A 2026 Zillow-based ranking finds multiple Bay Area ZIP codes among the nation's 50 most expensive for renters; Water Mill tops the list at nearly $96k/month.

San Jose's Office of Cultural Affairs announced a $150,000 Small Business Start‑Up Grant program offering $10k and $5k awards for early‑stage local entrepreneurs.

Kaiser Permanente's 31,000 healthcare workers in California and Hawaii strike over contract issues, with demands for better staffing, safety, and pay, amid union allegations of unlawful labor practices.

A man claiming ownership over land at Thornton State Beach has erected a fence, causing conflict with locals and officials who want coastal access maintained.

Hundreds rallied outside ICE's San Francisco office as San Jose tattoo artist Guillermo Medina Reyes faced a bond hearing and possible re‑detention. Supporters framed the case as a due‑process test.

A San Jose high‑school district planned a board vote that could cut about 85 counselors, social workers and safety advisors — a move union leaders say would hollow out campus wellness services.

Local verifiers say images of ICE agents circulating online were AI-generated; volunteers found no agents after canvassing the Santee Drive area.

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.