Silicon Valley Business Journal’s new Book of Lists counts 913 Greater Bay Area employers and names Kaiser Permanente as the largest with about 62,840 local workers.

A landlord sued Gregorys Coffee at Stanford Shopping Center, alleging unpaid rent and liens that could lead to eviction of the Palo Alto location.

Wednesday’s Powerball draw produced numbers 2-6-26-39-68 (Powerball 6) and a California ticket matching the five white balls is worth $1M; local reports say it was sold in San Jose.

Stripe and Visa are among more than 100 firms backing Open USD, a dollar‑pegged stablecoin from the Open Standard coalition. The move aims to bake programmable dollars into card, treasury and on‑chain flows.

Napa-based The Doctors Company closed a $1.3 billion acquisition of ProAssurance, creating a combined physician-owned insurer with roughly $12 billion in assets and more than 200,000 insureds.

A webinar startup says Koi Security’s December report wrongly tied its domains to a Chinese hacking operation, and Palo Alto Networks — which acquired Koi — is now a defendant.

A clean energy startup founder who won SF Climate Week's hackathon is now on Facebook Marketplace selling made-to-order dog raincoats crafted from plastic bags California just finished banning. Two hundred people liked it, the dog looks resigned, and the head coverage situation remains unresolved.

Visit California has named tourism veteran Julie Coker as its next president and CEO; Caroline Beteta will retire in September 2026 after nearly 30 years leading the agency. Coker starts in October and will oversee statewide marketing programs.

Figma's Config packed Moscone this week, drawing thousands of designers and a slate of major product updates while giving downtown businesses a lift.

Target will start counting late arrivals and no-shows under a new points system in September. Employees and labor advocates are watching closely.

Elastic is cutting roughly 7% of staff — about 281 positions — saying AI and automation will let it operate leaner while it invests in growth areas.

Micron’s June 24 earnings could jolt markets: a booming DRAM ETF and a new 2x leveraged product raise the chance of outsized swings. Traders are already positioned.

Keywords Studios filed a state notice listing 128 permanent layoffs at its downtown San Francisco office, according to reporting and state records. The move follows other WARN notices across the Bay Area games sector.