco backyard and released it into nearby brush. The agency reminds residents that pupping season can make coyotes more protective.

Four gamers sued Sony in San Francisco, saying the PlayStation Store misleads buyers into thinking digital games are owned when they9re only licensed.

Hotter summers, droughts and supply shocks are starting to lift grocery prices; researchers and USDA data show shoppers already feel the impact.

Cool, cloudy mornings and breezy afternoons, with a Beach Hazards Statement through Wednesday. Sneaker waves and strong rip currents make the Pacific shore risky.

Algeria and Jordan meet at Levi’s Stadium in a Group J match that could reshape both teams’ World Cup hopes after contrasting opening results. Local transit and security plans are already on alert.

Blocking an age‑linked enzyme regenerated hyaline cartilage in mice and produced early repair signals in human knee tissue, researchers report.

Vallejo crews extinguished a late‑night fire aboard the long‑abandoned Grand Romance riverboat. No injuries were reported and the city has flagged the hulking vessel for possible federal removal funds.

A UCSF-led analysis of 16,429 hotline contacts finds demand for clinician-staffed reproductive guidance rose sharply — and grew before the Dobbs ruling.

The Canyon Fire was reported Saturday afternoon in Placer County; early national incident feeds list it as burning on private land with no containment yet.