Low clouds this morning give way to sun. Monday, May 11 will be the warmest stretch with a moderate heat risk inland.

Mongol Cafe, one of the Bay Area's only authentic Mongolian restaurants, was ordered closed by SF health inspectors after they found live cockroaches in the flour, throughout the kitchen, and evidence that the operator had been trying to fight them with consumer RAID spray. The closure came on a reinspection — four days after the initial routine visit — even after the restaurant scrambled to bring in a licensed pest control company the very morning inspectors returned.

Alberto Tamez Jr., convicted in the 1974 Nipomo killing, became eligible for immediate release after Gov. Newsom declined to act on a December parole grant.

A 51-year-old woman was ejected and killed in a single-vehicle crash at G Street and Drake Street in Antioch; police say speed and possible impairment may be factors.

BEA county data and a San Diego Union-Tribune analysis show 16 California counties tripled in size from 2001–2024, led by Bay Area growth and small-county percentage spikes.

Councilmembers will consider roughly $17 million for two affordable projects, a downtown library‑lot housing study and new rules to implement tenant protections.

A proposed Health Code change would ban smoking on outdoor bar patios; health advocates back it while small-business commissioners and bar owners warn of sidewalk spillover and lost customers.

A Santa Rosa man was arrested after Rohnert Park police say he struck an In‑N‑Out manager and later refused to exit his car during a Cotati standoff.

Five leading governor candidates gathered in Oakland to debate housing plans as mail ballots begin arriving. Each sketched different fixes on permitting, production and investor rules.

An off-duty Brisbane officer guided a malnourished sea lion pup off a highway ramp and into The Marine Mammal Center's care. The pup is now in veterinary treatment.

Measure A would renew Contra Costa’s urban limit line through 2051, setting up a countywide fight between conservation groups and housing advocates ahead of the June 2 vote.

Sandy Shores, a gated Lake Tahoe estate on 1.85 acres with 106 feet of private beach, is listed for $47.5 million.

An 11-month-old female mountain lion that spent five months at Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue was released back into northern California and fitted with tracking gear.