Gov. Newsom signed SB 968 on June 29, 2026, making San Mateo County’s Free College permanent and preserving tuition-free access for residents at three community colleges.

One person was arrested after nine cats were found dead at an Oakdale home; authorities say the investigation is ongoing.

Cool, foggy mornings give way to sunny, breezy afternoons. Highs near 69°F Friday; Small Craft Advisory remains through Saturday morning.

Castro Argentinian restaurant Flora King (4248 18th Street) has shuttered after just over one year and pivoted to a new smashburger concept, and it's being kept in the family.

Newsom signed a budget that adds roughly $40 million to speed California's vote counting, but advocates say the amount is only a partial fix compared with the roughly $90 million they had requested.

Cal Fire says investigators seized more than 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks in a two‑day sweep as agencies stepped up enforcement ahead of the Fourth.

A San Francisco man says ChatGPT deepened his bipolar episode and led to a suicide attempt; he has sued OpenAI and Sam Altman in state court.

The 2026‑27 state budget includes $20 million to restart the CalFresh fruit‑and‑vegetable EBT pilot after a pause that left families without extra produce rebates. Advocates say it’s a start, not a long‑term fix.

State Parks' new rules limit refunds, charge late cancellations and can bar repeat no‑shows from ReserveCalifornia for a year.

Paso Robles detectives say Ernesto Noriega Cisneros was arrested in northwest Fresno after being identified in bank surveillance. He was booked on suspicion of robbery and for a supervision violation.

A researcher says Anthropic's Claude helped expose an SQL injection in Front Gate Tickets that could issue unlimited VIP passes; Front Gate says it patched the bug and found no sign of fraud.

Microsoft is seeding a new "Frontier" company with $2.5 billion to help big firms deploy AI, promising customers will keep the work and IP from those projects.

El Cerrito will hold a July 13 ribbon-cutting for the Del Norte Complete Streets project, adding protected bike lanes, bus islands and safer crosswalks.