Ralph Lauren will open a Ralph’s Coffee at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, converting a mall tenant space into a roughly 5,200-square-foot café and shop.

The Melting Pot is targeting San Jose for a late‑2026 opening — a potential first Bay Area outpost in years. The chain is expanding after a major brand makeover.

Meta is testing a photorealistic AI avatar of Mark Zuckerberg at its Menlo Park campus that could speak for the CEO — and some employees are uneasy.

Grosvenor is winding down direct development in the U.S., selling Union Square properties and marketing major Bay Area sites as it pivots strategy. The move follows pandemic losses and writedowns.

Sunny and breezy Thursday in San Jose with highs near 71°F and gusty northwest winds. Small craft advisories affect Monterey Bay this afternoon and evening.

San José police say analysts used automated license-plate readers to help locate a vehicle and stop a suspect who allegedly brandished a firearm at shoppers. Officials say the RTIC tools sped the response.

Meta and Broadcom struck a multiyear partnership to co-develop MTIA accelerators, committing an initial deployment beyond 1GW and plotting a multi‑gigawatt rollout.

AEW and NJPW bring Forbidden Door to San Jose's SAP Center on June 28 with a star‑studded card. Tickets go on sale April 27 at 10 a.m.

Sheriff’s detectives are searching for 31‑year‑old David Huerta of San Jose, wanted for failing to register as a sex offender, the agency says.

Three San Jose drivers sued the city over nearly 500 Flock plate‑reading cameras, asking judges to narrow searches and speed deletion of stored images.

A Construction Coverage analysis finds buying in Palo Alto costs about 5.6 times as much as renting, with typical mortgage bills near $22k a month versus rent around $3,865.

Patchy morning fog clears to highs near 68°F. Gusty winds pick up this afternoon and Small Craft Advisories affect coastal waters.

MongoDB has signed a roughly 23,000‑sq‑ft lease at 490 California Avenue as new owners reposition the Palo Alto building for tech tenants. The deal takes most of the four‑story property.