A shooting on Olive Lane in Bay Point left one person dead and another injured. Investigators named 35-year-old Avery Alexander Gibbs as a suspect and asked the public not to approach.

PG&E warns a new barcode/QR-code payment scam has already cost customers more than $211,000 this year. Small businesses and households are being urged to hang up and verify bills through official channels.

CalEnviroScreen 5.0 adds small‑air toxic site and diabetes indicators that could shift which California neighborhoods qualify as disadvantaged and where climate dollars flow.

Kelsey Pfendler is expected in Honolulu early Saturday after a solo 2,400‑mile row from Monterey; she’s chasing a record and raising funds for The Whale Foundation.

A Fresno father was sentenced to nine years after pleading guilty in a Feb. 22 crash on State Route 156 that left his 6‑year‑old son paralyzed.

Morning fog gives way to sun and highs near 68°F. Afternoon gusts may make waterfronts feel cooler; mariners should note a small-craft advisory.

Sebastopol will pay $1.95M to settle a federal suit alleging officers tased a man during a diabetic emergency and broke his arm.

California has transferred 136 acres at Blues Beach to Kai Poma, returning state-held bluffs to Pomo stewardship while preserving daytime public access.

California AG Rob Bonta says his office secured a 16‑year sentence for an organized retail theft ringleader, calling it the longest such sentence the DOJ has won.

Mill Creek filed to replace the downtown Safeway at 700 B St with a 331‑unit, SB 330‑streamlined apartment project; neighbors worry about losing a walkable market.

Barbara Groom has listed Eureka's Lost Coast Brewery for sale as she retires at 80, putting a 75,000‑sq‑ft production plant and downtown brewpub on the market.

Cranes and semitrucks are stacking finished apartment modules at 112 Vera Ave., accelerating a seven‑story, roughly 176‑unit affordable housing project in Redwood City. The factory-built approach is shaving months off a typical timeline.

A rollover on southbound US‑101 near the SFO on‑ramp killed one person Thursday night, CHP says. The driver was not wearing a seat belt and investigators are processing the scene.