A long-running South Bay grief program closed after a funding loss. Its founders are launching Footsteps Forward to restore counseling, crisis response and training.

Toxicology shows methamphetamine and kratom compounds in Daniel Naroditsky's system; North Carolina medical examiners ruled his October death an accidental poisoning.

The Bay Area is boosting security efforts for Super Bowl LX with interagency collaboration and urging the public to sign up for emergency text alerts for safety updates during the event.

Survivors Ziv Abud and Eliya Cohen spoke Sunday at Congregation Chevra Thilim, recounting the Nova festival shelter attack and Cohen's roughly 505‑day captivity.

A Redwood City dispatcher says she was bullied after reporting a supervisor and has sued San Mateo County, alleging retaliation that she says led to a miscarriage.

The Stanford Daily is in court to halt visa revocations over speech, arguing against policies they claim inhibit free expression of international students.

San José Police seek help to identify a man who vandalized Peter's Bakery and assaulted a patron. The suspect is described as a tall, athletic male in his fifties.

A former Insight Partners VP says the firm cut her pay and made promotions 'impossible for women' — she filed suit in San Mateo alleging discrimination and retaliation.

A governance dispute over San Jose's Viet Museum has kept it closed for over a year, with two factions unable to resolve control of the nonprofit managing it, and the future of the museum uncertain.

Milpitas launched round two of its workforce rental assistance program, offering 24 months of aid for very‑low‑income households. Funds will be routed to landlords and slots are limited.

A December UC Merced report links summer immigration enforcement to a 2.9% drop in California private‑sector employment — roughly 447,000 jobs lost, with noncitizen workers hit hardest.

Tenants at Santa Clara’s Agrihood say sanitation, safety and air‑quality problems persist as the developer seeks to swap approved rental units for 44 for‑sale townhomes.

A viral office door slam has focused attention on how family courts appoint outside lawyers and private adjudicators — and who ends up paying. Santa Clara judges announced narrow billing changes while critics press for deeper reform.