A national Cost of Living Index ranks San Jose above San Francisco for 2025, with housing costs driving the gap and local leaders scrambling for fixes.

State and regional leaders struck a $590M bridge loan to keep BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit running while a regional sales-tax plan moves toward voters. The funds are designed as a one-year bridge until new revenue kicks in.

A securities law firm has opened an inquiry into Instacart’s officers after FTC enforcement and reports about AI price tests. The move raises fresh corporate‑oversight questions for the San Francisco company.

An internal audit found federal and out‑of‑state agencies queried Mountain View’s Flock license‑plate system without police permission; officials have disabled the settings and will brief council.

Patchy fog will slow morning commutes in San Jose, then give way to a mild, sunny warm-up. Coastal areas should watch for minor flooding and dangerous surf through Monday.

Mountain View police say hundreds of outside agencies queried the city’s ALPR cameras, prompting an audit and a potential reexamination of the Flock contract.

San José police flagged a new pattern of residential burglaries and urged homeowners to stay vigilant as investigators review related reports.

San José police announced an additional arrest in the July 20, 2025 downtown stabbing that killed Raymond Orozco. The department said the case remains active and detectives are developing leads.

A three-alarm fire tore through a vacant building on Saratoga Avenue, prompting lane closures near the Lawrence Expressway as crews fought the blaze.

Owners have asked Palo Alto to fast‑track a 22‑home modular plan at the former Stanford Terrace Inn, invoking AB 130 to speed approval while grappling with a wireless tower and past code violations.

A new LLNL–UC Irvine model shows how clustered ignitions can merge into megafires, a shift that could change firefighter strategy and grid planning.

A 31-year-old San Jose man died after his Suzuki motorcycle crashed on Highway 9 south of Highway 35 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The CHP says the cause is under investigation.

The state high court ruled that pot crumbs in cars don’t automatically allow searches; a rolled joint can still count as an open container under a new three-part test.