Palo Alto reissued a superseding notice at the 88‑unit Opportunity Center after inspections found mold, pests and plumbing problems. Deadlines and fines now push the manager to finish repairs.

Two men were sentenced to life without parole Thursday for the 2020 killing of San Mateo rapper Ueta “Juice Boi" Muasika Jr.; his young son survived. The jury found the defendants guilty earlier this year.

Cloudy start in San Jose, then mostly sunny with highs near 80°F and gusty NNW winds this afternoon.

More than $14 million will remake CHM’s graphics gallery, honor Autodesk co‑founder John W. Walker and fund digitization of his papers for researchers.

AMD will supply Anthropic with up to 2GW of MI450 GPUs and commit up to $5B in equity as the AI compute race accelerates. The scale could mean tens of billions in hardware sales.

Fantasy 5 players in California collected $544,460 in jackpots July 13–19, led by a $171,526 Watsonville win and several five‑figure payouts statewide.

A proposed California law would require large companies to file sworn statements about any slavery-era ties and post the findings to a public database. Supporters call it transparency; industry groups call it duplicative.

Nonprofits and city leaders say unpermitted donation bins are popping up across San Jose, misleading donors and diverting goods — Goodwill estimates about 300 boxes.

A Los Angeles investor paid about $12M and $8M for two Newark Marriott hotels that had been part of a distressed lodging portfolio.

SoFi’s roundup of Zillow data shows some small metros with monthly mortgages under $800 while Bay Area markets run into the thousands; here’s what that gap means locally.

The Gilroy Rodeo returns Aug. 7–9 with bull riding, concerts and volunteer‑led fundraising that local leaders say boosts South County businesses.

A late-night doorbell led a Barron Park couple to find a stranger inside their home; officers forced open a bathroom door and arrested a San Jose man. No one was hurt and nothing was reported missing.

BART will close tracks between Union City and Warm Springs/South Fremont on five weekends; AC Transit will run free replacement buses and riders should expect 30–40 minute delays.